Fringes of Beauty

Bart Hess is one of the artists who has developed new work for the TextielMuseum. The works balance on the border of attraction and repulsion. They seduce you to look, but also evoke conflicting feelings. The collection assignment policy of the Textiel Museum offers artists and designers the opportunity to research and experiment.

Soft pink silicon sacks, linked together with hairy cords, squirm subtly. The movement intensifies, when one comes closer. Awkward feelings arise when you see this work by Bart Hess. It is an intense physical experience, that comes with a little discomfort, but at the same time fascinates immensely. Bart Hess is one of the artists that got commissioned by the TextielMuseum to develop new work. All works are balancing between attraction and repulsion. They seduce you to watch, but also evoke some mixed feelings. The commission policy of the TextielMuseum offers artists and designers the chance to do research and experiment. The results are shown in the exhibition ‘Fringes of Beauty’. This exhibition contains textile installations and interactive sculptures by Heringa/Van Kalsbeek, Bart Hess, Nan Groot Antink, Tanja Smeets and Karin van Dam. The works are all made in the TextielLab, the innovative in-house workplace of the TextielMuseum.