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"To Merge" about the influence of crayfish in the Amsterdam canals

For the eleventh edition of the Amsterdam Light Festival, students from the Breitner Academy Priya Saktoe, Sorella Loman and Yoeki de Ruyter created a light artwork about the influence of crayfish in Amsterdam and the Netherlands. "The lobster was imported and released by professional fishermen and has settled permanently in Dutch waters; the American red crayfish is here to stay. The biotope in which the animal now finds itself appears to be a utopia. See it as a (cultural) assimilation process, cultures will continue to merge and a new society will emerge both above and below the water."

The artwork, created as part of an education project, was on display on the Schippersgracht opposite Central Station. The development of the work could be followed via Instagram. You can read more about the production process of the installation via Publi Air.

 

For photos of the light artwork 'To Merge', please visit this page of the Breitner Academy. The Breitner Academy is the HBO course for Visual Arts and Design Teachers in Amsterdam, and part of the Amsterdam University of the Arts (AHK).

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Sources: Amsterdam Light Festival; Breitner Academie

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