Concrete beat

Concrete Beat is an installation consisting of tape drawings, video, and 3D elements, specifically designed for the space of EXbunker. The architecture and atmosphere of the bunker, as well as the surrounding urban environment, serve as the starting point for this exhibition. Abstract shapes and patterns depict rhythm and move in a steady cadence, with projections that embrace the bunker’s concrete walls.

Through subtle variations in tempo, form, and color, each video is both identical and unique. Geometric optical illusions enhance this effect, creating an immersive composition that highlights the structure of the concrete and reveals surprising perspectives.

The enclosed, dark space and distinctive architecture provide an ideal setting for Bosland’s work. The interaction between the installation and the location results in a powerful visual experience that invites the viewer to perceive the environment in a new way.

Nelleke Bosland is a visual artist who graduated from the Nieuwe Academie Utrecht in 2016. She lives and works in Amsterdam. In her practice, she combines colored tape with video imagery and 3D objects.

The video works are based on patterns from her tape drawings and respond to both the physical and conceptual characteristics of the location. Bosland’s work acts as a reflection on the environment: she abstracts architecture and space in an attempt to capture their essence. Visitors play a central role in this; they provide a human scale and become both literally and figuratively part of the work as they wander through it.

In her visual art, Bosland explores the concept of ‘multiple perspectives’. She offers alternative views of reality as a counterbalance to the increasing polarization in society. Using tape and moving light projections, she transforms existing architecture into alienating worlds. Brightly colored lines and shifting shadows tumble across the space; mirrored surfaces create visual confusion and repetition.

Site and projection become intertwined: tape creates unexpected spatial connections and merges with the light to form a new whole. Presented in self-constructed, enclosed installations, an abstract, vividly colored world unfolds—where light and tape blend into a tangible reality, at times barely distinguishable from a computer-generated virtual environment.