Transcript of a lecture during the conference 'Is contemporary art history', Institute of Fine Arts, New York, 28th february 2014.

Een kunstenaar moet hedendaags zijn, wil hij serieus genomen worden. Maar waar komt die verheerlijking van het hedendaagse vandaan? Hoe relevant is hedendaagsheid in de kunst en het kunstonderwijs eigenlijk? Dit boek gaat vanuit diverse perspectieven dieper in op het thema hedendaagsheid. Wat maakt het …

This project proposes a new farmers’ environment that allows to experience the process of saline agriculture and aquaculture in a more intimate way. An environment where producing goes hand in hand with nature. Combining a production and a tourist environment reduces the footprint. In this design nature …

This project explores touristic involvement in the foreshore area of the Netherlands. Current industrial activities at sea all have their separate zones and no go-zones. By combining tourism activities and nature improvement in the estuary of the Haringvliet new benefits for the North Sea and the Netherlands …

Dike-ring 14 is the name for a series of dykes and dunes that protect The Randstad conurbation against the effects of climate change, rising sea-levels and subsidence. This has been achieved thus far with huge financial investments approximately every thirty years in order to raise the barriers that …

For centuries artists have come to the island, although there never was a place to work there. Even though the artist feels right as home, there is no home to be found. Dune Studio is an inspirational facility, embedded in the dune landscape of Ameland, set within a natural environment, designed for …

Redevelopment of the West Brabant area is a merger of the ‘known’ and the ‘to be’. A once thriving agricultural area does not have to lay in waste due to a new allocation plan. The landscape will change after the introduction of salt tidal water, but this gives opportunities for saline agriculture with …

Turn the tide means learning from the past. Old school hard edge coastal management since 1834 created subsidence, salinization and low subterraneous water levels. By implementing natural tides at the center of the island of Ameland, a sustainable future can be created. Dynamic coastal management can …

The transition from a fresh water to a saline water system brings many opportunities. By following the concept of the landscape machine, the monoculture can transform into a rich and diverse landscape with ecological and economical values that strengthen each other. A sustainable area with much higher …

Ooghe 52 degrees is a respond to the Dutch coastal development. The projects finds a way to cooperate and design in a collective space: the Dutch horizon in this case. The new intervention is sea based and the North Sea forms the foundation. It reintroduces the Ooghe, an underwater mudflat. Here, a refinery …