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Inside the 600-year-old Grote Kerk Veere\u00a0in Zeeland, Netherlands<\/a><\/strong>, artists Ludmila Rodrigues and Mike Rijnierse present Buoyants, a site-specific installation<\/a><\/strong> that transforms the church<\/a><\/strong> nave into a fluid, underwater-like environment. The work combines a kinetic<\/a><\/strong> sculpture<\/a><\/strong> in lightweight fabric<\/a><\/strong> with a multichannel soundscape<\/a><\/strong>, reinterpreting the lost Gothic ceiling while emphasizing the region\u2019s deep connection with water.<\/p>\n \n\u2018Buoyants\u2019 is work by Ludmila Rodrigues and Mike Rijnierse for the Grote Kerk Veere, in Zeeland, the Netherlands, 2025 \u00a9 Photo: Benjamin van der Spek<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n The installation by creative<\/a><\/strong> Ludmila Rodrigues and artist<\/a><\/strong> Mike Rijnierse integrates three key elements: a suspended sculpture made of green voile, a spatial sound environment, and landing platforms where visitors can recline to experience both sound and vibration. The sculpture, positioned seven meters above ground, is animated by a custom mechanical system developed by Rob Bothof. Its slow movements resemble wave patterns and sea life while echoing the verticality and geometry of Gothic vaults.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Sound plays a central role in the project. Composed by Ji-Youn Kang, the two-hour soundscape is designed as a vertical layering of tones, guiding attention upward and into the space. Low frequencies are transmitted into the landing platforms, allowing visitors to feel the vibrations physically.<\/p>\n \n\u2018Buoyants\u2019 site specific work by Ludmila Rodrigues and Mike Rijnierse for the Grote Kerk Veere, in Zeeland, Netherlands, 2025 \u00a9 Photo: Benjamin van der Spek<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Buoyants reflects on the cultural and environmental history of Zeeland, a region long shaped by tides, floods, and rising sea levels. The artists approached water as both a material and temporal continuum, connecting the distant past of oceanic origins with the uncertain future shaped by climate change. At the same time, the work re-imagines the architectural grandeur of the church\u2019s medieval ceiling, lost centuries ago, by creating a contemporary spatial choreography of fabric, sound, and light.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n \nDetail of textile sculpture \u2018Buoyants\u2019, work by Ludmila Rodrigues and Mike Rijnierse for the Grote Kerk Veere, in the Netherlands, 2025 \u00a9 Photo: Benjamin van der Spek<\/p>\n \nDetail of kinetic sculpture \u2018Buoyants\u2019 by Ludmila Rodrigues and Mike Rijnierse for the Grote Kerk Veere, in the Netherlands, 2025<\/p>\n \nDetail of installation \u2018Buoyants\u2019, work by Ludmila Rodrigues and Mike Rijnierse for the Grote Kerk Veere, in Zeeland, Netherlands, 2025 \u00a9 Photo: Benjamin van der Spek<\/p>\n \nVisitors lie down in \u2018Buoyants\u2019, artwork by Ludmila Rodrigues and Mike Rijnierse for the Grote Kerk Veere, in Zeeland, Netherlands, 2025 \u00a9 Photo: Benjamin van der Spek<\/p>\n \nDetail of kinetic sculpture \u2018Buoyants\u2019 by Ludmila Rodrigues and Mike Rijnierse for the Grote Kerk Veere, in Zeeland, Netherlands, 2025 \u00a9 Photo: Benjamin van der Spek<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n project info:<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n name:<\/strong>\u00a0\u2018Buoyants\u2019 art installation at Grote Kerk Veere materials:<\/strong> voile, nylon rope, electronics, 8:4:3 multichannel sound installation<\/p>\n soundscape:<\/strong> Ji Youn Kang<\/p>\n motion engineering:<\/strong> Rob Bothof<\/p>\n 3D rendering assistance:<\/strong> Sofia Chionidou<\/p>\n sound engineering:<\/strong> Dario Giustarini<\/p>\n seamstress:<\/strong> Tessa Bekker<\/p>\n wood work:<\/strong> Bas de Boer<\/p>\n intern:<\/strong> Norah van Lith<\/p>\n photographer:<\/strong> Benjamin van der Spek<\/p>\n drone footage:<\/strong> Wilbert Calhouw<\/p>\n commissioned by:<\/strong> Grote Kerk Veere in cooperation with CBK Zeeland<\/p>\n supported by:<\/strong> Municipality of Veere, Zeeland\u2019s Province, the Mondriaan Fund, the Familiefonds Hurgronje, Hoogwerkt, AutoHopper, Quartair, and the Embassy of Brazil<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n designboom has received this project from our\u00a0DIY submissions<\/a>\u00a0feature, where we welcome our readers to submit their own work for publication. see more project submissions from our readers\u00a0here.<\/a><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n edited by: christina vergopoulou | designboom<\/p>\n The post fabric and sound art installations evoke underwater landscape within gothic dutch church<\/a> appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Buoyants by Ludmila Rodrigues and Mike Rijnierse \u00a0 Inside the 600-year-old Grote Kerk Veere\u00a0in Zeeland, Netherlands, artists Ludmila Rodrigues and Mike Rijnierse present Buoyants, a site-specific installation that transforms the church nave into a fluid, … <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[142],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\na spatial choreography of fabric, sound, and light<\/h2>\n
Gothic Dutch Church turns into Underwater-Like Space<\/h2>\n
\ndesigners:<\/strong> Ludmila Rodrigues<\/a> | @thebodyoftheaudience<\/a> +\u00a0Mike Rijnierse<\/a> | @mikerijnierse<\/a><\/p>\n