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Arnhem Draait Door | Windmill de Kroon

Saturday February 7

For Windmill de Kroon in Klarendal, Hospitalityclub, in collaboration with Plaatsmaken, realized a large-scale art project in which they designed new sail cloths for the mill. On Saturday February 7th, these cloths will be presented during the 'Warme Winterroute' (Warm Winter Route).

Art on the sails of Molen de Kroon

The project was carried out in close collaboration with children from various primary schools in Arnhem and with the mill’s volunteers. During a series of workshops, participants worked on patterns, drawings, and visual elements that together formed the basis for the designs on the sails. Using printing techniques, stencils, and textile experiments, these images were translated onto large cloths, which were then mounted on the mill’s sails.

The cloths for Molen de Kroon are not only a visual artwork, but also emphasize the importance of shared ownership and mutual connection within Arnhem. The sails create a vivid contrast between past and present. They are infused with symbols and patterns that not only reflect the history of the neighborhood, but also the contemporary influences of its residents—from the bat that uses the area as its habitat to children’s drawings inspired by popular memes. The designs are a tribute to the way the current generation interprets and transforms the world around them. This artwork offers a place where old traditions meet new imaginations, and where the mill forms a bridge between past and present, between the voices of then and now.

Presentation | Saturday, 7 February, between 11:00 and 16:00, during the Warme Winterroute in Klarendal
Location | Molen de Kroon (next to Plaatsmaken)

Hospitalityclub is an artist collective and an ongoing project, born out of the need to collaborate and to share, arising from both joy and despair about our shared living environment.

The collective was founded by Krista Burger, Mirka Farabegoli, and Kenneth Letsoin and has been working for more than ten years, in changing constellations, on collaborative projects.

Hospitalityclub creates work in the public realm, where autonomous artistic practice and collective making processes come together. The projects emerge from a shared sense of urgency and engagement with the living environment, and explore how art, born from togetherness, can help cross societal boundaries and create space for shared stories and experiences. At the core of the working method is an egalitarian collaboration with a wide range of participants: visitors, students, local residents, and volunteers. Professional expertise is not the guiding principle; instead, the value of the work arises from the unique insights each participant brings. Through this open approach, the boundaries between maker and viewer become blurred, and collective ownership of the final result emerges.

The works range from printed matter and flags to installations and murals, often made using (reused) materials found on site. Hospitalityclub operates at the intersection of socially engaged practices and contemporary visual art, without separating the two. The work can be presented both in public space and within the context of the art world.

Alongside their autonomous practice, Krista Burger and Mirka Farabegoli develop educational projects in which artistic research and knowledge transfer come together in a natural way. This cross-pollination forms an important foundation of Hospitalityclub: learning through making, in and with one’s own living environment, with attention to equality, collectivity, and shared ownership.