Astrid Nobel - Silence after the tern

About this activity.

The work of Ameland-born Astrid Nobel (1983, Hollum) consists of sculptures, installations and paintings. From June 9, she will show paintings and sculptures made from materials from the North and Wadden Sea, such as sand, (fossil) bones, cockles, seawater and washed-up oil, in her solo exhibition Silence after the tern in Afslag BLV.

Although Nobel no longer lives there, her birthplace, the island of Ameland, still plays a major role in her visual work. This involvement remains undiminished and its strength is that it is able to give this experience both a universal and a very personal character.

Time, consciousness, nature and border areas are recurring themes in her work. Nobel is currently working on the Wadden and North Sea region and how extraction, extinction and the climate crisis affect these areas. Her personal dream diary, which the artist has kept for twenty years, plays an important role in the creation of her visual work.

Nobel pays attention to pollution, the consequences of climate change and bird flu as well as the power and beauty of living nature. In her work she often uses substantive materials that are directly related to these topics.

Astrid Nobel considered the Minerva Academy in Groningen and followed residency programs at Sichuan Fine Arts Institute (Chongqing), Flux Factory (New York) and Rijksakademie in Amsterdam.

Museum Belvédère.

Location.

Afslag BLV
Minckelersstraat 11
8442 CE Heerenveen
www.museumbelvedere.nl/nl/