Henk Wijnen and Wim van Sijl have their own artistic practice in which they work with multiple collaborations over many years.

Wijnen and Van Sijl’s have often worked together and exchanged ideas and assisted one another, for example in international group exhibitions.

Their first artistic collaboration as a duo took place in 1982.


From 1995 to 2005 they formed a three-man collaboration with Willem G.Wevers under the name de3Heren.

The initial idea of working on a Schutterstuk (Militia piece) arose in 2000 when they sought to create a 17th century ambiance for a photographic group portrait for their work Fijne Configuraties (Fine Configurations).

de3Heren   -  Fijne Configuraties  2001

de3Heren  -  Fijne Configuraties  2001

de3Heren   -  Fijne Configuraties  2001

HISTORY

From 2006 to 2010, Wijnen and Van Sijl collaborated with Hugo Boxhoorn and Nico Scholten under the name Uit De Verzameling Van.

This collaboration conducted further study and visual research on the Schutterstuk (Militia piece) genre and group portraits.

BACKGROUND INFORMATION OF THE MONUMENT OF MANKIND


The project Monument of Mankind originated in 2011 when Wijnen and Van Sijl exhibited their various collaborations in their exhibition Kunstenaars in Samenwerking & Het Nieuwe Schuttersstuk (Artists in Collaboration & The New Militia piece) in Stadsmuseum IJsselstein.

During this exhibition they realized several group portraits in which they themselves were present.


The works shown in the history below are made by one photo shot.


FLABBER GASTED RESIDUE 

J.IJzerman, E.Rijk, E. en E.v. Eijkeren, E.Fekkes




Residue of the lecture Flabber Gasted Residue as part of the exhibition Aan u ontvanger; Toegespitst tot koop


Gelderop  2009


RONDT

L.Emmerzael, Y.Lub, J.IJzerman




Signing of the contract for the exhibition  Werken WillemG.Wevers

in Kunstliefde Utrecht


IJsselstein 2010

 

RIZOOM

R.Sanders, K.Wennekendonk, J.v/d Laan, M.Otten,

E.Dijkstra, H.v.Laarhoven, J.Maasen




Presentation of the book

De ChaosMaatschappij  (René Sanders, 2010) and Rizoom, a Dutch translation of writings by Deleuze and Guattari (René Sanders, 2004)


Utrecht 2010

 

LUS

  1. L.en M.Dolman, M.Langelaan, W.Dolman




Pendant to Fijne Configuraties (2000), specially developed for the exhibition Kunstenaars in Samenwerking & Het Nieuwe Schuttersstuk


Stadsmuseum IJsselstein 2011

 

DRAAIEN

M.Wagenvoort, D.Weiss, P.Kooij, R.v/d Heuvel,   J.Röell




Board of the arts society Kunstliefde, part of the exhibition  Werken WillemG.Wevers


Kunstliefde Utrecht 2011


BLINK BAM BOOM

E.Vegter, A.Strubin, W.v.Meijl, ImSook-Yoo, J.Toth, C.Alsbach, B.Murk




Residue of the lecture Blink Bam Boom as part of the exhibition Kunstenaars in Samenwerking & Het Nieuwe Schuttersstuk 


Stadsmuseum IJsselstein 2011

 

POINT DE VUE

T.de Jong, M.v.Beukering, R.de Vries, F.Cremer,

P.v/d Brink




Mayor and Aldermen of IJsselstein, in the exhibition Kunstenaars in Samenwerking & Het Nieuwe Schuttersstuk 



Stadsmuseum IJsselstein 2011


POES VAN WIE

W.v.Sijl, H.Wijnen




Residue of the lecture Poes van Wie, part of the exhibition Kunstenaars in Samenwerking & Het Nieuwe Schuttersstuk 



Stadsmuseum IJsselstein 2011






























































































































































Uit De Verzameling Van  - G. Korsmit       2009

Uit De Verzameling Van  - Uit De Verzameling Van     2006

Uit De Verzameling Van - Verboom       2008

Uit De Verzameling Van  - Fonds Live BKVB    2009

Uit De Verzameling Van  - Van Na ‘t Feest        2009

Uit De Verzameling Van  - Vroon       2009


LUS X LUS

L.Verwegen, M.Langelaan





Press conference on the exhibition Kunstenaars in Samenwerking & Het Nieuwe Schuttersstuk 


Stadsmuseum IJsselstein 2011

After the project Fijne Configuraties a new project arose in which the mushroom became a subject. The project was called Blije Werken (Happy Works) in which metaphors and symbols were incorporated into photos, videos and an emblem.

de3Heren   -  Blije Werken  2004

video 1:35

video 6:50

photo

Uit De Verzameling Van  - Griethausen      2008

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