Travelling with Vincent
The exhibition ‘Travelling with Vincent’, designed by NorthernLight, introduces visitors to perhaps the least known work of world-famous painter Vincent van Gogh. Visitors will embark on a mental and physical journey alongside Van Gogh, boarding the train and seeing the Drenthe landscape through his eyes.
At the core of this exhibition lies the concept of translating Van Gogh’s emotional journey into a contemporary and timeless experience that allows visitors to literally step into the artist’s shoes. The exhibition takes the visitor on an immersive road trip, featuring an abstract train experience that bridges the gap between past and present. One can identify here with Vincent and relate it to nowadays ‘soul search’ trips.
By creating an immersive space that can be experienced from the train as well as walked through, visitors come even closer to Van Gogh’s emotional journey. A ‘road movie,’ showing a fusion of Drentse landscapes and Van Gogh’s paintings, brings his time in Drenthe to life. The works of Van Gogh, contemporaries and his sources of inspiration are presented in several themed exhibition rooms, inspired by the unique colours in the Drentse landscape as described by Vincent in letters to his brother Theo. ‘Travelling with Vincent’ seamlessly blends immersive audiovisual storytelling with the genuine authenticity of real artworks.
Exhibition ‘Travelling with Vincent’
Drents Museum, Assen
11 September 2023 – 7 January 2024
drentsmuseum.nl
Photography: Sake Elzinga, Drents Museum