In search of the future is a viewing and doing exhibition for the whole family. The exhibition is based on the picture book Keepvogel and Kijkvogel in het spoor van Mondriaan by Wouter van Reek.
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- In search of the future is a viewing and doing exhibition for the whole family. The exhibition is based on the picture book Keepvogel and Kijkvogel in het spoor van Mondriaan by Wouter van Reek.
'If you wait and see, everything just gets older,' says Watching Bird. 'Instead, I look for the new.'
Watchbird is looking into the future, looking for things that do not yet exist. Keepvogel goes with him.
In search of the future is a family exhibition that gets young and old thinking about curiosity, innovation and imagination.
The exhibition with hands-on tasks for children is based on the picture book Keep Bird and Watch Bird - in the footsteps of Mondrian By Wouter van Reek. In Watching Bird, you will recognise Piet Mondrian, the artist who continued to innovate throughout his life.
Besides a colourful presentation of drawings from the book, the exhibition uses sketches and storyboards to give a behind-the-scenes look at the creation of the Kijkvogel character and Wouter van Reek's working methods.
Scavenger hunt
Especially for this exhibition, there will be creative workshops and a fun scavenger hunt for children. Look for the dog Tungsten and travel to the future together with Keepvogel and Kijkvogel.
Wouter van Reek
Animation filmmaker and children's book writer Wouter van Reek (1960) studied at the Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam. He made animation films for Sesame Street and Villa Achterwerk, among others. His first book, Keepvogel Storm, appeared in 2005. Van Reek won several awards with his work including the 1st Prize Animated Short Film of the Chicago International Children's Film Festival in 2002 and a silver brush for Keepvogel: the invention.
For Keep Bird and Watch Bird: in the wake of Mondrian Van Reek received the Zilveren Griffel and De Vlag en Wimpel in 2012. This picture book, which was developed in collaboration with the Kunstmuseum in The Hague, features both Mondrian's early landscapes and later abstract compositions, as a backdrop to the quest for the future.
Mondrian 150
This exhibition is organised as part of Mondrian 150. In 2022, it will be 150 years since Piet Mondrian was born in Amersfoort. The city will celebrate this with a Festival of Imagination: exhibitions, theatre, music, workshops, outdoor activities and much more. For more information, please visit mondriaan150.co.uk