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My installation ‘Partition # 8 (sound clouds & shields), iteration III’ is part of the group exhibition ‘One Way Ticket’ at @stichtingodapark The exhibition can be experienced until 3 January 2027.

It takes a village to build this artwork. A forever thank you to my great build-up team Niels Albers, Bart Schalekamp, Loïs Overbosch, Felix Meijer and Caspar Stalenhoef for the great energy and hard work.
@n.i.e.l.s.a.l.b.e.r.s @bartschalekamp @loisadaja @casparus

And a special thank you to curator @louisavergozisi and director Herman van den Muijsenberg @shigoto_show and the whole team and volunteers of Odapark.

Images: ©Charlott Markus / Build up of “Partition #8 (sound clouds & shields), iteration III”. Mixed media audio installation (textile curtains, metal corner beads, masonry string, loudspeakers, metal wires).

Part of the exhibition text:

“ONE WAY TICKET

With works by Charlott Markus, Antoine Berghs, Vicky Filippa and Remy Neumann.

A one-way ticket to Venray” was for a long time a well-known expression for admission to a psychiatric institution. For many, this also meant a forced isolation from society. In the twentieth century, Venray grew into the psychiatric center of Limburg, with separate facilities for men and women. Patients were treated there according to the insights of the time, but often lost their individuality and autonomy in the process.

Drawing on this history, guest curator Louisa Vergozisi curates the exhibition One Way Ticket. She brings together four artists who, each from their own practice, explore identity, consciousness, spirituality, and the post-humanist. Their work shows that the human psyche cannot be easily captured or defined.”
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This work exists thanks to the generous support of @mondriaanfonds @afk020 @beautiful.distress and @ggzcentraal Zon & Schild by @msmarkus

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'Meandering - an interlude' in 30m3__ is history now, Charlott Markus / @msmarkus took it down today.

I'm so happy I invited her to come here, the presentation was of such elegance and a success. Thanks to all visitors attending, and thank you Charlott for the beautiful weave and drawings.
Until soon! Su / @sutomesen 😊 taken in Zeeburgerdijk by @msmarkus

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Yesterday was a meditation that we organized in Charlott's presentation 'Meandering - an interlude' at 30m3__: a guided meditation by @staci.bushea.
It was a wonderful afternoon with both people attending in the space, and joining online. We were taken to a special place. Thank you Staci 🙏🏼
Today is the last day of Charlott's work in 30m3__. Welcome from 12 to 4 pm 💙 taken in Zeeburgerdijk by @msmarkus

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Amazing and busy opening yesterday of 'Meandering - an interlude' by Charlott Markus / @msmarkus at 30m3__
Thank you all for joining and thank you Niels Albers / @n.i.e.l.s.a.l.b.e.r.s for the lovely kombucha!
30m3__ is open by appointment. Charlott's work can been seen as well in the window after sunset, until midnight the light is on.

30m3__ is an initiative of Su Tomesen / @sutomesen
'Meandering - an interlude' has been made possible by Stadsdeel Oost/ @stadsdeel.oost
The practice of Charlott Markus is generously supported by Mondriaan Fonds / @mondriaanfonds taken in Zeeburgerdijk by @msmarkus

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I’m always grateful for project spaces! They give you the freedom to try things out, show something unfinished, share something that’s still taking shape, or simply put something out there that’s still finding its place in the world. These spaces are so important. Thank you @sutomesen for the invitation.

Opening Friday 21 Aug from 5 to 7 pm @30m3___ ! Come join us over a drink at Zeeburgerdijk 25, Amsterdam!

30m3__ invited artist Charlott Markus for an intervention in the space and window. We present ‘Meandering - an interlude’, a body of work that is rarely shown. The drawings and weave on view are the outcome of Charlott’s meditation practice. Created in the moments between larger projects, they reflect the meandering nature of making: the quiet moments in which thoughts wander, settle and slowly take shape.

The presentation that is presented at 30m3_ is conceived as a pause between larger projects, an opportunity to open up parts of the artist’s practice that usually remain private, and share them with fellow artists, neighbours and visitors.

As part of the presentation, Staci Bu Shea / @staci.bushea has created a short meditation inspired by Charlott’s drawings.
The meditation will take place on Wednesday 2 September at 4pm, in both the space with a very limited number of guests and online for those to who would like to join from home. Write to @msmarkus to register for a spot or to get the link.

Staci is a curator, writer, death doula, and care guide. Learn more about their practice via stacibushea.info

‘Meandering - an interlude’ is supported by Stadsdeel Oost / @stadsdeel.oost
Charlott Markus’ practice is generously supported by @mondriaanfonds by @msmarkus

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Opening upcoming Friday 21 Aug from 5 to 7 pm! Come join us over a drink at Zeeburgerdijk 25, Amsterdam!

