Slackwater by Holly Hendry at the NDSM-werf

Slackwater x Holly Hendry

From January 16, the artwork Slackwater by Holly Hendry can be seen on the Y-slope of NDSM. For the translation of Slackwater to NDSM, Holly Hendry has 'interwoven' a pipeline system (which can be found everywhere at NDSM) with the terrain and its history. Hendry uses steel pipes as the intestines of a space, as a way to look at larger systems and the social fabric of a place or city. With Slackwater , Hendry connects these industrial materials of steel pipes and cable reels with the maritime history of NDSM. Placed on one of the ship slipways, the artist wants to make a physical translation of the 'entanglement' of bodies (which are largely made of water), the water (the IJ), the city of Amsterdam and the urban landscape, both on a conceptual and visual level.

About Holly Hendry

‍Sculptural, monumental, playful, British artist Holly Hendry���s work explores the backside of things. Hendry is concerned with what lives beneath the surface, from hidden underground spaces to the inner workings of the body.