(Un)monumenting: Slackwater
Holly Hendry
2025
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New artworks at NDSM by Holly Hendry, Mike Rijnierse and Ludmila Rodrigues in the (Un) monumenting program series.
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From January 16th, Holly Hendry's Slackwater will be on display at the Y-berth of NDSM. This impressive artwork explores the relationship between water, time, and heritage, creating a site-specific dialogue with its surroundings. Slackwater will be on view until March 31st.
(Un)monumenting
The work is part of the Un)monumenting program, where artists question the monumental nature of NDSM as a location. At NDSM, monumental heritage, creativity, events, and makers come together. In response to this, artists continue to explore what the unique character of the site means and how it can remain significant for the future of the city and its inhabitants.
Slackwater x Holly Hendry
For the adaptation of Slackwater at NDSM, Holly Hendry has "woven" a pipeline system (which is found all over NDSM) into the site and its history. Hendry uses steel pipes as the internal organs of a space, offering a way to look at larger systems and the social fabric of a place or city. With Slackwater, Hendry connects these industrial materials of steel pipes and cable reels with NDSM's maritime history. Placed on one of the ship slips, the artist aims to create a physical translation of the 'entanglement' of bodies (which are mostly made of water), the water (the IJ River), the city of Amsterdam, and the urban landscape, both conceptually and visually.
Slackwater is presented in an adapted form by Stichting NDSM-werf, 2024. It was originally commissioned by TheColab, The Artist's Garden, London, 2023.
About Holly Hendry
The work of British artist Holly Hendry is sculptural, monumental, and playful, exploring what lies beneath the surface, from hidden underground spaces to the inner workings of the body. Want to know more about her work and inspiration? Listen to the NDSMX podcast with Holly Hendry, where we dive deeper into her creative process and the making of Slackwater.
Practical Information
Slackwater by Holly Hendry is located at the Y-berth of NDSM between the Pllek restaurant and the Faralda crane, and will be on display from January 16th to March 31st, 2025.
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