Simon Kentgens
simon@simonkentgens.com
www.simonkentgens.com

2002-2003 Master Fine Arts Post-St.Joost, Breda (NL)
1996-2000 Academy of fine arts St. Joost, Breda (NL)


Esther Kokmeijer
mail@estherkokmeijer.nl
www.estherkokmeijer.nl

1977 Born in Brantgum (Friesland), The Netherlands
1996 – 2001 Studied at Constantijn Huygens, Institute of the Arts, kampen, The Netherlands
2003 – 2005 Journey to the geographical centre of each continent
2005 – 2008 Studio at Het Wilde Weten, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
2008 – 2009 Journey to the geographical centre of the 27 countries of the EU

2011
Zolder Museum, Amsterdam (upcoming)
Het Wilde Weten, Rotterdam (upcoming)
Gallery Phoebus, Rotterdam
Onomatopee, Eindhoven
SM’s Stedelijk Museum, ‘s Hertogenbosch
2010
International Biennial of Antakya 2010, Turkey
Perdu, Amsterdam (solo)
Galerie Gallery, Rotterdam (solo)
Kunstvlaai, Amsterdam
Strange Coincidences, CBK ‘s-Hertogenbosch
Greylight projects, Heerlen
PAKT, Amsterdam (solo)
2009
Galerie Dick de Bruijn, Middelburg
Moira, Utrecht (solo)
Chinese European Art Center, Xiamen, China (solo)
Mingfa arts, Xiamen China (solo)
2008
Soot from the funnel, Lokaal 01, Breda
Uhh…, Cultureel initiatief Wei, Eindhoven
Land van Oss, Herperduin, Oss (solo)
Gluren bij de Buren, Kruithuis, Den Bosch
Brabant Prestatie, NBKS, Breda
Evolution de l’Art, Blauwe Huis, Amsterdam

Het Wilde Weten www.hetwildeweten.nl (member of the board since 2009)

2010
/ Development and research grant
/ CBK Rotterdam cbk.rotterdam.nl / Rotterdam
2009
/ Foundation Stokroos stokroos.nl / Utrecht
2009
/ Project grant (Live) / Fonds BKVB fondsbkvb.nl
/ Amsterdam
2005
and 2007 / Nominated by National Geographic
/ National Geographic nationalgeographic.nl
2002
/ Chris Leeflang price / De Roos foundation / Utrecht
2001
/ Startersstipendium / Fonds BKVB fondsbkvb.nl
/ Amsterdam
2001 / Nominated for the Art Academie prize
/ Constantijn Huygens, Institute of the Arts
artez-cabk.nl / Kampen

(upcoming) May 2012
/ Badgast / www.satellietgroep.nl / Scheveningen
September until November 2011
/ Cemeti Art House Indonesia commissioned by Heden
/ heden.nl / Yogyakarta, Indonesia

