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Still thinking about the loops we’re in... 🌀

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us on April 3rd for HEDEN: Dopamine. From Geert Lovink’s deep dive into technological sadness to the immersive works of Toni Brell, Sarah Friend, and Lotte Louise de Jong, it was a night of stepping out of the scroll and into reflection, curated by Teodóra Róka.

We explored how digital systems shape our movements, our desires, and our connections. 📱

If you missed the opening night, don't worry! The exhibition is still open and ready for you to explore until April 18th. Come find your own rhythm within the system at VHDG, Naauw 6-8 in Leeuwarden. We're open from tuesday until sunday, from 12 -5pm.

📸: David Vroom

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MEET THE SAARI FELLOW: Toni Brell
visual artist

During my residency, I will continue my research into horn instruments as sculptural objects and as resonant extensions of the body. At the center of this research lies the question of how traditional ceremonial practices can be respectfully reimagined and subverted in contemporary contexts – to produce new forms of communal affect and connection for those who may feel alienated by tradition, whether through exclusion, unfamiliarity, or cultural rigidity. Informed by personal memory and trans-European influences, I am specifically mesmerized by the long, low voices of large horns, like the alphorns I saw each summer, when we visited the landscapes where my Swiss mother grew up. But also the midwinterhoorns found in the Dutch-German border region where I was born and raised.

In myths and folklore, horn-instruments often mediate between worlds. From biblical trumpets announcing the Apocalypse, to Grimms’ “The Singing Bone” Fairytale, to Triton’s mythical horn commanding the seas. But they also assert authority and as such, the ceremonial is political: the history of horns is deeply entangled with markers of power – who is allowed to sound, and who is permitted to be heard.
During the residency, I will delve deeper into both folklore and history of horn instruments through reading and writing, explore their materiality through working with wood, and their performative potential through explorations of voice, sound, and movement.

Toni Brell works at the intersection of installation, performance, and sound. Their practice begins from a heightened sensitivity to touch and listening, exploring how sensory experience shapes emotional and relational states. Drawing from ASMR and Foley practices, Brell crafts sound-producing objects and ceramic instruments that invite activation through touch, gesture, and shared attention. By treating instruments as extensions of the body rather than musical tools, Brell explores how sound production can subvert traditional hierarchies of composition and participation.

📸: Jussi Virkkumaa
#saarifellows #saariresidence #artistresidency #ToniBrell

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Exhibition Opening!: When the animals still spoke
📍 Fort Island, Kunstfort Vijfhuizen
📅 Opening: August 3rd, 14:00 - 17:00h

We warmly invite you to join the festive opening of When the animals still spoke, with an artist talks, performances, snacks, and drinks.

Long ago, when the animals still spoke…
…a group of strange and mysterious creatures filled the fort. Frogs danced on teapots, figures adorned with antlers crawled around tied to ropes, and anthropomorphic beings roamed the halls in search of meaning and mischief.

The exhibition When the animals still spoke explores storytelling as a source of inspiration for contemporary artists. With references to allegorical and animistic traditions, it invites us to the edge of history, fiction, and possible futures, encouraging us to reimagine our connection to myth and more-than-human life.

The official opening takes place on August 3rd at 14:00h in the fort.

Additionally, you can view the first featured work in our evolving exhibition We are woven to an end, by artist Dodi Espinosa, on display in the genieloods

Keep an eye on our website for the latest updates!

Photo: Dusk Chorus, 2025 - Toni Brell

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I'm interested in rituals as a form of world-making: establishing narratives and rules through ceremonial practices and crafting the tools needed for these.

Right now I'm working with wind instruments – especially horns – exploring breath as both a physical necessity and political force. In my performances, the instruments become extensions of the body. They’re deliberately unconventional, producing surprising, funny, or even unpleasant sounds. With this I question who gets to be a musician, performer, or composer – breaking down barriers around who is ‘allowed’ to participate. Recently I’ve begun to incorporate animal characters – cows, dogs, frogs, geese, spiders – tricksters in the worlds I create, mischievous beings, inspired directly by my rural upbringing. They remind me that I am merely a guest in spaces they’ve always inhabited.

