The Hero, the Villain and the Truth

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Kunstlinie invites the ALLUMINOUS visitors to discover the exhibition of Folkert de Jong. Come in and admire his fascinating artworks. Exhibition The hero, the villain and the truth presents the work of artist Folkert de Jong in an innovative, theatrical setting. His life-size sculptures are made of unusual materials such as styrofoam and polyurethane, and are staged in this exhibition with stimulating audio stories and theatrical lighting. The dramatic lighting and use of color make this exhibition a visual experience.

MEET THE ARTIST:
Folkert de Jong's spectacular artworks have been shown all over the world in museums, biennials and galleries in New York, Buenos Aires, Barcelona, ​​Mexico City, Athens and Los Angeles. In the Netherlands he previously showed his colorful but dark sculptures at Stedelijk Museum, Kunstmuseum Den Haag, Museum Kranenburgh and De Oude Kerk. In his work, historical and mythical scenes meet in large installations of human figures that all refer to iconic figures from the power of the past and present, often with a grim but ironic undertone.

QUOTE FROM THE ARTIST:
Folkert de Jong: I like to play with history: what if Abraham Lincoln was black, or Mary the female Jesus? These questions excite me. I see my characters as actors; I am the director myself and I think about what experience I want to give to the audience.

CREDITS:
Concept and curator: Johan Idema / texts: Abdelkader Benali, Koen Caris, Enver Husicic, Renée Kapitein, Maxine Palit de Jongh, Roziena Salihu, Rick Steggerda, Elfie Tromp / voices: Gillis Biesheuvel, Jacqueline Blom, Annelinde Bruijs, Anne-Chris Schulting, Thomas Dudkiewicz, Kevin Hassin, Folkert de Jong, Sofieke de Kater, Roziena Salihu, Joep van der Geest / recording and editing: David Schwarz / exhibition design and realization: Brandwacht & Meijer / art handling: Stijn van Aardenne, Arthur Boer, Gido Cuppens, Philipp Schmidt / graphic design: Studio Spass

The exhibition The Hero, the Villain and the Truth by Folkert de Jong is made possible by Kunstlinie Almere as part of the ALLUMINOUS Light Art Festival.