The Unknown Mine Zone
2020/2021 Programme
The Unknown Mine Zone exhibition series reflected on the finiteness of raw materials and the access to viable alternatives. By offering a platform to artists and designers to experiment with other forms of mineral extraction and design new modes of accretion to strengthen existing raw materials and mineral supplies, The Unknown Mine Zone offered an artistic insight in the current mining crisis and its potential solutions.
How will natural resources shape our lives with upcoming shortages? What will the materials be that hold our future interests? How can we, as humans, adapt to a new landscape defined by material access? Can Man, Material and Mass-consumption continue to co-exist?
The Unknown Mine Zone highlighted several artworks and innovative designs that engage with the looming natural resource crisis in an innovative and sustainable fashion.
The Unknown Mine Zone offered a collection of Amsterdam-based and traveling exhibitions and activities. Through this exhibition, the participating designers were encouraged to involve the public in their experiments and developing work.
Besides the in-house exhibition, Transnatural partnered up with Nieuw Dakota, the EYE Filmmuseum and Oerol Festival to present a varied selection of works that engage and educate a wide and diverse public on the mining crisis and our access to natural resources.
Visit The Unknown Mine Zone program website for more information.
Transnatural
Date: Oct. 17, 2020 - Sep. 3, 2021
Open: Tue. - Fri., 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. / Sat. 13.00h - 17.00h
Address: Jan van Galenstraat 125, 1056 BL, Amsterdam
Taste the Unknown Mine Zone
Tolhuistuin and Sexyland World
Date: Fri. July 30 & Sat., July 31. , 1:30 - 4:30 p.m
Address: Tolhuistuin, Tolhuisweg 3 (start bike tour)
Eye
Date: Sun. Aug. 29, 2021
Open: 19.15h - 21.00h
Address: IJpromenade 1, Amsterdam
Nieuw Dakota
Date: Apr. 18 - Jun. 6, 2021
Address: Ms. van Riemsdijkweg 41b, Amsterdam
Participants:
Xandra van der Eijk & Kirstie van Noort (NL) / Teresa van Dongen (NL) / Adam W. Brown (US) / Dillon Marsh (SA) / MAEID (GER) & Concr3de (NL) / Johan Grimonprez (BE) / Xandra van der Eijk (NL) / Onkruidenier & Overtreders W (NL) / Pleun van Dijk & Fred Erik (NL/ BE) / Kosuke Araki (JP) / AMAM (JP) / Tamara Orjola (RU), Bela Rofe (AU) / Johan Grimonprez (BE) / Onkruidenier (NL)
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