2021
Emmeline de Mooij, Firmament, 2020, cotton, nylon, polyester, leather, rubber, 200 x 90 x 12 cm
The Guest Mattress, Overview
The Guest Mattress, Overview
Emmeline de Mooij, Landschap, 2020, katoen, wol, polyester, leer gespannen over matras, 200 x 90 x 12 cm
The Guest Mattress, wax crayons, nylon, cotton, paper on wood

The Guest Mattress, nylon, wax crayon, polystyrene
26 Nov 2020 — 4 Apr 2021
exhibition re-opens on 3 March
The Guest Mattress

Emmeline de Mooij deals with themes such as loneliness, the elimination of the body from social processes, care, maintenance and repair.
This exhibition consists of a series of mattresses that are ‘disguised’ as traditional works of art on the wall. They are processed with a diverse range of residual and available materials that have been sewn together. ‘Patchwork’, a typical ‘hobby art’ technique frequently applied by women, is used here in an intelligent way to raise questions about hospitality.
The works can be unhooked from the wall and serve as a guest mattress.