Contact
Bart Lunenburg (1995)
Lives and works in Amsterdam & Utrecht, The Netherlands
bjmlunenburg[at]gmail.com
Represented by Galerie Caroline O’Breen (Amsterdam, NL) and RAVNIKAR (Ljubljana, SI).
Interview podcasts: Kunst is Lang (Mister Motley), Nooit Meer Slapen (Radio 1), Springvossen (AmsterdamFM)
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Photo: Wouter le Duc
Education
2013-2017
Photography, Bachelor of Arts, graduated with honours, University of the Arts Utrecht (HKU)
2016-2018
Art History, University of Amsterdam (UvA)
Artist-in-residences
2024 (upcoming)
International Center of Graphic Arts MGLC Švicerija (organized by RAVNIKAR)
Residency prior to solo exhibition at Plečnik House, Ljubljana, SI
2022
Buitenplaats Doornburgh, Maarssen, NL
2021
Pompgemaal (binnenlandatelier Mondriaan Fonds), Den Helder, NL
GinDS, Batterij aan de Sloterweg, Hoofddorp, NL
2019
EXTRAPOOL, Nijmegen, NL
2018
De Torenkamer, VondelCS, Amsterdam, NL
Prizes / Grants
2023
Mondriaan Fund, Kunstenaar Basis (Art Basic grant)
Stichting Stokroos, Hoeders van het Land, Kunstenlab
Amarte Fonds, Hoeders van het Land, Kunstenlab
2022
Mondriaan Fonds Grant International Presentations, solo exhibition, Ashes | Ashes, R SPACE, Ljubljana, Slovenia
2021
Stichting Stokroos, project investment Brick Weaving Tapestry, Buitenplaats Doornburgh / Kunsthal KAdE
Mondriaan Fund, Corona-overbrugging kunstenaar, curator en beschouwer
Foam, Paul Huf Award (nomination)
2020
Grant for Artistic Research, Centraal Museum / Universiteit Utrecht / ZonMW,
Prize ‘Artistic research on the remembrance of the COVID-19 crisis’
Mondriaan Fund Bijdrage Publicaties, NL
2019
Mondriaan Fund Werkbijdrage Jong Talent, NL
Harry Penningsprize, Eindhoven, NL (longlist)
2018
K.F. Hein Stipendium 2018, K.F. Hein Fonds, Utrecht, NL (nomination)
Latent Call, Matèria Gallery & D.O.O.R., Rome, IT (nomination)
K.F. Heinfonds kunstparticipatieproject, Utrecht, NL (nomination)
Artist talks (selection)
2024
Springvossen, AmsterdamFM, NL
Kunstenlab, Deventer, NL
2023
Nooit Meer Slapen, Radio 1, interview with Lotje IJzermans (podcast)
RIB Rotterdam, (conversation with Steven Maybury), Rotterdam, NL
Dom Hans van der Laan Foundation, Abdij van Roosenberg, Waasmunster, NL
2022
Buitenplaats Doornburgh, One to seven, grey to red, three to four, tread to thread, (conversation with Lieneke Hulshof)
Kunst is Lang (podcast with Luuk Heezen), Mister Motley, NL
TU Delft, faculty of architecture, Delft, NL
ULAY Foundation, Ljubljana, SLO
2021
Noorderlicht Fotosalon (artist talk with Awoiska van der Molen), Groningen, NL
2020
Architectuurcentrum FASadE, Amesfoort, NL
2019
Art Meat #9, FOTODOK & Casco Art Institute, Utrecht, NL
2018
De Donkere Kamer #38, Atelier Neérlandais, Paris, FR
Garage Café #7, Garage Rotterdam, NL
2017
De Mus, Torpedotheater, Amsterdam, NL
Collections
Amsterdam UMC Kunstcollectie
BPD Kunstcollectie
The Ekard Collection
Collection Reyn van der Lugt
Stichting StrandLinks
Various other corporate and private collections
Artworks in public space
2019
Levende Linies, public artwork for a tunnel underneath the A12 highroad, near the village of Vechten and the Waterliniemuseum Fort bij Vechten. Commisioned by: QKunst, Province of Utrecht
Bart Lunenburg (1995)
Lives and works in Amsterdam & Utrecht, The Netherlands
bjmlunenburg[at]gmail.com
Represented by Galerie Caroline O’Breen (Amsterdam, NL) and RAVNIKAR (Ljubljana, SI).
