Dik Mus and Anke van Veen have been working together as artists from the day they met. They collaborate under the name van veen & Mus for autonomous work and Dutch Igloo for museum work. They share a fascination for peppers ghost technique (hologram projection) and museum diorama’s, both 19th century techniques for representing the world. In their work, they combine physical dioramas with photography and digital image manipulation. With these technologies from three very different eras, they enlarge the miniature worlds they build in their studio to endless landscapes while preserving the complexity and beauty of the tangible nature. With their work, Van Veen & Mus tries to expand our narrow view of the world and our cosmos. The complexity of the endless wilderness challenges and provokes a person’s thinking process. The landscape is empty, there are no people, or even traces of people. There is no real focal point. There is no horizon, or visible plan. These panoramas are portals to new beginnings. You can wander through the landscape, beyond the horizon. There is no map or navigation, this is a new starting point from where you can find your own way. From here you can discover a new world. Previous works of Dutch Igloo have been included in the permanent collection of, amongst others: The Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, Amsterdam Museum, Dordrechts Museum, Quasr al Hosn - Abu Dhabi, Vapriikki Finland.

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