HMK { HotelMariaKapel }

Twin Localization: Hoorn / Cape Horn is a part of the long-term collaboration Simultaan, in which Van?t Hullenaar and Vis repeatedly approach the meaning of 'Simultaneously' in new ways.

Focal in the collaboration between Merel van ?t Hullenaar (Eindhoven, 1977) and Niels Vis (Ede, 1980) are notational systems representing time and space. Their installations play the corporality of the viewer against the interpreted reality of measurement and cartography.

The developmental history and visual context revolving around similar 'languages' also play a great role in Van't Hullenaar and Vis' work, in which history, form conventions, and personal contribution seamlessly coalesce into one another. 

Simultaan: Twin Localization: Hoorn / Cape Horn.
During the show Twin Localization: Hoorn / Cape Horn, Hotel MariaKapel will function as starting point of journey to legendary Cape Horn, South Patagonia. 

During their residency at the Hotel MariaKapel, Merel van ?t Hullenaar and Niels Vis will research the similtaneous experience of Hoorn, North Holland and Cape Horn, South Patagonia. They approach their work period as a visual exploration: searching for early links between these two locations, and studying the artistic expressions encountered in Hoorn in the period of the Dutch East India Company. The language forms that they meet during this exploration will be directly utilized in their work. Journey preparations will gradually unfold in the exposition space during the artists? residency. 


During the opening of Twin Localization: Hoorn / Cape Horn, visitors may seat themselves at tables, where guides from the Foundaton of Dutch Cape Horn Sailors will be present. Guides will also be present on; Saturday the 3rd., Sunday the 11th., and Sunday the 18th. of May, between 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. 


Simultaan: +19' 29" GMT
At Kunstvlaai 7 API, Vis and Van't Hullenaar will actualize for Hotel MariaKapel Simultaan: +19' 29" GMT,
a project surrounding the experience of distance, such as that noted in time, and time difference.
For Simultaan: +19' 29" GMT, Van't Hullenaar and Vis will make optimal use of the architectural echos between the Greenwich Prime Meridian and the bazenwoningen(old supervisers quarters) of the Westergasterrein.
At the Kunstvlaai the artists will create a new timeline situated at 19' 29" from the Prime Maridian. The installation will transform once per hour, following the new local time. 

Simultaan: Twin Localization: Hoorn / Cape Horn.
Location: Hotel MariaKapel, Korte Achterstraat 2a, Hoorn
Opening: Sun. April 27th., 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Opening hours: April 27th. to May 18th.
Fri. to Sun. 2 p.m.-5 p.m. 

Simultaan: +19' 29" GMT
Location: Kunstvlaai at the Westergasfabriek, Haarlemmerweg 8-10, Amsterdam
Opening: May 10th., 4 p.m.
Opening hours: May 11th. to May 18th.
12 p.m. to 6 p.m. 

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? External Advisers by the Twin Localization: Hoorn/ Cape Horn: de heer K. Van Louvezijn, board member of the Foundaton of Dutch Cape Horn Sailors. Cees Bakker, curator WestFries Museum.