‘Ouvrages de Dames' (Ladies' Works) is a solo show featuring a new series of curtains by Ariane Toussaint on the topics of textile crafts and domestic labour. Made of found domestic cloth, they are pieced into patchworks and hand printed with patterns taken from handicrafts books. Thus, by zooming in and enlarging found images of sewing details, the artist explores how a feminist handwriting can be developed, giving importance to hidden narratives that are usually found behind curtains, in the intimacy of our homes.
OPENING FRI.OCT.10 from 17:00
ON VIEW OCT.10-19.2025
Sat-Sun: 13:00 - 17:00
Mon-Fri by appointment
Location: See Lab, Scheveningen
https://arianetoussaint.com/
You are warmly invited to the life drawing session inside the exhibition 'Ouvrages de Dames' by Ariane Toussaint. For two hours two models will pose while bathing in the pools of coloured light, acting out a choreography in the space that will contrast the abstract nature of Ariane's textile works.
The drawing session will echo the colour and geometry of the works by allowing the audience to draw it in relation to the human body. It will also help consider themes of privacy, intimacy and vulnerability that occur when thinking about curtains and the naked body.
Details:
Sunday 19th October
14:00-16:00
Location: See Lab, Scheveningen
€5-15 sliding scale
30 spaces
Drawing materials provided
Tickets: https://nice-flaps.weticket.io/nice-flaps-x-ariane-toussaint
part 50 (thanks for putting on the feedbag) it is part of an ensemble at See Lab (Sept 1 – Oct 6)
This September and October, the collective it is part of an ensemble takes over the project space at See Lab for a five-week residency. The group transforms the space into a fluid studio for sound, music, drawings, objects, performance and everything in between. With a strong focus on process, collaboration, and experimentation, the project welcomes anyone interested — for a day, a week, or the full duration.
Workshops, shared dinners, beach walks, nocturnal moth expeditions, and experiments with clay instruments and aquaphones are all part of the plan. The space is intentionally low-threshold, especially for those who feel less at home in the traditional art world.
During the residency, the collective has been working on recordings for an upcoming LP at See Lab. How does a collective create a record? How does the freedom of improvisation relate to what is rehearsed? The flirtatious song of the wood pigeon, a visit to a dead room, a stove song, a choir of visitors, an anecdote about ten herons and an onion song — these have all found their way into the process.
We invite you to join us for:
Saturday 4 October, 17:00 – 22:00 Open studio, See Lab, Scheveningen
An evening of layer sessions, jam sessions and listening sessions — moments to share what has emerged and to explore together how a collective voice can take shape.
Made possible by Stroom Den Haag
Interested in visiting? Get in touch by mailing to part@itispartofanensemble.com
Join us for the next jewellery making workshop where you are invited to create your own stunning sterling silver piece using colorful gemstones. Design a one-of-a-kind silver ring that reflects your style. Play with bold color gemstones—like green and pink or blue and orange—woven into an organically textured band. This workshop offers a unique learning opportunity for anyone who wants to dive into the art of silver clay.
Throughout the workshop you will be taught step by step how to build, sculpt and polish using silver clay - a very flexible and fun material that through the process of burning becomes solid sterling silver. Using specialised tools and materials, each participant will be able to create their desired piece in a safe and cozy environment, at the artist incubator, SeeLab. You will be guided through each step of the making by the visual artist and jeweller Anca Bârjovanu. Anca followed a bachelor in fine arts at the Royal Academy of Art, The Hague after which she studied for a master degree in Jewellery Design and Goldsmithing at the Royal Academy in Antwerp. She later on worked and trained as a goldsmith at the jewellery company Tiffany and Co.
About Anca Barjovanu
Anca Barjovanu is a visual artist and jeweller with a background in fine arts and jewellery design. She holds a Bachelor’s degree from the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague and a Master’s degree in Jewellery Design and Goldsmithing from the Royal Academy in Antwerp. Anca has also worked and trained as a goldsmith at Tiffany & Co.
Workshop Dates:
Saturday, 27th of September 2025
(Additional dates will be announced in the upcoming newsletter)
Location:
See Lab, Duinstraat 55, The Hague
Time:
13:00 - 18:00
Participation Fee:
€120 (Includes 7 grams of silver and colorful cubic zirconia of your choice)
RSVP:
As space is limited, please reserve your spot by emailing Anca at ancabarjovanu.studio@gmail.com.
For any further questions, don’t hesitate to reach out via email.
We look forward to seeing you there and creating together in the cozy and inspiring environment of See Lab!
GUEST ARTIST - Farah Rahman
Residency and exhibition:
Opening hours:
Thursday July 31st (opening): 17:00 - 21:00 h
In addition to the opening event on Thursday, the work-in-progress will also be on view on:
Friday, August 1 and Saturday, August 2 from 11:00 to 15:00 h
Farah Rahman is a visual artist whose research- art science based practice parallels that of an ethnobotanist. Rooted in her own family history, which traces back to Suriname and India, her work explores the complex relationships between trees, plants, people, and culture. Through multisensory installations, Rahman weaves together forgotten ancestral knowledge and current political, ecological, and spiritual questions about the entanglement of humans and the plants/trees world.
During her artist residency at SeeLab, she focuses on the limes tree in and around the garden, using them as both inspiration and material for new botanical image-making processes. Working with historical photographic techniques such as anthotypes, Rahman extracts pigments and impressions directly from plants/ vegetables collected locally or the Hague market. Her research-based approach deconstructs inherited traditions and seeks to uncover the symbolic, spiritual and medicinal roles of plants/trees across generations.
At the core of Rahman’s work lies a deep respect and admiration for medicinal plants and their role as carriers of cultural memory. A core aim of her work is to counter plant blindness, the widespread cultural tendency to overlook the vital presence and intelligence of the vegetal world. By highlighting medicinal plants as carriers of cultural memory, Rahman invites audiences to see plants and trees not merely as background decor or resources, but as sentient beings embedded in ritual, healing, and storytelling.
Her time at SeeLab forms an important chapter in her ongoing exploration of cultural plant tree knowledge and experimental eco-imaging.
About the artist:
Farah Rahman is a multidisciplinary ArtScience artist, art educator, and freelance museum guide at Kunstmuseum The Hague. She also serves as an independent advisor in the Pro Committee of Stroom The Hague. Her work has been exhibited at institutions such as CBK Zuidoost, Zone2Source Amsterdam, the Dutch Fotomuseum, Museon, WORM Rotterdam, Stroom The Hague, and the LUMC Art Gallery in Leiden University Medical Center. She has led educational workshops for organizations including Filmhuis Den Haag, Into the Great Wide Open Festival, Boijmans van Beuningen, and the Instrument Inventors Initiative. Rahman holds a BA in Audiovisual Design from the Willem de Kooning Academy in Rotterdam and earned her MA in ArtScience in 2022 from the Royal Academy of Art and the Royal Conservatoire in The Hague. Her ArtScience research practice mirrors that of an ethnobotanist, drawing from her family roots in Suriname and India to explore cultural and spiritual relationships with plants.
Supported by: Gemeente Den Haag and See Lab
