AnAmphibious Retreat
Royal Academy of Art, The Hague•Jul 03, 2025 — Jul 13, 2025
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“AnAmphibious Retreat” explores processes of vilification and re-evaluation of wetlands—transitional zones between land and water that resist rigid categorization. The project focuses particularly on the Netherlands, a country historically shaped by the drainage of wetlands, now reconsidering the reintegration of these very environments. Central to this investigation are the themes of ambiguity, instability, and decay.
The project engages with the fluid meanings of “retreat”—both as a withdrawal from deeply-rooted beliefs, and as a space for study or leisure. Through a visual essay, it reimagines amphibious environments as sites of experimentation, critical inquiry, and ecological transformation.
The work unfolds through an open-ended adaptation of the “Goose Game,” a 16th century board game originally from Italy, using its cyclical structure as a playful journey through the evolving meanings and layered...More
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AnAmphibious Retreat
Royal Academy of Art, The Hague•Jul 03, 2025 — Jul 13, 2025
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“AnAmphibious Retreat” explores processes of vilification and re-evaluation of wetlands—transitional zones between land and water that resist rigid categorization. The project focuses particularly on the Netherlands, a country historically shaped by the drainage of wetlands, now reconsidering the reintegration of these very environments. Central to this investigation are the themes of ambiguity, instability, and decay.
The project engages with the fluid meanings of “retreat”—both as a withdrawal from deeply-rooted beliefs, and as a space for study or leisure. Through a visual essay, it reimagines amphibious environments as sites of experimentation, critical inquiry, and ecological transformation.
The work unfolds through an open-ended adaptation of the “Goose Game,” a 16th century board game originally from Italy, using its cyclical structure as a playful journey through the evolving meanings and layered...More
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