For the exhibition Post Pollution, Willem de Haan retrieved 99 plastic bottles from the Mediterranean Sea. Some were still intact, others weathered by the elements. These plastic bottles were sent to a selection of 99 international artists with the assignment to transform them into an art object. The artists were carefully selected by De Haan in collaboration with Galerie Vriend van Bavink.

All artworks are offered at the same price and without mentioning the name of the artist. Any unsold works will, with reluctance, be thrown back into the Mediterranean Sea.

In doing so, the potential buyer is placed under pressure, raising questions about collective responsibility. De Haan also offers companies and private individuals the opportunity to ease their conscience by fulfilling an ecological moral obligation.

On Friday, 13 February, raam art space and De Haan will engage in conversation with Jaqueline Cramer, former chair of the Plastic Soup Foundation, an organization that uses scientific research and political advocacy to combat plastic pollution at its source.

Can art be the key to structural systemic change?

The evening will take place at raam art space, the new exhibition space of Galerie Vriend van Bavink at raam art space, Oosterdokskade 161. With this panel discussion, we will close the first exhibition in this new gallery space and reflect on its distinctive contribution to Amsterdam’s art landscape.

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