A stunning 7-meter-high holographic Christmas tree was designed specifically for the grand atrium of the Rijksmuseum. This mesmerising installation captures the spirit of the holiday season through a dynamic play of light and color.
Starting as an icy blue silhouette, the tree gradually transforms into a vibrant green, glowing with lights that evoke the warmth of festive traditions. As if swept by the wind, the lights scatter, the branches shimmer, and the tree returns to its frosted, luminous blue state.
Constantly shifting in shape and hue, the Tree of Light beautifully encapsulates the timeless charm and magic of the holiday season.
The Tree of Light, 2013.
The BODY HEAT exhibition showcases works by 11 artists and designers, exploring the myriad ways our temperatures rise, regulate and react to the dynamics of a shifting environment and will be on show from 2 September until 27 October 2024.
The interplay between the corporeal and the climatic, between motion and emotion, defines our experience of body heat. Anger, love, desire, fear, passion, stress and shame compose the symphony of our thermal existence, giving rise to a bodily response – in our blood, our skin, our hearts or our tears.
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Constraint Iterations 3 by @mikepelletiernl. Soon on show at the BODY HEAT Exhibition @droogamsterdam.
Visit @droogamsterdam to watch the kids and adults having fun on both sides of the Mexican/U.S. border.
The extended ME/YOU, US/THEM exhibition until July 26th🔛
Where individual identity co-exists with a collective one.
Identity Land project on show @droogamsterdam.
When talking about ’me’ and ‘you’, what is the first thing you think about? Are we friends? Or we just sit next to each other?
We live in a world where people as individuals are increasingly unable to get along, from fighting their next-door neighbours to opposing anyone with a different opinion or background to the growing fear of strangers – of anyone who is other.
The current exhibition examines the issue of ‘how to live together’ on a scale varying from the border politics of nation-states to the interactions of individuals. By valuing and embracing diversity, societies can unlock their potential for innovation, creativity, and social progress. Ultimately, it all starts with our willingness, or unwillingness, to live together in a world full of contradictions.
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Video of the performance ‘When Faith Moves Mountains’ by Francis Alÿs.
ON SHOW @droogamsterdam until 30 June
Together with @yevkravt, we had the pleasure of talking to videographer and performer @arianeloze about her video ‘Our Cold Loves’.
Ariane delves into the fast yet complicated world of using apps in our everyday lives. We create a whole world of dating, working, learning, saving, tracking and making choices in our smartphones with all its pros and cons. For some of us digital activity raises new personal borders in real life and makes us go faster with every decision we make.
On-screen, Ariane plays 22 characters activating associations of dating apps users’ behaviour. The video ‘Our Cold Loves’ is on show at @droogamsterdam until 30 June.
‘We put our life in the hands of the apps. Online life is partly written messages and conscious constructing of yourself. It’s dysfunctional, it’s going too fast, and it’s too efficient for us as humans’.
Throwback to the wonderful sold out Polski Wieczór at droog. Thank you @ewapepper and @call.me.ata for the terrific performance and @olarzycka_ig for helping to make this evening happen.
The cultural night series continues, tomorrow the cafe turns into a French living room again with @machteldchante and Kees van Zantwijk. There are only a few tickets left, link in bio.
#culturalevenings #french #polish #frenchmusic #chansons #unesoirée #française #chansonfrançaise #ramsesshaffy #shaffy #machteldchante #machteldchanteshaffy #vivedelafrance #frenchwine #frenchfood #bourgondisch
The return of the Tree of Light
Do you ever cycle through the passage of the Rijkmuseum? On show now is a huge, holographic Christmas tree designed by Droog. We had to miss it for a few years but now it’s back. Go and have a look!
Link in bio to watch the full video.
Special thanks to all the nice people from:
@rijksmuseum
@beambrothers
@VanDikHoutDecor
@aholaproductiondesign
@pepeproductions
Studiomau.nl
Una Serata Italiana con Davide de Luca! Coming Sunday afternoon, walk-in from 4 pm and live performance from 5 to 7 pm. Last few tickets are available now! Link in bio.
#droog #droogamsterdam #droogevents #davidedeluca #italiannight #unaserataitaliana #italianwine #italianfood #amsterdamevents
The beautiful stained-glass window above the Staalstraat entrance 🩵
#droog #droogamsterdam #droogbuilding #droogstreets #citycenter #staalstraat #spaces #cafe #gallery #stainedglass #lightning #stainedglasslight
Another one of our inspirational spaces, The Library!
#droogamsterdam #droog #droogspaces #thelibrary #rentourspaces #meeting #training #books #study #studying #reading #flowers #yellowchairs #inspirationalrooms #inspirationalspaces
Next week there's a new Screen&Taste! What do people say about previous Screen&Taste evenings? 🪄
#screenandtaste #droogamsterdam #droogevents #thingstodoinamsterdam #eventsinamsterdam #amsterdamtips