30m3__ invited artist Charlott Markus / @msmarkus for an intervention in the space and window. We present ‘Meandering - an interlude’, a body of work that is rarely shown. The drawings and weave on view are the outcome of Charlott's meditation practice. Created in the moments between larger projects, they reflect the meandering nature of making: the quiet moments in which thoughts wander, settle and slowly take shape.

The presentation that is presented at 30m3_ is conceived as a pause between larger projects, an opportunity to open up parts of the artist's practice that usually remain private, and share them with fellow artists, neighbours and visitors.

As part of the presentation, Staci Bu Shea / @staci.bushea has created a short meditation inspired by Charlott’s drawings.
The meditation will take place on Wednesday 2 September at 4pm, in both the space with a very limited number of guests and online for those to who would like to join from home. Write to @msmarkus to register for a spot or to get the link.

Staci is a curator, writer, death doula, and care guide. Learn more about their practice via stacibushea.info
‘Meandering - an interlude’ is supported by Stadsdeel Oost / @stadsdeel.oost taken in Zeeburgerdijk by @msmarkus

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30m3__ invited Swedish-Dutch artist Charlott Markus / @msmarkus for an intervention in the space and window, and we will present 'Meandering - an interlude', opening on Friday August 21 from 5 to 7 PM.

‘Meandering - an interlude’ is a body of work that is rarely shown. The drawings and weave on view are the outcome of Charlott's meditation practice. Created in the moments between larger projects, they reflect the meandering nature of making: the quiet moments in which thoughts wander, settle and slowly take shape.

The presentation at 30m3_ is conceived as a pause between larger projects, an opportunity to open up parts of the artist's practice that usually remain private, and share them with fellow artists, neighbours and visitors.

Earlier this year I visited Charlott's studio in Amsterdam East to discuss ideas for 30m3__. 'Meandering - an interlude' is supported by Stadsdeel Oost / @stadsdeel.oost taken in Zeeburgerdijk by @msmarkus

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Charlott Markus (b. 1974, Ystad, Sweden) lives and works in Amsterdam.
@msmarkus

Directly inside the studio are two exhibition models. I love a good model, especially from artists working with specific architectural elements. The two here were made for a few of Markus’ recent exhibitions: The 18th International Textile Triennial in Lodz, and for the
Amsterdam Museum.

We spend most of the visit talking about the work for Amsterdam titled Partition #9 (sphere for Thea). It’s a sensitive and tender work that takes a deeply transfeminist stance on the interior worlds we inhabit and the safety that private spaces provide. A wicker reclining
chair was the only piece of furniture in the room. Just like in the living room of Thea, a friend of Markus who chose to make her living room a personal space for reflection and solitude.

After Thea’s passing, the exhibition is an ode to her agency of life, to grief, and her hopeful influence on the lives of many people for freedom and dignity.

Markus’ textiles show a learned artisanry of working with this material in which unexpected patterns, complex designs, and expert colour combinations show the artist’s experience both with thread and digital imaging software to create such a density of layers. Before working with textile, Markus was a photographer, and still uses that knowledge as a base for her current practice. The thick and colorful tapestries replete with symbolism and meaning that result from this process are sculptural and architectural. They create enclaves and nodes,
sound-resistant shrouds for mental and emotional intimacy. taken in Amsterdam, Netherlands by @msmarkus

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Recap Venice biennale preview 2026 (4/4):

Image 1-3 Holy See pavilion: The Ear is the Eye of the Soul, Giardino Mistico dei Carmelitani Scalzi.
Artists: Brian Eno, Patti Smith, FKA Twigs, Meredith Monk, Jim Jarmusch, Caterina Barbieri, Devonté Hynes, Suzanne Ciani, Laraaji, Kali Malone, Moor Mother, Otobong Nkanga, Raúl Zurita, Precious Okoyomon, Kazu Makino, Bhanu Kapil, Carminho, Holly Herndon with Mat Dryhurst, Terry Riley and the Benedictine nuns. Curated by Hans Ulrich Obrist & Ben Vickers

Image 4 Lithuania: Eglė Budvytytė, Curated by Louise O’Kelly
So proud of Eglè the work made me cry!

Image 5 Lorna Simpson, Curated by Emma Lavigne, Punta Della Dogana / Pinault collection

Image 6 Paulo Nazareth, Curated by Fernanda Brenner, Punta Della Dogana / Pinault collection

Image 7 Taiwan: Li Yi-Fan, Curated by Raphael Fonseca (Taipei fine art museum)

Image 8-9 Still Joy — From Ukraine into the World, at the Palazzo Contarini-Polignac. Zhanna Kadyrova - Refugees, Álvaro Urbano - Disobedience after Hilma af Klint (Kalyna), curated by jörn Geldhof, Oleksandra Pogrebnyak

Image 10 South Africa: Gabrielle Goliath, Elegy (For two ancestors), curated by Ingrid Masondo

