Author Archives: Frans van Lent

Mingle 3

I called you. We did not speak.
Our phones were connected for 60 seconds, the speakers at full volume.
The sounds of our surroundings mingled, somewhere between us.

Mingle 3

Hautefort (FR)
1 January 2025
14:00 – 17:30 (CET)

I called you. We did not speak.
Our phones were connected for 60 seconds, the speakers at full volume.
The sounds of our surroundings mingled, somewhere between us.

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The Empire’s Edge



Please watch the video fullscreen with sound on.
DV with sound, 49’05 min.

The Empire’s Edge is a composition for violin, viola, cello and double bass,
created by Hein van de Geyn.
It was inspired by Frans van Lent’s installation Muur, exhibited in the Kunstkerk in Dordrecht in 2004.
The installation Muur came about as a result of his walk along Hadrian’s Wall in 2003.

Hadrian’s Wall was built in Northern England in the second century AD
as a fortified border of the (Roman) Empire. Continue reading →

How to End

16 November – 22 December 2024
A curated exhibition in Pictura.

Kris Limbach, Diana Roig, Pim Palsgraaf, Josué Amador, Peter Terrin, Kamila Wolszczak.

For the artist starting a work is simple, attractive and always exciting. All possibilities are open, you can experiment freely. Problems are created, formulated and explored.
Solutions need only come later, and if not, it’s not a problem, at least you think so…. Continue reading →