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Breathing Colour — Hella Jongerius

Museum Boijmans van Beuningen, Rotterdam

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2018

Breathing Colour — Hella Jongerius | Museum Boijmans van Beuningen, Rotterdam | Exhibition | 2018

Drawing on 15 years of colour research, designer Hella Jongerius presents a series of installations that deepen our understanding of colour. She has created a collection of specially designed objects that demonstrate how the experience of colour and form is affected by changing daylight throughout the day. In addition Hella Jongerius has selected together with artist Mathieu Meijers artworks from the collection of Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen.
The exhibition questions our perception of colour and reflects upon the history of colour research. Hella Jongerius: Breathing Colour is a statement about the strength, imperfection and versatility of colour as a reaction to the flatness of the colours produced by industry. Ultimately, Jongerius aims to pit the power of colour against the power of form.

curatorsAnne Martine van Kesteren exhibition designClaus Wiersma graphic designRobert Beckand documentationLotte Stekelenburg