Double Dutch dollhouse - at Frans Hals Museum

2017/20

two spatial collages

(one work)

60 x 90 x 195 cm

and 60 x 90 x 202 cm

Luuk Wilmering

Haarlem-based artist Luuk Wilmering recently built two doll houses himself. These contemporary dollhouses resemble modernist, black-and-white tower blocks. Wilmering's installation contains a variety of styles and consists of photos of various historical interiors.

They are not meant as showpieces but have a (political) message. Nor are they realistic, consisting of black-and-white photographs of interiors of Dutch houses and palaces dating back to between 1300 and 1800. The floors are covered with photos of oriental carpets. Wilmering's installation contains a variety of styles and consists of photos of various historical interiors. He refers to the concepts of a 'national identity' as well as 'pure individuality'. After all, every culture is also built up of elements that come from 'outside' via trade, war, colonial rule or import of labour. But what exactly is from 'inside' and what comes from 'outside'? What is 'ours' and what is 'theirs'? And who determines that?

Frans Hals Museum