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. Sequins
Shimmer’s programs have always been rhythmic, our exhibitions are layered over time, and we ‘fade’ artworks in and out. Often we see our activities as ‘scores’. Sequins will be the first time that we introduce artworks that have their own internal rhythms. What we imagine in the exhibition cycle is termed a ‘polyrhythm’, a movement in which multiple rhythms after time begin to syncopate together as a new fused rhythm. In Sequins, we have curated artworks and practices that work with ‘the rhythm’ in the broadest sense, and in doing so, celebrate difference as means of community-making. The program consists of different cycles, building, cresting and collapsing over the year.

Cycle 4 with Bik Van der Pol follows cycles by Heman Chong, Felix Gonzalez-Torres and Sharmyn Cruz Rivera (cycle 3), Bea McMahon and Maaike Schoorel (cycle 2) and Kirstin Arndt, Mo Laudi, and Becket MWN (cycle 1).

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Cycle 3 with Heman Chong, Felix Gonzalez-Torres and Fuga by Sharmyn Cruz Rivera with Eduardo F. Rosario, Geo Wyex, Hatis Noit, JJJJJerome Ellis, Lucky Dragons, Nite Bjuti, Rami George & J. Midden with Xina Xurner, & Toxe

Floor text of cycle 3
with Heman Chong, Felix Gonzalez-Torres and Sharmyn Rivera Cruz

Heman Chong, Everything (Wikipedia), 2019. Felix Gonzalez-Torres, “Untitled”, 1991, Print on paper, endless copies, Edition of 1, 1 AP; Private collection, courtesy Andrea Rosen Gallery. Photo credit Alexander Wolf. Courtesy of Shimmer, Rotterdam.

An almost empty room. In the foreground there is a stack of Felix Gonzales Torres papers with a light blue rectangular print. Next to it there are two people who seem to be walking past it, while they are staring at their phones. In the background there is a table that is almost fully concealed by a milky white blind. On the corner of the table there are three light purple artichoke flowers.

Heman Chong, Everything (Wikipedia), 2019. Felix Gonzalez-Torres, “Untitled”, 1991, Print on paper, endless copies, Edition of 1, 1 AP; Private collection, courtesy Andrea Rosen Gallery. Photo credit Alexander Wolf. Courtesy of Shimmer, Rotterdam.

A stack of papers with a light blue rectangular print. Next to it there are two people who seem to be walking past it, while they are staring at their phones. In the background there is a table that is almost fully concealed by a milky white blind. On the corner of the table there are three light purple artichoke flowers.

Heman Chong, Everything (Wikipedia), 2019. Photo credit Alexander Wolf, courtesy of Shimmer, Rotterdam.

A person in a purple blouse and someone else dressed in black are standing in a room, facing the windows on the right side. They are both gazing at their phones. They are reading out loud.

Heman Chong, Everything (Wikipedia), 2019. Photo credit Alexander Wolf, courtesy of Shimmer, Rotterdam.

Two people are standing close to the window in an almost empty white room. One is leaning against the wall next to the window. Both are reading from their phones.

Heman Chong, Everything (Wikipedia), 2019. Felix Gonzalez-Torres, “Untitled”, 1991, Print on paper, endless copies, Edition of 1, 1 AP; Private collection, courtesy Andrea Rosen Gallery. Photo credit Alexander Wolf. Courtesy of Shimmer, Rotterdam.

Two people are standing in a room that is empty except for a stack of papers. They are facing each other, but are looking at their phones.

Heman Chong, Everything (Wikipedia), 2019. Photo credit Alexander Wolf, courtesy of Shimmer, Rotterdam.

This photo shows a close up of a young person holding a black phone. On the back of their hand there is a tattoo that resembles the thorny stalk of a rose. They are wearing a deep purple blouse. In the background there is a vase with three purple artichoke flowers.

Felix Gonzalez-Torres, “Untitled”, 1991, Print on paper, endless copies, Edition of 1, 1 AP; Private collection, courtesy Andrea Rosen Gallery. Photo credit Alexander Wolf. Courtesy of Shimmer, Rotterdam.

