An encounter between the paintings of Evi Vingerling (Gouda, 1979) and the photographic crossovers of Katja Mater (Hoorn, 1979). The artworks by Vingerling and Mater are ‘punctuated’ with poems by the author, artist and cultural historian Professor Omar Kholeif. They are included in a small publication, together with an accompanying essay, also by Kholeif. In this penetrating piece, he describes how the two artists’ works, ostensibly so different, resonate in his body, his knowledge and memories and concludes as follows:

‘But this house, which has served many, is not only a museum or tourist attraction; it has become a home for the people of Utrecht, the Netherlands and the world. A house as a biography; not an annex but a base, the embodiment of countless souls. To this lingering body – which longs to form part of it – it offers many moments of respite, a sense that this is a place for the collective bonding ritual; I breathe a sigh of relief.