Interview podcasts: Kunst is Lang (Mister Motley), Nooit Meer Slapen (Radio 1), Springvossen (AmsterdamFM)
In my multidisciplinary artistic practice, I work with architecture, the memory of buildings, architectural history, and heritage. I mainly work with scale models, which in their turn can lead to the creation of sculptures, photographs, drawings, and textiles, often coming together in installations and books.
In my projects, I try to ‘excavate’ the memory of buildings by researching archival materials combined with my own observations and translating these into scale models.
I like to approach a new project by staying in a building or site for a longer period of time. By doing so, I try to listen, study and translate the building’s life, materials, and memory into objects that often come together in multi-disciplinary installations and autonomous objects.
In my work, I combine architectural history and heritage with my own observations and experiences to create new narratives on our fundamental, yet difficult relationship with our built environment. I have a strong interest in the way in which buildings absorb ideas and ideologies, fears and desires, memories and flaws; both those of the architect as well as those of the resident. Therefore, I always try to approach materials, buildings, and cities as if they have a memory of their own.
In the period 2023-2027 my work is generously supported by the Mondriaan Fund
Photo: Wouter le Duc
Education
2013-2017
Photography, Bachelor of Arts, graduated with honours, University of the Arts Utrecht (HKU)
2016-2018
Art History, University of Amsterdam (UvA)
Artist-in-residences
2024 (upcoming)
International Center of Graphic Arts MGLC Švicerija (organized by RAVNIKAR)
Residency prior to solo exhibition at Plečnik House, Ljubljana, SI
2022
Buitenplaats Doornburgh, Maarssen, NL
2021
Pompgemaal (binnenlandatelier Mondriaan Fonds), Den Helder, NL
GinDS, Batterij aan de Sloterweg, Hoofddorp, NL
2019
EXTRAPOOL, Nijmegen, NL
2018
De Torenkamer, VondelCS, Amsterdam, NL
Prizes / Grants
2023
Mondriaan Fund, Kunstenaar Basis (Art Basic grant)
Stichting Stokroos, Hoeders van het Land, Kunstenlab
Amarte Fonds, Hoeders van het Land, Kunstenlab
2022
Mondriaan Fonds Grant International Presentations, solo exhibition, Ashes | Ashes, R SPACE, Ljubljana, Slovenia
2021
Stichting Stokroos, project investment Brick Weaving Tapestry, Buitenplaats Doornburgh / Kunsthal KAdE
Mondriaan Fund, Corona-overbrugging kunstenaar, curator en beschouwer
Foam, Paul Huf Award (nomination)
2020
Grant for Artistic Research, Centraal Museum / Universiteit Utrecht / ZonMW,
Prize ‘Artistic research on the remembrance of the COVID-19 crisis’
Mondriaan Fund Bijdrage Publicaties, NL
2019
Mondriaan Fund Werkbijdrage Jong Talent, NL
Harry Penningsprize, Eindhoven, NL (longlist)
2018
K.F. Hein Stipendium 2018, K.F. Hein Fonds, Utrecht, NL (nomination)
Latent Call, Matèria Gallery & D.O.O.R., Rome, IT (nomination)
K.F. Heinfonds kunstparticipatieproject, Utrecht, NL (nomination)
Artist talks (selection)
2024
Springvossen, AmsterdamFM, NL
Kunstenlab, Deventer, NL
2023
Nooit Meer Slapen, Radio 1, interview with Lotje IJzermans (podcast)
