About Allard van Hoorn

He investigates territory and how modification of spaces can lead to new experiences. He uses architecture, music, (re-) design, dance, sculpture, installation and writing to conduct his research.

He is interested in narratives of translation, displacement and representation that open up possibilities of reinterpretation.

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NEWS _ Gasworks London residency 2009

Allard van Hoorn has been invited to do a three month residency at Gasworks in London from October 1st until December 31st 2009. He will be working on his project Urban Songlines London resulting in several performances in public space, a conference with architects, urbanists and visual artists on performance arts in public space, an open studio and educational activities.

www.gasworks.org.uk/

 
2008 _ MATCHMAKER - Museu de Arte Moderna da Bahia, Salvador de Bahia, Brazil - MATCHMAKER maps the city of Salvador de Bahia in Brazil identifying the colors of its skies, waters, beaches and buildings by their Pantone® codes, investigating how language is used to create systems of reference and representation.
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2007 _ (re-) Creating History - The Moore Space, Miami - Investigating Miami as a place of blending cultures and transition by displacing a scene from Mongolia onto the local beaches. Two slides, scanned, enlarged and reproduced as props of a stage-play re-enact the scenes shot by the artist 11 years before in Mongolia.
Artwork
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