Image 11 Wales: Manon Awst & Dylan Huw, curated by Steffan Jones-Hughes

Image 12 Estonia: The House of a leaking sky by Merike Estna, curated by Natalia Sielewicz

Image 13 Nalini Malani, Of Woman Born presented by Kiran Nadar Museum of Art, curated by Roobina Karode

Image 14- 18 Very proud of my studio neighbour Maya!
Canicola, Fondazione In Between Art Film, Janis Rafa, Maya Watanabe, Wang Tuo, Lawrence Abu Hamdan, Roman Khimei & Yarema Malashchuk and more. Curated by Alessandro Rabottini, Leonardo Bigazzi

Image 19 Goodbye Venice

Image 20 Train views - on the way home by @msmarkus

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Recap Venice biennale preview 2026 (3/4):

Image 1-2 Argentina: Matías Duville - Monitor yin yang, curated by Josefina Barcia

Image 3 -4 India: Sumakshi Singh - Permanent address, curated by Dr Amin Jaffer

Image 5 -6Marocco: Amina Agueznay, curated by Meriem Berrada (All collaborative, woman-led artistry to reframe heritage as a living, contemporary language)

Image 7 Peru: Sara Flores, curated by Issela Ccoyllo, Matteo Norzi

In Minor Keys by late Koyo Kouoh:

Image 8 Laurie Anderson - Notebook (Arsenale)

Image 9-10 Dawn Dedeaux - Meteor in Motion (Arsenale)

Image 11-12 Cauleen Smith - The Wanda Coleman songbook (Arsenale)

Image 13 Carrie Schneider - First Living Woman (Arsenale)

Image 14-15 Details of the smart walls made of cardboard (Arsenale)

Image 16 Philip Aquirre Y Otegui (Giardini)

Image 17 Mohammed Z. Rahman, Alley cats’ parade (Giardini)

Image 18 Alice Maher (Giardini)

Image 19 Sofía Gallisá Muriente (Arsenale)

Image 20 Sohrab Hura (Giardini) by @msmarkus

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Recap Venice biennale preview 2026 (2/4):

Image 1-2 Belgian: Miet Warlop Curator: Caroline Dumalin

Image 3 Korea: Goen Choi and Hyeree Ro Curator: Binna Choi

Image 4 Netherlands: The Fortress by Dries Verhoeven, curated by Rieke Vos, commissioned by Eelco van der Lingen, Mondriaan Fund

Image 5 Polen: Bogna Burska & Daniel Kotowski, curated by Ewa Chomicka & Jolanta Woszczenko, Choir: Chór w Ruchu

Image 6 Britain: Lubaina Himid, soundscape Magda Stawarska, curated by Ese Onojeruo

Image 7 France: Yto Barrada, curated by Myriam Ben Salah

Image 8 Brazil: Rosana Paulino and Adriana Varejão, curated by Diane Lima,

Image 9 Austria: Florentina Holzinger, curated by Nora-Swantje Almes

Image 10 Nordic countries: Klara Kristalova, Tori wrånes & Benjamin Orlow, curated by Anna Mustonen

Image 11 Spain: Oriol Vilanova, curated by Carles Guerra

Image 12 Canada: Abbas Akhavan, curated by Kim Nguyen

Image 13 Germany: Henrike Naumann (& Sung Tieu), Curated by Kathleen Reinhardt

Image 14 Switzerland: Miriam Laura Leonardi, Lithic Alliance, Yul Tomatala & Nina Wakeford, curated by Gianmaria Andreetta, Luca Beeler, Nina Wakeford

In Minor Keys by late Koyo Kouoh (Giardini):

Image 15 Alexa Kumiko Hatanaka

Image 16 Wangechi Mutu

Image 17 Sabian Baumann

Image 18 Leonilda González

Image 19 Mohammed Joha - No Shelter

Image 20 Sohrab Hura taken in La Biennale di Venezia by @msmarkus

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Recap Venice biennale preview 2026 (1/4):

What remains for me from the preview days at the Venice Biennale is not only the beauty, subtle strength, and emotional depth of many works in some pavilions, in exhibitions across the city, and in the late Koyo Kouoh’s In Minor Keys. Equally present is the friction between tenderness and the deeply ingrained structures surrounding the biennale and the world beyond it.

In my experience, it is often the poetic works that speak the loudest. A lingering feeling of melancholy, of something unresolved, stays with me but also a slight feeling of something new. I feel deeply grateful for the encounters, conversations, and experiences these days made possible.

I refused to enter several national pavilions representing states committing war crimes and waging war. Their presence made clear that no exhibition, however sensitive or poetic, exists outside politics.

Lastly, sincere thanks to the Mondriaan Fund for inviting me to attend the Venice Biennale preview alongside a selected group of artists. Their trust in and commitment to artistic practices such as ours, and their support for critical artistic work and a diverse art climate, made these encounters and exchanges possible. by @msmarkus

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