Caillyn Vos – Maaike Meindertsma
SEE DJERBA Project
Where did the cold go?
The installation consists of a locally made sculpture with wool elements by Caillyn Vos and a 2-channel video project by Maaike Meindertsma that explore the experience of cold.
INTERVIEW
Cold set us in motion
Interview with Caillyn and Maaike
ARTISTS’ STATEMENT
Cold sets us in motion. We shiver, tremble, and chatter our teeth to stay warm, we swim in cold water for our health, and in the Netherlands, we all get our skates out of the closet when temperatures drop below freezing. Cold is stagnation. In history, science, and philosophy, cold is a sign of stagnation and preservation. For example, the rune Isa (a sign from the ancient Germanic alphabet) means inaction and reflection, and cold on Mount Everest can cause someone to stop moving forever, but years later, their body can still be recognized as completely intact. Cold is duality. It is dangerous, painful, impressive, and peaceful. We look in awe at falling glaciers and reflect on the power of cold, but at the same time, we worry about its disappearance. What is our human relationship to cold and ice? And what contrasts can be found when we are faced with it?
COLLECTIVE EXHIBITIONS
2025 Leeuwarden (nl), DE BROEIKAS Festival
2025 Leeuwarden (nl), H47 + VHDG
CAILLYN VOS
Caillyn’s artistic research is a way to explore, question, and redefine art’s role and impact in broader societal contexts.
EXHIBITIONS
2025 Verval (nl), BIERUMER SCHOOL
2023 Diepenheim (nl), DRAWING CENTER
2022 Groningen (nl), GALERIE NOORD
STUDIES
2022 Groningen (nl), MINERVA ART ACADEMY: Diploma
BIO
Based in Leeuwraden (nl)
1999 Born in the Netherlands
LINKS
MAAIKE MEINDERTSMA
Maaike Meindertsma’s artistic research revolves around the body: how it moves, remembers, and relates to its surroundings, and how presence and absence of the body can be made perceptible through images, sound, and installation.
EXHIBITIONS
2026 Rotterdam (nl), ART ROTTERDAM
2025 Leeuwarden (nl), LUNA Media Art Festival
2025 Tunis (tn), INTERFERENCE Light Art Project
2024 Houmt Souk (tn), SEE DJERBA Media Art Festival
2024 Gelsenkirchen (de), GOLDSTÜCKE Light Art Projects
2024 Bierum (nl), BIERUMER SCHOOL
2024 Leeuwarden (nl), LUNA Media Art Festival
2023 Groningen (nl), NOORDERLICHT International Photo Festival
2023 Groningen (nl), DIHAN / Antiquariaat Berger & De Vries
2023 Leeuwarden (nl), LUNA YOUNG MASTERS
2023 Leeuwarden (nl), RAAMH
2022 Groningen (nl), DIHAN / Antiquariaat Berger & De Vries
2022 Groningen (nl), KUNSTPUNT
2022 Gorizia (it), INVISIBLE CITIES Festival
STUDIES
2022 Groningen (nl), MINERVA ART ACADEMY: Diploma Fine Arts
BIO
Lives in the Netherlands.
LINKS