In a white and gray gallery space, there is a stack of light blue papers. In the background, behind a set of blinds is the corner of the table on which there are three light purple artichoke flowers in a glass vase. To the right hand side there are four windows which show the industrial infrastructure of the Rotterdam port.

A stack of white papers is lying on a gray floor. The top sheet shows a light blue square that almost fills the whole sheet.

A person dressed in white and black is kneeling on the floor in front of a stack of papers. He is picking up one of the sheets. The room is painted white. Four windows let in the light of a bright day.

A person in a purple shirt and a black skirt is kneeling next to a stack of papers. She is picking up one of the papers from the stack. In the background there are three windows.

A stack of papers with large light blue squares. A hand is picking up one of the sheets. The thumbnail of the person’s hand is painted light purple.

Launch of Sequins, cycle 3 with Heman Chong, Felix Gonzalez-Torres, and Fuga by Sharmyn Cruz Rivera. Photo credit Alexander Wolf, courtesy of Shimmer, Rotterdam.

A young person is standing in front of a table that is partially concealed behind white blinds, and looking through a book. They are wearing baggy jeans, a dark t-shirt and sunglasses. On the table there is a vase with three light purple artichoke flowers. They seem to be facing away from a window, as there are some rays of sunlight lightening up the scene.

Fuga by Sharmyn Cruz Rivera with; Eduardo F. Rosario, Geo Wyex, Hatis Noit, JJJJJerome Ellis, Lucky Dragons, Nite Bjuti, Rami George & J. Midden with Xina Xurner, Toxe. Photo credit Alexander Wolf, courtesy of Shimmer, Rotterdam.

A picture of five people sitting in a room. They are sitting on black stools and forming a loose circle. The sun is shining into the room. The photo was taken from the hallway, so parts of the doorframe are visible on the side of the picture.

A group of eight people are sitting in a room. They are sitting on black stools and forming a loose circle, but they are not looking at each other. Instead they are all intently listening to an audio piece by Sharmyn Cruz Rivera. In the far corner of the room there is a white speaker, and in the middle of the circle on the floor there is a stack of papers with a light blue square print.

Fuga by Sharmyn Cruz Rivera with: Eduardo F. Rosario, Geo Wyex, Hatis Noit, JJJJJerome Ellis, Lucky Dragons, Nite Bjuti, Rami George & J. Midden with Xina Xurner, Toxe. Photo credit Alexander Wolf, courtesy of Shimmer, Rotterdam.

A group of people in a white gallery space. Most of them are sitting, one person is standing and leaning in the doorframe. Some of the people are listening to the audio piece, some are reading a text. On the right side of the image the corner of the table is visible. A water jug holding three light purple artichoke flowers is standing on top of it.

Felix Gonzalez-Torres, “Untitled”, 1991, Print on paper, endless copies, Edition of 1, 1 AP, Private collection, courtesy Andrea Rosen Gallery. Photo credit Alexander Wolf, courtesy of Shimmer, Rotterdam.

A close-up over the shoulder shot of a person sitting on a chair. They are wearing a blue and black zebra pattern blouse and pointy black slides. In front of them on the floor there is a stack of papers with a light blue square print on it.

Fuga by Sharmyn Cruz Rivera with, Eduardo F. Rosario, Geo Wyex, Hatis Noit, JJJJJerome Ellis, Lucky Dragons, Nite Bjuti, Rami George & J. Midden with Xina Xurner, Toxe. Photo credit Alexander Wolf, courtesy of Shimmer, Rotterdam.

A close-up photo of a person with rolled up black sleeves holding a sheet of paper with text, taken from behind.

Heman Chong, Everything (Wikipedia), 2019, Felix Gonzalez-Torres, “Untitled”, 1991; Print on paper, endless copies, Edition of 1, 1 AP, Private collection, courtesy Andrea Rosen Gallery. Photo credit Alexander Wolf, courtesy of Shimmer, Rotterdam.

A group of twelve people are standing in a gallery space. Most of them are looking at a person dressed in black who is reading something out loud from their phone. The sun is shining into the room. In the center of the room there is a stack of papers lying on the floor.