(upcoming) Autumn 2012
/ A country does not have to be swallowed by the sea
/ solo show / Tuvalu
(upcoming) Summer 2012
/ Abstraction / duo show
/ Het Wilde weten hetwildeweten.nl / Rotterdam
(upcoming) March/April 2012
/ there (work from recidencie Indonesia) / solo show
/ heden.nl / The Hage
(upcoming) January 2012
/ 1:X / group show / phoebus.nl / Rotterdam
2011
/ group show / Collectie Imaginaire
/ Arti Et Amicitiae www.arti.nl / Amsterdam
2011
/ group show / Cemeti Art House cemetiarthouse.com
/ Yogyakarta, Indonesia
2011
/ On time, in place / duo show
/ De kabinetten van de Vleeshal vleeshal.nl / Middelburg
2011
/ Gravity of centres / permanent installation
/ Europos Parkas europosparkas.lt / Vilnius, Lithuania
2011
/ Het is aan / exhibition experiment / hetisaan.com
/ 13 places in The Netherlands
2011
/ Contains the EU / duo show
/ Atrium atriumdenhaag.residentie.net / The Hage
2010
/ Sporen (Tracks) / group show / Kunstenlab kunstenlab.nl
/ Deventer
2010
/ Contains the EU / duo show / Casa Vertigo TU
/ e w3.bwk.tue.nl/nl/casa_vertigo / Eindhoven
2010
/ Tracks, Traces and Transformations / group show
/ Nest nestruimte.nl / The Hage
2010
/ First Virtual Exhibition of Shows / art fair
/ artamsterdam.nl + trendbeheer.com / Amsterdam
2010
/ On the Road / group show / CBK cbk.rotterdam.nl
/ Rotterdam
2010
/ Centres / solo show / Moordnoces and Trendbeheer
secondroom.be + trendbeheer.com / Brussels, Belgium
2010
/ Contains the EU / solo show / European Parlement
europarl.europa.eu / Brussels, Belgium
2009
/ Farmer and Style / group show
/ Designhuis designhuis.com / Eindhoven
2009
/ At Home-ness / installation / Art Rotterdam artrotterdam.nl
/ Rotterdam
2009
/ Trendbeheer Presenteerd / group show
/ Art Rotterdam trendbeheer.com + artrotterdam.nl
/ Rotterdam
2009
/ Symphony in White / group show
/ Het Wilde Weten hetwildeweten.nl / Rotterdam
2008
/ Summary of the World / installation
/ Netherlands Architecture Institute nai.nl / Rotterdam
2008
/ At Home Anywhere / duo show
/ Het Wilde Weten hetwildeweten.nl / Rotterdam
2008
/ Heim / group show / CBK cbk.rotterdam.nl / Rotterdam
2008
/ Project(OR) / art fair
/ Showroom MAMA showroommama.nl / Rotterdam
2007
/ ArtBBQ – de finissage / group show
/ Het Wilde Weten hetwildeweten.nl / Rotterdam
2007
/ Centre of Gravity / solo show
/ Stadsgehoorzaal stadsgehoorzaalkampen.nl / Kampen
2006
/ Mental Maps / group show
/ HVVCA Peekskill hvcca.org / New York (USA)
2005
/ Window to the world / group show
/ Gallery De Sigarenfabriek / Delft lectures, (TV and radio)

2011
/ Discussion / Cemeti Art House cemetiarthouse.com
/ Yogyakarta, Indonesia
2011
/ Hot wave #3 / Cemeti Art House cemetiarthouse.com
/ Yogyakarta, Indonesia
2011
/ On time, in place
/ De kabinetten van de Vleeshal vleeshal.nl / Middelburg
2011
/ Trans national design / BNO bno.nl
/ Pakhuis de Zwijger dezwijger.nl / Amsterdam
2011
/ European Bites / DOK dok.info / Delft
2010
/ Tracks, Traces ans Transformations
/ Nest nestruimte.nl / The Hage
2010
/ Lecture about creative space
/ FNV Kiem and Pakhuis de Zwijger fnv-kiem.nl
+ dezwijger.nl / Amsterdam
2010
/ Lecture on European Dreams
/ Melkweg europeandreams.nl + melkweg.nl / Amsterdam
2010
/ Artist-talk about inspiration
/ HKU Institute of the Arts hku.nl + academiegalerie.nl
/ Utrecht
2009
/ Pecha Kucha (International Architecture Biennale)
/ nai.nl + pechakucha.nl / Rotterdam
2009
/ Pecha Kucha
/ platformgras and Stadschouwburg platformgras.nl
+ pechakucha.nl / Groningen
2009
/ Various Lectures about the project At Home Anywhere
/ 5 different places
2008 – 2009
/ Various live radio interviews from different places
during the journey / Atlas http://llink.nl/atlas + Llink llink.nl
2008
/ Radio interview Desmet Live / Llink llink.nl + desmet.tv
2008
/ Lecture about Home / Animo animotilburg.nl
/ University, Tilburg
2008
/ TV interview A Summary of the World
/ Goede Morgen Nederland / Hilversum
2008
/ Lecture on fascination
/ Artez, Institute of the Arts artez-cabk.nl / Zwolle
2008
/ Various radio interviews A Summary of the World
/ NCRV, Llink, Radio Capuchino, wereld omroep etc.
2008
/ Several lectures on the book and the project A Summary of the World
2006
/ Argument about individuality
/ Constantijn Huygens, Institute of the Arts artez-cabk.nl
/ Kampen
2006
/ Debate on Graphic Design
/ Constantijn Huygens, Institute of the Arts artez-cabk.nl
/ Zwolle
2003 – 2006
/ Various Interviews
/ including: spits spitsnieuws.nl, Op Pad oppad.nl,
BNN bnn.nl etc.

