Dates: 18 Sept- 12 Oct 2025 Times: Thursday to Sunday 13h to 18h
Opening on Thursday 18 Sept at 18h
In Art Park III / INTO THE WATER, 11 local and international artists show what it means to live and work in a city surrounded by water. The exhibition brings together a variety of works that reflect on our evolving relationship with water and how it influences our shared future. The exhibition is curated by artist Esther Kin and Mulan Go, artistic coordinator at Treehouse NDSM.
In an area like Amsterdam-Noord, close to the river IJ and confronted with a rising sea level, the relationship between humans and nature is most visible: people here have long used canals and rivers as part of their daily lives and infrastructure. Long term domination of the shoreline, channeling and damming water for industry and transport have shaped the landscape. But today, we are confronted with new challenges: rising tides and shifting conditions that remind us of our limitations. Our environment is no longer as predictable as we once believed. Rather than viewing water merely as a resource for human consumption, let’s shift perspective so that water can be seen as nature: a space for reflection and contemplation, far from the rush of daily life. Or a reference that, if we observe it carefully, can inspire and teach us to redefine our relationship with water.
All these diverse perspectives on water are shown in INTO THE WATER, featuring works by Merengue de Beet, Brogen Berwick, Lana Bolkvadze, Nora Hendriks, Esther Kin, Luzie Kurth, Finn Melvin Caird, Sarah Reinbold, Adriana Rohde, Kyra Sacks, Tufanika, and Io Wu.
This exhibition is made possible in part by the Amsterdams Fonds voor de Kunst and Stadsdeel Noord.
SIDE ACTIVITIES
Link to register to the side activities
SAT 20 SEPT | ACOUSTIC CURRENTS BY BROGEN BERWICK & LANA BOLKVADZE - Listening session - 5 euro
On Saturday, September 20, from 12:00 to 13:00, Brogen Berwick and Lana Bolkvadze will host a listening session with their fountain Sonic Sounds. This work registers noise pollution a problem that generally goes unnoticed by humans but has a major negative impact on marine life. Using hydrophones, underwater microphones, they capture sounds from the environment. During this workshop, they will record the sounds of the IJ.
SUN 5 OCT | DEEPMAP BY KYRA SACKS - Workshop - Free
On Sunday October 5 from 12:00–14:00, Kyra Sacks will host a workshop at Treehouse NDSM. She invites residents of all ages from Amsterdam North to join her in creating a ‘deep map’ of the area. The workshop begins in the Treehouse exhibition with a series of exercises exploring the meaning of water.
SAT 11 OCT | ‘I BELIEVE IN WATER’ BY ESTHER KIN - Workshop - 5 euro
On Saturday, October 11 from 14:00–15:00, artist and co-curator of Into the Water, Esther Kin, will lead an ‘I Believe in Water’ workshop. She will guide participants in meditating and contemplation with the help of water, inviting us to consider: what more can we learn from water?
SUN 12 OCT| EMBASSY OF THE NORTH SEA TALK BY HARPO 'THART -Free
Harpo 'T Hart, Director artistic programme for Embassy of the North Sea will give a talk together with artist Jonat Deelstra on how to advocate for the North Sea as a maker at Treehouse NDSM.