Craigie Horsefield / How the world occurs

Craigie Horsfield is known for his profoundly moving images of individuals and groups of people, as well as atmospheric representations of landscapes, often produced as tapestries on an epic scale. With around forty works in a range of media, including photography, tapestry, fresco technique and a new site-specific sound work, the museum gives you the opportunity to reflect on your relationship to the world and how you perceive the world.

The exhibition is the result of a long-term collaboration between Horsfield and Centraal Museum. Previously, the museum worked with the artist on a social project in the city of Utrecht, for which he made portraits with thirty people who live in and around Utrecht. For these portraits he was asked to draw inspiration from art works in the museum’s collections. These portraits will form a central part of the exhibition and are shown here for the first time. You can watch the video about the photographic portraits that Horsfield made of Utrecht citizens here.