RIB Rotterdam, (conversation with Steven Maybury), Rotterdam, NL
Dom Hans van der Laan Foundation, Abdij van Roosenberg, Waasmunster, NL
2022
Buitenplaats Doornburgh, One to seven, grey to red, three to four, tread to thread, (conversation with Lieneke Hulshof)
Kunst is Lang (podcast with Luuk Heezen), Mister Motley, NL
TU Delft, faculty of architecture, Delft, NL
ULAY Foundation, Ljubljana, SLO
2021
Noorderlicht Fotosalon (artist talk with Awoiska van der Molen), Groningen, NL
2020
Architectuurcentrum FASadE, Amesfoort, NL
2019
Art Meat #9, FOTODOK & Casco Art Institute, Utrecht, NL
2018
De Donkere Kamer #38, Atelier Neérlandais, Paris, FR
Garage Café #7, Garage Rotterdam, NL
2017
De Mus, Torpedotheater, Amsterdam, NL
Collections
Amsterdam UMC Kunstcollectie
BPD Kunstcollectie
The Ekard Collection
Collection Reyn van der Lugt
Stichting StrandLinks
Various other corporate and private collections
Artworks in public space
2019
Levende Linies, public artwork for a tunnel underneath the A12 highroad, near the village of Vechten and the Waterliniemuseum Fort bij Vechten. Commisioned by: QKunst, Province of Utrecht
CV (selection)
Exhibitions (solo)
2024 (upcoming)
To decide where the shadow falls, Plečnik House, Ljubljana, SI
2024
Dwellers on the Threshold, Galerie Caroline O’Breen, Amsterdam, NL
2023
Circulations, Brummelkamp Galerie, Amsterdam University Medical Centers (AMC), Amsterdam, NL
2022
One to seven, grey to red, three to four, tread to thread, Buitenplaats Doornburgh, Maarssen, NL
The Healer, Museum Catharijneconvent, Kunstroute Care Full, Utrecht, NL
Ashes | Ashes, RAVNIKAR, Ljubljana, SLO
2020
This Creaking Floor and All the Ceilings Below, FOTODOK / Casco Art Institute: Working for the Commons, Utrecht, NL
Exhibitions (duo/group)
2024 (upcoming)
UNFAIR 2024, Gashouder, Amsterdam, NL
The sketch, its realisation and her lovers, Drawing Centre Diepenheim, NL
Arbos, Lustwarande, Tilburg, NL
Ravnikar Gallery Space, (duo with Meta Drčar), Ljubljana, SI
De Verbonden Stad, Museum IJsselstein, IJsselstein, NL
BUILD!, Paviljoen Waterwerken, Utrecht, NL
2024
Art Brussels 2024, RAVNIKAR, Brussels, BE
City Stuctures, VHDG, Leeuwarden, NL
2023
Hoeders van het Land, Kunstenlab, Deventer, NL
+1 group show, Woonhuis, De Ateliers, Amsterdam, NL
At the farthest edge: Re-building photography, Atelier NŌUA, Bodø, NO
Enter Art Fair, Galerie Caroline O’Breen, Kopenhagen, DK
Vice Versa, St. Bavokerk, De Vishal, Haarlem, NL
Because, De Vishal, Haarlem, NL
Novo, new, nouveau, now, RAVNIKAR, Ljubljana, SLO
Art Island, Galerie Caroline O’Breen, Forteiland IJmuiden, NL
2022
Baksteen | Brick, Kunsthal KAdE, Amersfoort, NL
Art Verona, RAVNIKAR, Verona, IT
A line, a grid, a knot, Galerie Caroline O’Breen (w/ Chaïm Dijkstra), Amsterdam, NL
Athens Photo Festival, Photobook exhibition, Benaki Museum / Pireos 138, Athens, GR
Art Rotterdam, Galerie Caroline O’Breen, Rotterdam, NL
Young Collectors Circle Festival, Hazenstraat 18, Amsterdam, NL
2021
(Un)earth, BPD Cultuurfonds, Burgerweeshuis, (w/ Awoiska van der Molen), Amsterdam, NL
Open Studio, Het Pompgemaal (w/ Maaike Kramer), Den Helder, NL
Vice Versa, De Vishal, St. Bavokerk, Haarlem, NL
(Un)earth, Noorderlicht, (w/ Awoiska van der Molen), Groningen, NL