Heman Chong, Everything (Wikipedia), 2019. Photo credit Alexander Wolf, courtesy of Shimmer, Rotterdam.

Five people dressed in colorful summer clothing are standing in front of the wall of a room. One person who is closest to the camera is reading out loud from their phone.

Heman Chong, Everything (Wikipedia), 2019, Felix Gonzalez-Torres, “Untitled”, 1991, Print on paper, endless copies Edition of 1, 1 AP, Private collection, courtesy Andrea Rosen Gallery. Photo credit Alexander Wolf, courtesy of Shimmer, Rotterdam.

Two people are standing in a room, reading out loud from their phones. One person is dressed in black, the other is dressed in light colors. In the middle of the room there is a stack of papers with light blue prints.

Heman Chong, Everything (Wikipedia), 2019, Photo credit Alexander Wolf, courtesy of Shimmer, Rotterdam.

A close-up over the shoulder shot of a person with their phone in their hand. The legs of two people in blue jeans are visible in the background.

Heman Chong, Everything (Wikipedia), 2019, Photo credit Alexander Wolf, courtesy of Shimmer, Rotterdam.

A photo of two people who are reading out loud from their phones in a white gallery space. One is quite close to the camera and facing to the right. They have black hair and are wearing a white shirt. The person in the background is dressed all in black.

Heman Chong, Everything (Wikipedia), 2019, Felix Gonzalez-Torres, “Untitled”, 1991, Print on paper, endless copies, Edition of 1, 1 AP, Private collection, courtesy Andrea Rosen Gallery. Photo credit Alexander Wolf, courtesy of Shimmer, Rotterdam.

A picture of a white gallery space. In the corner on the far end of the room a person is walking while reading out loud from their phone. In the middle of the room there is a stack of papers with a light blue square print.

Felix Gonzalez-Torres, “Untitled”, 1991, Print on paper, endless copies, Edition of 1, 1 AP, Private collection, courtesy Andrea Rosen Gallery. Photo credit Alexander Wolf, courtesy of Shimmer, Rotterdam.

A picture of a white gallery space. In the middle of the space there is a stack of papers with a light blue print. A person with short pink hair, a pink sweater and pink shoes is bowing down to pick up a sheet. In the upper left corner of the image the lower body of a person slowly walking around the room.

Heman Chong, Everything (Wikipedia), 2019, Photo credit Alexander Wolf, courtesy of Shimmer, Rotterdam.

A close-up over the shoulder shot of a person who is carrying their phone in their hand and is about to walk out of a room. The screen of their phones shows a Wikipedia article. The background shows someone standing in the hallway. They are also reading from their phone.

Heman Chong, Everything (Wikipedia), 2019, Photo credit Alexander Wolf, courtesy of Shimmer, Rotterdam.

A photo of a sunny staircase taken from inside a darker hallway. Someone is sitting on the stairs and is reading out loud from their phone. Hidden in the shadows of the hallway is a blond person who seems to be speaking to someone who is positioned outside the picture.

Heman Chong, Everything (Wikipedia), 2019, Photo credit Alexander Wolf, courtesy of Shimmer, Rotterdam.

A picture of a staircase taken from the top down. At the foot of the stairs, a person in black is sitting and reading from their phone. A bit to the right, another person is standing, they are also reading from their phone. In the back there is a door leading into a hallway.

Heman Chong, Everything (Wikipedia), 2019, Photo credit Alexander Wolf, courtesy of Shimmer, Rotterdam.

A bird’s-eye perspective of a staircase. A person dressed in black is sitting on the stairs, with their phone in their hand. The stairs are a light beige and gray.

Heman Chong, Everything (Wikipedia), 2019, Photo credit Alexander Wolf, courtesy of Shimmer, Rotterdam.

A person standing on a flight of stairs that is leading to a door. A person who is facing away from the camera is standing in the door frame. The window in the center of the picture is showing a tall chimney.

A stack of papers in the middle of a white empty gallery space. The sun is shining into the room.

