Positions: Gut Feeling

Location: Stroom Den Haag, Hogewal 1-9  
Date: 7 February - 20 April 2025
Opening: Friday 7 February 2025
Time: 17:00 hrs - 20:00 hrs 

Artists: Lakisha Apostel, Elvis Chen, Filipp Groubnov en Wessel Verrijt
Curator: Travis Geertruida

Four artists – Lakisha Apostel, Elvis Chen, Filipp Groubnov, and Wessel Verrijt – transform the space of Stroom Den Haag into a theatrical stage. To the classical eye, the exhibition may seem like a random arrangement of objects, but closer inspection reveals a deliberate artistic method.

Each installation in Positions: Gut Feeling embodies a different world, different ideas, and various ways of working. These artworks are placed in such a way that they contrast with one another, as an exercise in the art of sideways observation. It raises many questions. Are there hidden connections? How do we experience reality? How does it feel in our body? Can we trust our body? Do our thoughts deceive us? What is your gut feeling?

Positions: Gut Feeling invites the viewer to enter these different worlds and read between the lines, looking sideways and upwards. Pay attention to the interplay between wet clay and electrical wires, weathered wood and screens full of static, rusted steel and polished aluminum, torn paper and second-hand fabrics. The artists' play may seem random, but it is also rich and precise. The result is an exhibition that offers space for wonder and active imagination, where unexpected materials and forms create a space for discovery and fascination.

Public program
An extensive public program with guided tours, tours, and artist talks is associated with the exhibition Positions: Gut Feeling:

> 7 February, 17:00 - 20:00 uur: Opening 
> 26 February, Workshop mask-making with Elvis Chen
> 7 March,19:00 - 23:00 hrs: HOOGTIJ #80, with performances by Lakisha Apostel and Wessel Verrijt.
> 3 April, Artist Talk: the Chamber of Curiosity

Multi-year program: Positions
Positions is a platform for The Hague's talent. With this program line, Stroom presents new and existing work by Hague-based visual artists, showcasing the great diversity of their practice. In addition to exhibitions, there is also space for artistic research, experimental presentations, lectures, performances, and other activities. Previous exhibitions included Positions: Soft Intimacies (2024), Positions: Elsewheres (2023), and Positions: Time-Based (2022).

The exhibition Positions: Gut Feeling is made possible with support from the Mondriaan Fund and the Municipality of The Hague.