Dutch
Savannah

The Dutch Savannah

Femke Herregraven, Malleable Regress – North Sea (detail), 2018

The Dutch Savannah

Johan Rosenmunthe, Camping by the Solo River (Silkscreen print #1 – #4), 2016. Silkscreen on 3M reflective fabric, pigment 95 × 136 cm each

The Dutch Savannah took a closer look at water’s role as a fundamental, yet usually overlooked component of the infrastructure that supports the internet. This exhibition explored the connection between the virtual and physical world, delving into the political and ecological implications of the digital sphere.

The Dutch Savannah

Yuri Pattison, The Ideal V.02, 2015

The Dutch Savannah

Sam Lewitt, A Weak Local (Vacuum Sealed–Trace Revision 1A, 1B, and 1D), 2016

The Dutch Savannah

Allora & Calzadilla, Amphibious (Login-Logout), 2005 (front), S.K. Ruud &AE, Ludological, 2016 (back)

The Dutch Savannah

Charles Lim, silent clap of the status quo, 2016. Digital video, 120 min

Our ever-expanding use of data has enormous effects on the usage of power and water. Therefore, finding sustainable alternatives has become crucial. From the cloud to the deepest seas, our landscape and ecology are in flux. What happens to the landscape when we reroute our natural resources to our lives online? The Dutch Savannah delved into the ecological consequences of the expansive flow of data and reflected on the environmental impact of technological consumerism.

The Dutch Savannah

Sara Sejin Chang (Sara van der Heide), The A-Symmetrical Imperialistic Data Server, 2018

The Dutch Savannah

The Dutch Savannah, 2018, exhibition view, Museum De Domijnen, Sittard, The Netherlands

The Dutch Savannah

The Dutch Savannah, 2018, exhibition view, Museum De Domijnen, Sittard, The Netherlands

The Dutch Savannah

Unmake Lab, Generic Nature, 2017

Artists
Allora & Calzadilla, Peter Fend, Nicolas Floc’h, Sara Sejin Chang (Sara van der Heide), Femke Herregraven, Ryan S Jeffery & Boaz Levin, Geraldine Juárez, Sam Lewitt, Charles Lim, Yuri Pattison, Johan Rosenmunthe, S.K. Ruud & AE, Unmake Lab, Jura Shust

Curators
Bas Hendrikx, Barbara Cueto

Venue
Museum de Domijnen, Sittard, the Netherlands

Year
2018-2019