Tique asks six questions to an artist about their work and inspiration.
This week: Toni Brell

@tonibrell

To read the interview, see link in bio.

#tique #tiqueart #sixquestions #tonibrell #ceramics #installation #performance #sculpture #sound #artistinterview #contemporaryart #contemporaryartist #contemporaryartpublication #artpublication

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Prospects toont het werk van 116 veelbelovende kunstenaars tijdens @art_rotterdam. Naast schilderijen, sculpturen en textielwerken zijn er ook verschillende performances te zien, waaronder de interactieve geluids- en tastperformance van @tonibrell, de geschreven en gesproken performance van @antrianna.moutoula en de 1:1 sessies van @_raffia_li_.

Tickets zijn verkrijgbaar via Art Rotterdam. Zien we je daar?

Prospects is de jaarlijkse tentoonstelling van het Mondriaan Fonds. Alle deelnemende kunstenaars ontvingen in 2023 de bijdrage Kunstenaar Start.

#MondriaanFonds #Prospects #Prospects2025 #performance #KunstenaarStart #ArtRotterdam

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𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐮𝐫 𝐧𝐨𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐞́𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬 | 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬

Voici quelques images de nos présentations publiques qui avaient lieu jeudi dernier ! Merci aux visiteur·euse·s qui ont bravé le froid pour rencontrer les résident·e·s. ❄️

La soirée a commencé avec l'auteure 𝕁𝕠ë𝕝𝕝𝕖 𝔻𝕦𝕓é qui nous a partagé ses réflexions sur les économies digestives, suivie des explorations matérielles d'𝔸𝕞𝕒𝕕𝕖𝕠 𝔸𝕫𝕒𝕣 qui racontent l'histoire de La Pampa. Ensuite, nous avons découvert les oeuvres intimistes rassemblant plusieurs médiums de ℕ𝕚𝕔𝕙𝕠𝕝 𝕄𝕒𝕣𝕤𝕔𝕙, les sculptures sonores de 𝕃𝕠𝕦𝕚𝕤 𝔹𝕠𝕦𝕧𝕚𝕖𝕣 et, pour terminer, les performances de 𝕋𝕠𝕟𝕚 𝔹𝕣𝕖𝕝𝕝 qui s'intéressent à la relation des corps avec les sons.

Nous avons bien hâte de découvrir où les prochaines semaines de résidence mèneront leurs recherches, mais il faudra attendre nos portes ouvertes du 𝟭𝟯 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘀! 👀

À bientôt!

/ Here are some images from our public presentations which took place last Thursday! Thank you to the many visitors who braved the cold to meet the residents. ❄️

The evening began with author 𝕁𝕠ë𝕝𝕝𝕖 𝔻𝕦𝕓é who shared with us her thoughts on digestive economies, followed by 𝔸𝕞𝕒𝕕𝕖𝕠 𝔸𝕫𝕒𝕣's material explorations which tell the story of La Pampa. Then, we discovered the intimate works bringing together several mediums by ℕ𝕚𝕔𝕙𝕠𝕝 𝕄𝕒𝕣𝕤𝕔𝕙, the sound sculptures of 𝕃𝕠𝕦𝕚𝕤 𝔹𝕠𝕦𝕧𝕚𝕖𝕣 and, finally, the performances of 𝕋𝕠𝕟𝕚 𝔹𝕣𝕖𝕝𝕝 who are interested in the relationship of bodies with sounds.

We can't wait to find out where the next weeks of residency will take their research, but we'll have to wait until our open studios on 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟭𝟯! 👀

See you soon!

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𝗽𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼. ᴘʀÉꜱᴇɴᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴘᴜʙʟɪQᴜᴇꜱ ᴅᴇ ʟ'ʜɪᴠᴇʀ, 2025 © ᴇɴᴇ / ᴊᴇᴀɴ-ᴘɪᴇʀʀᴇ ᴘᴇʟʟᴇᴛɪᴇʀ
#residencedartistes #artresidencyprogram #residenceauteur #estnordest #centredartiste #artistscenter #artcenter #publicpresentations #presentationspubliques L'artiste Amadeo est assis à une table devant un ordinateur. Devant lui se trouve les personnes qui assistent aux présentations. Le projecteur projette une image à côté de lui montrant un homme argentin sur un cheval.

