The exhibition ‘Netting and Waiting’ unfolds around the stories of the ‘nettenboetsters’ (‘net makers’) - women of Scheveningen who gathered in the dune fields to create large fishing nets. Inspired by this process of craft-based labor and its ability to alleviate anxiety in an uncertain world, the exhibition explores a sentiment that transcends different time periods. By retelling the stories of the net makers and connecting them to various artistic practices, we aim to create a connection between different timelines of sensitive labor.
These vitrines hold the soundscape created for the exhibition, which interweaves recorded conversations with women of Scheveningen and the sounds of their environment - the harbor, the singing of net-making women, the waves, and the seagulls. Installed in these specially designed vitrines, alongside the net-making needles (Boetnaalden), the soundscape seeks to create a fleeting connection between the past and present of craft-based labor.
Vitrines created in collaboration with Elina Alekseeva
Technical assistance: Sjuul Joosen
Support sound design: Christine Hvidt
Documentation: Anke van den Berg
Shown as part of the exhibition Netting and Waiting, curated by Catelijne Boele and Elina Alekseeva
For a full overview of the exhibition visit seelab.nl
Special thanks to the women of Scheveningen who shared their stories,
MuZee Scheveningen for lending the historical objects, and Stroom Den Haag for their financial support.
