In a way we consider the oomph the highest achievement in art. It’s the sensation, perhaps in the underbelly at first, when you encounter something that touches and convinces you in a very direct yet inexplicable manner, something that happens between the viewer and the work and which is undeniably there: a connection or intuitive/unmediated relation and entrance to the work, even if (or especially if) you cannot quite put your finger on it.
Oomph features solo exhibitions by Ricardo van Eyk, Pedro Barateiro, Mickey Yang, Katja Mater and Leyla Aydoslu.
Contributors: Nickel van Duijvenboden & Marie Nerland, Erik Hagoort, Bas Hendrikx, Gerard Herman, Frank Koolen, Marijn Ottenhof, Piet Tuytel, Suzanne Wallinga, Nina Weijers.
Year essay by Daniel Vorthuys. Read it here.
Publication:
Oomph, P/////AKT, 2020
Ricardo van Eyk – Pilot
Oomph part I
20 Jan – 3 Mar 2019
Opening 19 Jan, 20-24 hrs
Pedro Barateiro – My body, this paper, this fire
Oomph part II
31 Mar – 12 May 2019
Opening 30 Mar, 20-24 hrs
Mickey Yang – Closed eyes
Oomph part III
9 Jun – 21 Jul 2019
Opening 8 Jun, 20-24 hrs
Katja Mater – Dear Sides
Oomph part IV
8 Sep – 20 Oct 2019
Opening 7 Sep, 20-24 hrs
Leyla Aydoslu – Oomph part V
Oomph part V
17 Nov – 22 Dec 2019
Opening 16 Nov, 20-24 hrs