Stichting Das Spectrum

ARCHIVE | Inspirations, Past Lives & Incarnations

Before continuing as Stichting Das Spectrum, our foundation was simply known as Das Spectrum. On this page you can find out more about our origins of a group of young artists finding space to experiment and explore in an old worn down publishing house. We’ll tell you about the people behind this Artist Initiative & Studio Building. And how our current incarnation has grown out of it.

Also you will find some documentation about our past events, funding proposals, yearly reports and inspirations behind our program.

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"So we are 100% voluntary driven for the past seven and a half years and we get all our money from co-curating events. And then ofcourse COVID came around the corner and that made us realize that this isn’t going to work in the long run."

Stefan Starke & Tijmen Lohmeijer, quote from Stranded-FM, during our Stormhoek at The Creative Playground in 2023

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Das Spectrum: Artist Initiative & Studiobuilding

Before evolving to our current form, Stichting Das Spectrum was simply known as Das Spectrum. From 2011 onwards a group of freshly graduated artists transformed an old worn down publishing house in Overvecht (situated in the outskirts of Utrecht) into a vibrant studio building. Over the course of seven years alternating artists and art-initiatives initiated a variety exhibitions, lectures, movie screenings, theater performances and hosted a guest studio, for which they invited foreign artists, as well as from other parts of the Netherlands. Bringing in outside perspectives.

In 2017 they had to evacuate the building, which was torn down a year later, making space for student housing. In 2018 Mitchel Breed, Pim Tieland and Jop Vissers Vorstenbosch hosted Das Spectrum’s last events on locations throughout the city. After this our artist initiative fell apart, with all artists developing their practices elsewhere. Each in their own way.

Scroll down below to find out more about the different artists and art-initiatives involved:

Das Spectrum:

The public program and foundation of Das Spectrum was initiated by three art-initiatives:

> Das Bilt (2008-2013)

> FRAST (2009-2013)

> IMG_SRC (2009-2014)

In 2014 these initiatives took a step back and handed the foundation and public program over to Das Spectrum as an art-initiative in it’s own right. The public program from then onward was initiated and run by various artists renting a studio in the building, inviting and hosting other artists and art-initiatives as we went along!

> Das Spectrum (2011-2018)

Artists & Members at Das Spectrum over the years:

> Wolf Aartsen (2011-2014)

> Boris van Anrooij

> Matea Bakula (2015-2017)

> Vincent de Boer (2015-2017)

> Arne Boon (2011-2017)

> Mitchel Breed (2013-2018)

> Tamar Clasquin

> Rogier Cloin (2011-2013)

> Maarten Dekker (2011-2017)

> Koen Doodemans (2011-2014)

> Danny Foolen (2011-2016)

> Marius van de Goor (2011-2013)

> Cathy de Haan (2011-2013)

> Karin Juffermans

> Han Kerkhoven (2011-2017)

> Goof Kloosterman (2014-2017)

> Ingmar König

> Daan Lievense (2011-2015)

> Robin Meijer (2013-2017)

> Sander van Noort

> Jorrit Paaijmans (2011-2014)

> Stefan Starke (2011-2013)

> Pim Tieland (2013-2018)

> Nadine van Veldhuizen (2015-2018)

> Jop Vissers Vorstenbosch (2011-2018)

> Sebastiaan van Weelden (2011-2017)

> Laura de Weerdt

> Jonas Wijtenburg (2011-2017)

> Corine Zomer (2011-2016)