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On Saturday 18 April at 1.00 pm, we will be screening the new film The Arrow of Time by artist Rory Pilgrim.

This poetic documentary focuses on the life and thought world of Louwrien Wijers, and thus also her connection with Friesland. At the same time, the film ties in with Pilgrim’s recurring themes: coming together, speaking and listening, and striving for social change through the sharing of personal experiences. The film lasts approximately 40 minutes and will be shown in the museum’s theatre.

Following the film, there will be a post-screening discussion with Louwrien Wijers and Rory Pilgrim. This discussion will be moderated by Titus Nouwens, curator of the exhibition. Both the film and the post-screening discussion will be in English.

Date: Saturday 18 April 2026
Time: 1.00 pm – 2.15 pm
Price: free (excluding museum admission)
Want to be sure of a place? Reserve a seat for free via our ticket page (select 18 April 2026)

programme

13:00 Film screening: The Arrow of Time
13:45 Discussion between Louwrien and Rory, moderated by Titus
14:15 End of programme

After the programme, you will have the opportunity to visit the exhibition with the artist.

about louwrien wijers

Louwrien Wijers is a visual artist and writer, but considers herself first and foremost a sculptor. She made her name with ‘mental sculptures’: works of art consisting of language and dialogue. Throughout her career, the artist has spoken with leading artists, scientists and thinkers, including Andy Warhol and the Dalai Lama. Her unconventional and immaterial way of working has secured her a unique yet modest place within the art world. Her first solo museum exhibition, We Live in Language, presents an overview of her oeuvre, including work never before shown. Surrounded by language, Louwrien invites you to be moved by the conversation. Read more.

about rory pilgrim

Rory Pilgrim (Bristol, 1988) works in a wide range of media including songwriting, composing music, film, music video, text, drawing and live performances. Centred on emancipatory concerns, Pilgrim aims to challenge the nature of how we come together, speak, listen and strive for social change through sharing and voicing personal experience. Strongly influenced by the origins of activist, feminist and socially engaged art, Pilgrim works with others through a different methods of dialogue, collaboration and workshops. In an age of increasing technological interaction, Rory's work creates connections between activism, spirituality, music and how we form community locally and globally from both beyond and behind our screens.

Recent Solo Shows include: Chisenhale Gallery (2024), Landhuis Oud Amelisweerd - Centraal Museum Utrecht (2024), WAMX, Turku (2022), Kunstverein Braunschweig (duo-2021), Badischer Kunstverein, Karlsruhe (2020), Between Bridges, Berlin (2019) Ming Studios, Boise (2019), Andriesse-Eyck Gallery, Amsterdam NL (2018) and South London Gallery (2018). Rory has also made commissions, screenings and performances for Serpentine Galleries, London (2022), MoMA, New York (2022), Centre Pompidou, Paris (2021), Glasgow Film Festival (2020), Images Festival, Toronto (2019) and Transmediale Festival, HKW, Berlin (201.9). In 2019, Pilgrim was the winner of the Prix de Rome and was in 2023 nominated for the Turner Prize. For more information, go to rorypilgrim.com.

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