In his new exhibition Threads with an Echo, artist Berend Strik explores the many layers within an image. By combining photography with textiles, he disrupts the fixed meaning of a photograph and creates space for new interpretations.

The interplay between memory and material evokes an intimate, almost tangible experience – an image that is not only seen, but also felt.

Strik’s works consist of photographic images that he alters with thread and stitching. By covering some parts and emphasizing others, a new image emerges that balances between revealing and concealing. He investigates how memories, context, and history within an image can be opened up and reinterpreted.

His distinctive technique makes the creative process visible – every stitch and line contributes to the meaning. The unexpected combination of photography and embroidery invites association, reconstruction, and discovery.

“As a photographer, I capture; as an image manipulator, I liberate the image. Only then does the photograph gain the value of an autonomous object – present in the here and now.”
— Berend Strik

📍 Location: Hotel Arena
🗓️ Dates: October 31 – December 15, 2025
💙 Admission: Free

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