2011
/ Workshop on the Merapi
/ Cemeti Art House cemetiarthouse.com
/ Yogyakarta, Indonesia
2008
/ Workshop OveralThuis
/ Institute Media aan de Maas mediaaandemaas.ning.com
/ Rotterdam
2007
/ Project leader Great Place to Live – Inspire Day
/ Nieuwe Garde nieuwegarde.nl / Rotterdam
2007
/ Workshop Habitat Amore
/ Institute Media aan de Maas mediaaandemaas.ning.com
/ Rotterdam
2005 – 2008
/ Guest lecture and counseling projects
/ Constantijn Huygens, Institute of the Arts artez-cabk.nl
/ Zwolle

(upcoming) spring 2012
/ A journey, the centre of gravity and home
/ book about the journey to the 27 countries of the EU
(upcoming) spring 2012
/ The more you take, the more I give
/ Book with works made during my residency
at Cemeti Art House
cemetiarthouse.com
/ Yogyakarta, Indonesia
2008
/ A Summary of the World / book about the joerney
to the centre of gravity of each continent
/ ISBN: 978-90-79344-01-7
/ 372 pages, 22 x 27 x 3cm (Hardcover)
/ Concept, photography, text and design: Esther Kokmeijer
/ Content: 6 continents, 46 countries, 620 photos
/ translations: 6 languages, Dutch, English, French,
German, Spanish and Esperanto / copies: 2000 (sold out)

News papers:
NRC-Next nrcnext.nl, de Pers depers.nl,
Spits spitsnieuws.nl, Trouw trouw.nl,
de brug bcoreclameburo.nl / brugmedia,
Stentor destentor.nl, nieuwsblad van het noorden dvhn.nl,
Leeuwarder Courant leeuwardercourant.nl.
De week krant deweekkrant.nl
Magazines:
Tubelight Tubelight.nl, Metropolis M metrploism.com,
Colombus columbusmagazine.nl, Rails rails.nl,
Rotterdam uit krant
uitburo.nl, Elle elle.nl, Op pad oppad.nl, Home, Safe,
Platteland, Geo-info geo-info.nl,
Boomerang cards.boomerang.nl, vormberichten BNO
bno.nl, Phileas Magazine,
Vergeten Verhalen hetvergetenverhaal.nl,
OnzeWereld onzewereld.nl, Blvd., Glamcult glamcult.nl
/ Goodies

2008 – 2009
/ Journey to the centre of gravity of the 27 countries
of the EU, travelling 42,755 kilometres, in 223 days,
passing through 28 countries,
with 127 different places to sleep,
crossing 3 time zones, 3 longitudes and 3 latitudes.
2003 – 2005
/ Journey to the centre of gravity of each continent,
travelling 120,000 kilometres, in 455 days,
passing through 46 countries,
in 6 continents, with 211 different places to sleep,
crossing 18 time zones, 27 longitudes and 9 latitudes.
I have visited the following (73) countries
for various projects and articles:
Albania, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Belize, Benin,
Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cambodia,
Cameroon, Canada, Central African, Republic, Chile,
China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Czech Republic,
Denmark, Ecuador, El Salvador, Estonia, Finland,
France, Gambia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala,
Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia,
Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg,
Malaysia, Mali, Malta, Morocco, Mauritania, Mexico,
Nicaragua, New Zealand, Nigeria, Panama, Peru, Poland,
Portugal, Romania, Russia, Senegal, Singapore, Slovenia,
Slovakia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Togo,
Thailand, The Netherlands, Turkey, United States,
United Kingdom, Vietnam, West Timor