Prospects, Art Rotterdam 2021, VanNellefabriek, Rotterdam, NL
The Crossing of the First Threshold, Batterij aan de Sloterweg, GinDS, Hoofddorp, NL
2020
Fish and guests smell at three days old, P/////AKT, Amsterdam, NL
WEEF, Museum Flehite, Amersfoort, NL
ENFOLDED/UNFOLDED (w/ Maaike Kramer), Circle Gallery, Amsterdam, NL
UtrechtDownUnder, Oudegracht, Utrecht, NL
ArtUtrecht, FOTODOK, former Broese Oudegracht, Utrecht, NL
2019
Tohu wa-Bohu, EXTRAPOOL, Nijmegen, NL
Kunst op de Koffie, Spijkerkwartier, Arnhem, NL
Schone Schijn, Galerie Pouloeuff, Naarden-Vesting, NL
A Short Ride in a Fast Machine, Moira, Utrecht, NL
2018
This Art Fair, Beurs van Berlage, Amsterdam, NL
Salon ‘18 Utrecht-Amersfoort, Rietveldpaviljoen, Museum Flehite, Amersfoort, NL
UNSEEN Photo Fair, Westergasfabriek, Amsterdam, NL
A Short Ride in a Fast Machine - The Window Show, Moira, Utrecht, NL
On my way to the Galatic Supermarket, need anything?, Garage Rotterdam, NL
TorenkamerEXPO, VondelCS, Amsterdam, NL
Creme Fresh - De Belofte 13, Kunstliefde, Utrecht, NL
Haute Photographie, Fotografiska, Stockholm, SE
Installations, Gallery Josilda da Conceicao, Amsterdam, NL
Haute Photographie, LP2, Rotterdam, NL
Jetzt Schlägt Dreizehn, Bcademie, St. Mariastraat 136-138, Rotterdam, NL
2017
This Art Fair, Beurs van Berlage, Amsterdam, NL
Arty Party, Melkweg Gallery, Amsterdam, NL
Oogst, Ministry of Education, Culture & Science, The Hague, NL
Graduation Exhibition University of the Arts Utrecht (HKU), NL
Books
2021
This Creaking Floor and All the Ceilings Below
Graphic design: Hans Gremmen. Texts: Taco Hidde Bakker. Published by: Fw:Books
2019
Tohu wa-Bohu, Collaborative riso-printed artist publication (curated by: Taco Hidde Bakker & Daniëlle Lemaire, EXTRAPOOL, Nijmegen, NL)
Artist texts / essay
2023
Wakers op de drempel - over bezit en bescherming in historische landelijke architectuur (published by: Mister Motley)
2022
Correcties, een meandering langs baksteen, hout en textiel in de Bossche School, research publication / essay (self-published)
Press (selection)
2024
Springvossen, interview with Robert van Altena, AmsterdamFM
2023
Nooit Meer Slapen, NPO Radio 1, interview with Lotje IJzermans (live radio interview + podcast)
De Groene Amsterdammer, Schilderen als teken van bezit, by: Joke de Wolf
Bart Lunenburg luistert naar wat gebouwen zeggen, interview by: Maarten Buser, De Lage Landen
2022
Volkskrant, Pijlsnelle carriere in de kunst: Bart Lunenburgs werk is ineens overal te zien, interview by: Karolien Knols
Mister Motley - Tussen de bakstenen - met Koen Mulder naar Kunsthal KAdE
Een gebouw als weefgetouw - Bart Lunenburg in Buitenplaats Doornburgh, text by: Anna van Suchtelen (ArtUtrecht)
C4 Journal, Bart Lunenburg - This Creaking Floor and All the Ceilings Below, review by: Alexander Mourant
2021
NRC Handelsblad, Noorderlicht International Fotofestival 2021: The Makeable Mind
Dagblad van het Noorden - Installatie (Un)earth Noorderlicht in Groningen
De Architect, Stutten van Groningen als aanleiding tot verandering
Metropolis M - Prospects - Een veelbelovend vooruitzicht
2020
Lucy in de Lucht, Geschiedenis en losse draadjes, - Bart Lunenburg bij WEEF, by: Marjolein Sponselee
