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Nummer acht, everything is going to be alright
by Guido van der Werve
2007, 10’10”
Original Format: 16 mm trasferito in HD
Presented at the 16th edition of Lo schermo dell’arte, 2023
In the Finnish Gulf of Bothnia, the artist is filmed while walking on an ice field in front of an enormous icebreaker. There is no music, only the dull thuds of the ship as it travels along its trajectory. In the wide shot, van der Werve seems fragile and tiny, about to be swallowed by the immense ship behind him.
Guido van der Werve (1977, Papendrecht, Netherlands, lives and works between Amsterdam, Berlin, and Hassi) trained at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam and in 2006 was resident at the Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten in Amsterdam. In 2008 he participated in the International Studio and Curatorial Program in New York and in 2011 he was in residence at Kunstlerhaus Bethanien in Berlin. Solo exhibitions include: GRIMM Gallery, Amsterdam (2023); Eye Filmmuseum, Amsterdam (2022); SongEun Art Space, Seoul (2020); CONDO São Paulo (2019); FuturDome, Milan (2018). His works have been part of group exhibitions at institutions such as Kunsthaus Zurich (2020), CCK Buenos Aires (2017), Kunsthaus Graz (2015), MAXXI Rome (2014), Fondazione Prada (2014), MoMA New York (2013), GAMeC, Bergamo (2013). He has participated in Biennials and international events such as Performa 13 (2013) and Performa 11 (2011), Moscow Biennial (2011), Venice Biennale (2010), Istanbul Biennial (2015), Manifesta 07 (2008). His works are present in the collections of international institutions such as: Fondazione Giuliani, Rome; Galleria d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Turin; Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, DC; Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam; MoMA, New York; M Woods Museum, Beijing; Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam; Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven (NL).
Selected Filmography
2022 Nummer Achttien, the breath of life 2015 Nummer zeventien, killing time attempt 1 from the deepest ocean to the highest mountain; Nummer zestien, the present moment 2012 Nummer veertien, home 2011 Nummer dertien, emotional poverty in three effugium 2009 Nummer twaalf, variations on a theme; the king’s gambit accepted, the number of stars in the sky, and why a piano can’t be tuned, or waiting for an earthwake 2007 Nummer negen, the day I didn’t turn with the world; Nummer acht, everything is going to be alright 2006 Nummer zeven, the clouds are more beautiful from above; Nummer zes, Steinway grand piano, wake me up to go to sleep and all the colour of the rainbow 2005 Nummer vier, I don’t want to get involved in this. I don’t want to be part of this. Talk me out of it 2004 Nummer drie, take step fall 2003 Nummer twee, just because I’m standing here doesn’t mean I want to
2022 Nummer Achttien, the breath of life 2015 Nummer zeventien, killing time attempt 1 from the deepest ocean to the highest mountain; Nummer zestien, the present moment 2012 Nummer veertien, home 2011 Nummer dertien, emotional poverty in three effugium 2009 Nummer twaalf, variations on a theme; the king’s gambit accepted, the number of stars in the sky, and why a piano can’t be tuned, or waiting for an earthwake 2007 Nummer negen, the day I didn’t turn with the world; Nummer acht, everything is going to be alright 2006 Nummer zeven, the clouds are more beautiful from above; Nummer zes, Steinway grand piano, wake me up to go to sleep and all the colour of the rainbow 2005 Nummer vier, I don’t want to get involved in this. I don’t want to be part of this. Talk me out of it 2004 Nummer drie, take step fall 2003 Nummer twee, just because I’m standing here doesn’t mean I want to