On Friday 26 September, Parterretrap opens its doors for the first time with the exhibition The Sweating Subject by artist/photographer Jan Banning. The Sweating Subject consists of a series of group portraits of tribal chiefs and their retinues, accompanied by the photographer himself. All of the chiefs are members of the Gonja or Dagomba tribes […]
The exhibition is titled Exploring Lines. Danielle worked in an intuitive and organic way with lines, structures, space, and movement. Her art often grew out of a profound exploration of the rhythms and growth processes of nature. She gave shape to these through works on paper, mixed media, and bronze sculptures. A book on her […]
“Fiesta” is an expanded cinema installation. It tells a story about a car, a criminal, a dreamer and a cynic, each of them having their role to play in the death of the protagonist. Originating from a screenplay, the installation seeks to give agency back to the audience by removing the chronology of a film’s […]
As part of the public program accompanying Extractive Imagination(s) chapter 2: The Perfect Loaf, The Balcony will host a talk by scholar and researcher Stephanie O’Rourke. Stephanie O’Rourke is a Scotland-based visual culture schola, particularly in relation to resource extraction, scientific knowledge, and media technologies in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. She is a Senior […]
Maarten Demmink is a landscape artist, but his landscapes do not glorify the beauty of nature. In his work, the surrounding world, subject to its own forces, imposes its own laws—raw forces of nature. Last autumn, the southeastern United States was struck by hurricanes Helene and Milton. Although more than 100,000 homes were severely damaged […]
This workshop is open to all; no prior experience necessary. Come ready to experiment, get your hands messy, and explore what it means to make with what’s already here! What participants should bring with them Found or personal materials: – Small natural materials: dried leaves, flowers, grass, seed pods, or food scraps – Personal fragments: […]
Roaring Into Being looks at the convergence of the synthetic and the organic. Some works treat ecology as metaphor, others as method — erasing the divide, questioning interdependence, and tracing the fragile systems we inhabit. Digital landscapes wrap around human forms; closed-loop environments fold organic and artificial into each other. With: Andrea Samory, Chang Hsin […]
‘Ouvrages de Dames’ (Ladies’ Works) is a solo show featuring a new series of curtains by Ariane Toussaint on the topics of textile crafts and domestic labour. Made of found domestic cloth, they are pieced into patchworks and hand printed with patterns taken from handicrafts books. Thus, by zooming in and enlarging found images of […]
Between Two ShoresOpening: Friday, October 10, 2025, at 6 PMExhibition dates: October 10–13, 2025 The photo exhibition Between Two Shores by Roger Anis at the Balcony explores humanity’s enduring connection with the sea, following a visual journey along the Mediterranean coast from Egypt to Marseille. Through images that reflect a shared passion for water, the […]
Skills covered: – hardware: components and tools – software: Arduino IDE, fritzing – soldering, prototyping, reading schematics – having fun with other nerds Requirements: – 5V USB power supply + a USB C Cable (phone chargers work well) – creativity, open eyes and ears – laptop with Arduino software installed Workshop description This workshop grew […]
During this evening, Olof Marsja will share the broader history of the colonisation of Sápmi, the land traditionally inhabited by the Sámi people, which was marked by discrimination, racism, and cultural oppression. He will reflect on how this history connects to his own background and personal experience. Marsja will also talk about how his artistic […]
You are warmly invited to the life drawing session inside the exhibition ‘Ouvrages de Dames’ by Ariane Toussaint. For two hours two models will pose while bathing in the pools of coloured light, acting out a choreography in the space that will contrast the abstract nature of Ariane’s textile works. The drawing session will echo […]
Searching for a community of improvisers? Join Raw Dates Sessions – a monthly series of multidisciplinary improvisation events & a playground for collective improvisation and unscripted creativity. Schedule: 15:00 set up 15:30 Door open for public 16:00 First session 17:15 break 17:30 Second session 18:30 Vegan dinner (sign up required) Raw Dates Sessions is a […]