DOC! Magazine #46, Migration + Collective Memory, BLOW UP PRESS, by: Grzegorz Kosmala & Daria Tuminas
Het Raam, Werner Mantz & Bart Lunenburg, Nederlands Fotomuseum, by: Iris Sikking
Urbanautica, interview with Steve Bisson
2019
Nep, of toch niet nep, Schone Schijn, Galerie Pouloeuff, Gooi- en Eemlander
Metropolis M - A Short Ride in a Fast Machine - een tentoonstelling van ‘The Artist’, by: Domeniek Ruyters
2018
Camera Austria International #143, with text by: Taco Hidde Bakker
Simulacrum jrg. 26 #4, (T)huis, Over licht, vensters en de Nederlandse doorzonwoning
Exhibitions (solo)
2024 (upcoming)
To decide where the shadow falls, Plečnik House, Ljubljana, SI
2024
Dwellers on the Threshold, Galerie Caroline O’Breen, Amsterdam, NL
2023
Circulations, Brummelkamp Galerie, Amsterdam University Medical Centers (AMC), Amsterdam, NL
2022
One to seven, grey to red, three to four, tread to thread, Buitenplaats Doornburgh, Maarssen, NL
The Healer, Museum Catharijneconvent, Kunstroute Care Full, Utrecht, NL
Ashes | Ashes, RAVNIKAR, Ljubljana, SLO
2020
This Creaking Floor and All the Ceilings Below, FOTODOK / Casco Art Institute: Working for the Commons, Utrecht, NL
Exhibitions (duo/group)
2024 (upcoming)
UNFAIR 2024, Gashouder, Amsterdam, NL
The sketch, its realisation and her lovers, Drawing Centre Diepenheim, NL
Arbos, Lustwarande, Tilburg, NL
Ravnikar Gallery Space, (duo with Meta Drčar), Ljubljana, SI
De Verbonden Stad, Museum IJsselstein, IJsselstein, NL
BUILD!, Paviljoen Waterwerken, Utrecht, NL
2024
Art Brussels 2024, RAVNIKAR, Brussels, BE
City Stuctures, VHDG, Leeuwarden, NL
2023
Hoeders van het Land, Kunstenlab, Deventer, NL
+1 group show, Woonhuis, De Ateliers, Amsterdam, NL
At the farthest edge: Re-building photography, Atelier NŌUA, Bodø, NO
Enter Art Fair, Galerie Caroline O’Breen, Kopenhagen, DK
Vice Versa, St. Bavokerk, De Vishal, Haarlem, NL
Because, De Vishal, Haarlem, NL
Novo, new, nouveau, now, RAVNIKAR, Ljubljana, SLO
Art Island, Galerie Caroline O’Breen, Forteiland IJmuiden, NL
2022
Baksteen | Brick, Kunsthal KAdE, Amersfoort, NL
Art Verona, RAVNIKAR, Verona, IT
A line, a grid, a knot, Galerie Caroline O’Breen (w/ Chaïm Dijkstra), Amsterdam, NL
Athens Photo Festival, Photobook exhibition, Benaki Museum / Pireos 138, Athens, GR
Art Rotterdam, Galerie Caroline O’Breen, Rotterdam, NL
Young Collectors Circle Festival, Hazenstraat 18, Amsterdam, NL
2021
(Un)earth, BPD Cultuurfonds, Burgerweeshuis, (w/ Awoiska van der Molen), Amsterdam, NL
Open Studio, Het Pompgemaal (w/ Maaike Kramer), Den Helder, NL
Vice Versa, De Vishal, St. Bavokerk, Haarlem, NL
(Un)earth, Noorderlicht, (w/ Awoiska van der Molen), Groningen, NL
Prospects, Art Rotterdam 2021, VanNellefabriek, Rotterdam, NL
The Crossing of the First Threshold, Batterij aan de Sloterweg, GinDS, Hoofddorp, NL
2020
Fish and guests smell at three days old, P/////AKT, Amsterdam, NL
WEEF, Museum Flehite, Amersfoort, NL
ENFOLDED/UNFOLDED (w/ Maaike Kramer), Circle Gallery, Amsterdam, NL
UtrechtDownUnder, Oudegracht, Utrecht, NL
ArtUtrecht, FOTODOK, former Broese Oudegracht, Utrecht, NL
2019
Tohu wa-Bohu, EXTRAPOOL, Nijmegen, NL
Kunst op de Koffie, Spijkerkwartier, Arnhem, NL
Schone Schijn, Galerie Pouloeuff, Naarden-Vesting, NL
