Travels Through Paradise - Nirvana by model trains

Curator Cynthia Hathaway, former artistic director of the FunLab Master’s course at the Design Academy Eindhoven, is fascinated by miniature landscapes and their devotees. As a visitor you can take a trip in the train that visually leads you through the landscape.

55 Creative people from various disciplines participated and each developed 1 meter for of this huge model train track. The journey can be followed from the trains' perspective by way of a small camera that is mounted on the locomotive. The video feed is then projected on the wall next to the track.

Among the participants are: : Ted Noten, Albert Scholtheis, Claudy Jongstra, Hans Burtner, Liesbeth Fit, Bob de Mon, Bart Reuser, Melle Smets, Anna Maria Cornelia de Gersem, Gerrit van der Meij, Ed Annink, Eefje Halters, Nicolette Brunklaus en Daniel van der Veer.

Organised by guest-curator Cynthia Hathaway. Hathaway (Newmarket, Canada) works as designer, curator and educator. She previously was creative director of Masters course 'FunLab' in Eindoven and owner, Hathaway Designs.

Platform 21
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Opening: zaterdag 21 april, 16.00 – 19.00 uur

Hours: Woensdag – zondag, 12.00 – 19.00 uur
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Prinses Irenestraat 19, Amsterdam.