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𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝘀𝘂𝗿 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐫𝐞 𝐫𝐞́𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐞𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬 | 𝐋𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲

Nous avons déjà dépassé la moitié de la résidence d'hiver. ☃️ Si la neige amène avec elle un calme serein à Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, ça bouge à Est-Nord-Est! Les résident·e·s profitent au maximum des installations du centre, alternant entre découvertes dans les ateliers, travaux dans leurs studios et recherches dans le centre de documentations. Vous pourrez voir les résultats de ces expérimentations lors de nos prochaines portes ouvertes. On vous donne des nouvelles très bientôt!

/We are already past the halfway point of the winter residency. ☃️ If the snow brings a serene calm to Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, people are busy at Est-Nord-Est! Residents make the most of the centre's facilities, alternating between discoveries in the workshops, work in their studios and research in the documentation centre. You will be able to see the results of these experiments during our next open studios. We'll give you news very soon!

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𝗽𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼. ʀᴇɢᴀʀᴅꜱ ꜱᴜʀ ʟᴀ ʀÉꜱɪᴅᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴅᴇ ʟ'ʜɪᴠᴇʀ, 2025. © ᴇɴᴇ/ᴊᴇᴀɴ-ᴘɪᴇʀʀᴇ ᴘᴇʟʟᴇᴛɪᴇʀ

#artresidencyprogram #residencedartistes #residenceauteur #centredartiste #estnordest #artistscenter #artcenter #artistresidency #artistresidencyprogram #artiststudiospace #authorresidency Nous voyons l'artiste Toni Brell en train de forger un objet en métal. Iel est en train de frapper l'objet pointu avec un marteau, alors que Richard le technicien tiens l'objet avec des gants et des pinces.

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Rocks, roughly the color of my eyes - Toni Brell @tonibrell

Platform 30.8

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Last week’s 3AM felt very heartwarming and wholesome. Thank you to the amazing artists, performers and writers who joined the evening @gloriyaavgust @andreabluish @ourladyofchains @caserosergi @jimena999999999999 @theofficeofalinalupu @janpieterthart @_benjamimfurtado

This time we were blessed by this beautiful documentation by Jörn Nettingsmeier @nettings ✨ Thank you so much, Jörn!

And thank you to the as always very generous audience 🤍 and their donations towards @watermelonrelief

3AM is going into a summer break until at least September. This gives us some time to process the events of the last months and reflect how we want to move forward. For us, organizing 3AM has been an exciting ride, making space, accommodating other people’s practices and connecting with this very niche scene in Amsterdam. But we’re also excited to think about into what else it might evolve and how it could transform in the future.

We wish you all a great summer!

With love and in solidarity 🇵🇸
Megan And Toni

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‘Written in a kind of slang’
with @megan_hadfield__ and @tonibrell at @personeelskamer

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Looking back with nostalgia at the documentation of Drifting Nocturnes, and its second iteration as part of the finissage of the Research Pavilion exhibition at HIAP, Helsinki during the long, bright evening of the summer solstice.

Thank you @taru_elfving for all the conversations and the curation, @saariresidence for the space and time to develop this, @hiap_suomenlinna for the support during the exhibition, to @antonellafittipaldi_ for her invaluable choreographic advice!! and to our fellow residents at Saari. 🤍🛳️👻

Photos: Roosa Oksaharju @roosaoksaharju
Videos: @noorasandgren

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New! 💌 Warehouse FOCUS text 🔁 Warehouse wrapping paper 💌
This text is written by @tonibrell in the context of the exhibition Prosrustinacean by @drphis , which took place from 10-19 March 2023 @daslebenamhaverkamp
Graphic design @zuzanakos
Supported by @stimuleringsfonds

This FOCUS text is a collaboration with @daslebenamhaverkamp a collective by Anouk van Klaveren, Christa van der Meer, Dewi Bekker and Gino Anthonisse. In their shared laboratory in The Hague they invite makers, thinkers and a curious audience to collectively explore fashion’s absurd, magical and seductive nature.

Warehouse FOCUS provides in-depth reflection on Warehouse projects through the lense of guest authors. Also available via our website as a free PDF 😘

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