The exhibition Turning Towards, on view from March 27 to May 3, 2026, at Studio 2, de Doelen Art, explores a human paradox: control provides stability, but without the unpredictability of chaos, a vital source of creation is also lost. Curators and artists Yoram Yutte and Lisa Meijer present work by Mean Collection, Lissa Gasparotto, Mar Gimeno Lumbiarres, Dineke van Huizen, and Manon Malan.
Control provides structure in a world that is unpredictable and beyond our comprehension. Through systems, rules, and stories, we attempt to organize our experiences and give meaning to what surrounds us and what happens within us. Yet, control is never definitive. There are forces that defy prediction and control. Moments of loss and transformation expose the transience of order.
In Turning Towards The artists explore various ways of relating to this vulnerability. Their works depict surrender, disruption, and disorganization, revealing the tension between intention and unpredictability, structure and chaos. Rather than approaching chaos as destruction, it is presented as a generative condition from which new forms can emerge.
Within this space, the unknown is not presented as something to be solved, but as something to be experienced. Turning Towards offers no answers, but draws attention to the realization that being human encompasses more than what language can capture. It points to the intuition that we are part of something larger, something that can be cosmic, relational, or even spiritual in nature.
The opening will take place on March 27 from 16:00 PM, sign up here.
This exhibition is made possible in part by CBK Rotterdam.
Practical information
Date: March 27 to May 3, 2026
Opening hours: see Google Maps
Location: Studio 2 | de Doelen Art, Schouwburgplein 57
Accessibility: the Studio is located on the ground floor