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Berber Meindertsma

Berber Meindertsma has been with Het HEM since its founding in 2019. Alongside her responsibilities as development manager, she has curated and cultivated public and community programmes for Het HEM. She continues to develop her own research interests by writing on topics concerning hosting, hospitality and resonance in art.

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Hospitality on demand

Berber Meindertsma   

Can the concept of hospitality provide us with a critical lens to explore what kind of relationships socially engaged art institutions can build online ?

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Check-in with... Maarten Spruyt

Berber Meindertsma    Blanka Gyulai   

We sat down and looked back with Guest of Chapter 3HREE Maarten Spruyt, known for his work as a curator, art director and stylist, with an incredible knack for beauty and sensory perception. "I try to make exhibitions which make you look inwards, feel uncomfortable and sit with that for a moment."

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Check-in with... Sara Koops

Berber Meindertsma   

Ever wondered what boxing is all about, and what art might have to do with it? Sit back and enjoy this check-in with professional boxer Sara Koops, who participated in the Chapter 1NE Box clinic at Het HEM in 2019.

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Introducing Future Artefacts FM

Berber Meindertsma   

From September 2023 to February 2024, The Couch is hosting 4 episodes of the London-based radio show Future Artefacts FM. Together with the first episode, we sit down with the initiators Nina Davies and Niamh Schmidtke to give you the full story behind their radio show.

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Check-in with... Wil Spier

Berber Meindertsma    Mayte Breed   

“If people are interested, they understand everything in the world. The problem is getting them interested.”

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Check-in with… HMTP talents and coaches 

Berber Meindertsma   

After the music video release Vamos by KG and Fabs, a track written during the Homebase Music Talent Programme (HMTP) Writer’s Camp, Berber Meindertsma speaks with them and two of the coaches of the camp.

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Check-in with... Stéphanie Janaina

Berber Meindertsma   

Berber Meindertsma speaks with dancer and choreographer Stéphanie Janaina, almost four years after she performed ¡miércoles! at Het HEM.

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