Heman Chong, Everything (Wikipedia), 2019, Photo credit Alexander Wolf, courtesy of Shimmer, Rotterdam.

A picture of a sunny staircase taken from inside a shadowy hallway. Someone is leaning on the rail of theo stairs and reading from their phone. In the hallway there are two people partially hidden in the shadow having a conversation.

A sunny, empty and white gallery space. In the left corner of the room there is a speaker, in the middle of the room a stack of papers is lying on the floor. Someone is sitting on the floor on the left side of the room, someone else is leaning on the back wall and facing to the left. They are both reading out loud from their phones.

Heman Chong, Everything (Wikipedia), 2019, Photo credit Alexander Wolf, courtesy of Shimmer, Rotterdam.

An over the shoulder shot of a person with black hair and a white shirt leaning on a white wall. They are holding their phone in their right hand.

In the foreground someone is picking up a sheet from a stack of papers. In the back of the image, there is one person leaning on a wall with large windows and another person is sitting on the floor. Both people are reading from their phones.

Two people in a white gallery space. They are photographed from behind as they bend over to pick up a sheet from a stack of papers.

Heman Chong, Everything (Wikipedia), 2019, Photo credit Alexander Wolf, courtesy of Shimmer, Rotterdam.

The entrance door of a white gallery space, photographed from inside the room. A person in white is standing just inside the room, another person is standing in the hallway. They are both reading from their phones.

A person dressed in black is sitting in the corner of an empty room. They are reading from their phone. Sun is shining in through the windows. In the bottom left of the picture there is a stack of papers.

In the foreground someone is leaning on the wall and observing the scene happening in the background of the photo. Two people are positioned at the other end of the room, both are reading out loud from their phones. The person on the left is standing, the other person is sitting on the floor.

Heman Chong, Everything (Wikipedia), 2019. Photo credit Alexander Wolf. Courtesy of Shimmer, Rotterdam.

A photo of a staircase taken from inside a hallway. Two people are standing in the hallway and observing the third person who is standing on the stairs and reading something out loud from their phone.

Heman Chong, Everything (Wikipedia), 2019, Photo credit Alexander Wolf, courtesy of Shimmer, Rotterdam.

The sun is shining in, causing the shadow of a window frame to be visible on a white wall. A person is standing in the sun, facing the right. They are leaning on a red railing.

Felix Gonzalez-Torres, “Untitled”, 1991, Print on paper, endless copies, Edition of 1, 1 AP, Private collection, courtesy Andrea Rosen Gallery. Photo credit Alexander Wolf, courtesy of Shimmer, Rotterdam.

A person is squatting in front of a stack of papers to pick up a sheet. In the background someone else is also squatting on the floor, grasping a cup in their hand and holding their face into the sun that is shining in through the window. A third person is leaning in the doorframe to the right of the second person.

Heman Chong, Everything (Wikipedia), 2019, Photo credit Alexander Wolf, courtesy of Shimmer, Rotterdam.

A photo of a staircase taken from a bird's-eye perspective. Someone is sitting on the stairs, with their back leaning on the wall. They are reading something from their phone.

Heman Chong, Everything (Wikipedia), 2019, Photo credit Alexander Wolf, courtesy of Shimmer, Rotterdam.

A picture of a staircase. At the top of the stairs, someone is standing and reading out loud from their phone. The sun is lighting up the staircase in a rather dramatic way.

Felix Gonzalez-Torres, “Untitled”, 1991; Print on paper, endless copies; Edition of 1, 1 AP; Private collection, courtesy Andrea Rosen Gallery. Photo credit Alexander Wolf, courtesy of Shimmer, Rotterdam.

A person dressed in black, with two tattoos on their arm is bowing over to pick up two sheets of paper from a stack of papers with light blue square prints.

Two people are crouching in front of a stack of papers. One of them has picked up a sheet of paper, the other is about to. A white tea cup is standing on the floor between them.

Our program in 2024-2025 is supported by the Gemeente Rotterdam and the Mondriaan Fund, We're also supported by our community who often come together and support us in a variety of generous ways