In Concentric Spheres, an art commission for which Stichting Groot Deunk invited Louise te Poele to create a new work for the former asylum‑seekers’ centre site at Groot Deunk, Louise worked in a participatory process with new Dutch residents and status holders, alongside local residents and students. Each participant created a personal still life in which a glass sphere was mandatory: it served as the vessel into which their dream was, as it were, radiated. These spheres became the foundation of the final artwork, a spatial installation in which the individual dream‑objects come together. The glass spheres refer both to the participants’ dreams and to the geological layers of time embedded in the landscape of Groot Deunk. In this way, Concentric Spheres became a layered encounter between personal stories, collective history, and the natural environment of the site.

credits:

An art commission commissioned by Stichting Groot Deunk
This project was conceived and designed by Louise te Poele
Project management: Roos Smit
Consultancy: Gerda Brethouwer - Nationaal Onderduikmuseum Aalten
Podcast: Wout Kemkens
Funding: Mondriaan Fonds, Provincie Gelderland, Gemeente Aalten
Video: Szaar
Soundtrack: Wout Kemkens

A heartfelt thank you to all the volunteers of the Groot Deunk Foundation and the Oranje Vereniging for their invaluable support."

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