A Short Ride in a Fast Machine, Moira, Utrecht, NL
2018
This Art Fair, Beurs van Berlage, Amsterdam, NL
Salon ‘18 Utrecht-Amersfoort, Rietveldpaviljoen, Museum Flehite, Amersfoort, NL
UNSEEN Photo Fair, Westergasfabriek, Amsterdam, NL
A Short Ride in a Fast Machine - The Window Show, Moira, Utrecht, NL
On my way to the Galatic Supermarket, need anything?, Garage Rotterdam, NL
TorenkamerEXPO, VondelCS, Amsterdam, NL
Creme Fresh - De Belofte 13, Kunstliefde, Utrecht, NL
Haute Photographie, Fotografiska, Stockholm, SE
Installations, Gallery Josilda da Conceicao, Amsterdam, NL
Haute Photographie, LP2, Rotterdam, NL
Jetzt Schlägt Dreizehn, Bcademie, St. Mariastraat 136-138, Rotterdam, NL
2017
This Art Fair, Beurs van Berlage, Amsterdam, NL
Arty Party, Melkweg Gallery, Amsterdam, NL
Oogst, Ministry of Education, Culture & Science, The Hague, NL
Graduation Exhibition University of the Arts Utrecht (HKU), NL
Books
2021
This Creaking Floor and All the Ceilings Below
Graphic design: Hans Gremmen. Texts: Taco Hidde Bakker. Published by: Fw:Books
2019
Tohu wa-Bohu, Collaborative riso-printed artist publication (curated by: Taco Hidde Bakker & Daniëlle Lemaire, EXTRAPOOL, Nijmegen, NL)
Artist texts / essay
2023
Wakers op de drempel - over bezit en bescherming in historische landelijke architectuur (published by: Mister Motley)
2022
Correcties, een meandering langs baksteen, hout en textiel in de Bossche School, research publication / essay (self-published)
Press (selection)
2024
Springvossen, interview with Robert van Altena, AmsterdamFM
2023
Nooit Meer Slapen, NPO Radio 1, interview with Lotje IJzermans (live radio interview + podcast)
De Groene Amsterdammer, Schilderen als teken van bezit, by: Joke de Wolf
Bart Lunenburg luistert naar wat gebouwen zeggen, interview by: Maarten Buser, De Lage Landen
2022
Volkskrant, Pijlsnelle carriere in de kunst: Bart Lunenburgs werk is ineens overal te zien, interview by: Karolien Knols
Mister Motley - Tussen de bakstenen - met Koen Mulder naar Kunsthal KAdE
Een gebouw als weefgetouw - Bart Lunenburg in Buitenplaats Doornburgh, text by: Anna van Suchtelen (ArtUtrecht)
C4 Journal, Bart Lunenburg - This Creaking Floor and All the Ceilings Below, review by: Alexander Mourant
2021
NRC Handelsblad, Noorderlicht International Fotofestival 2021: The Makeable Mind
Dagblad van het Noorden - Installatie (Un)earth Noorderlicht in Groningen
De Architect, Stutten van Groningen als aanleiding tot verandering
Metropolis M - Prospects - Een veelbelovend vooruitzicht
2020
Lucy in de Lucht, Geschiedenis en losse draadjes, - Bart Lunenburg bij WEEF, by: Marjolein Sponselee
DOC! Magazine #46, Migration + Collective Memory, BLOW UP PRESS, by: Grzegorz Kosmala & Daria Tuminas
Het Raam, Werner Mantz & Bart Lunenburg, Nederlands Fotomuseum, by: Iris Sikking
Urbanautica, interview with Steve Bisson
2019
Nep, of toch niet nep, Schone Schijn, Galerie Pouloeuff, Gooi- en Eemlander
Metropolis M - A Short Ride in a Fast Machine - een tentoonstelling van ‘The Artist’, by: Domeniek Ruyters
2018
Camera Austria International #143, with text by: Taco Hidde Bakker
Simulacrum jrg. 26 #4, (T)huis, Over licht, vensters en de Nederlandse doorzonwoning