Schwarzwald / Metal Heart IV

A Gesamtkunstwerk with a raw edge. Schwarzwald / Metal Heart IV, curated by Arno Coenen, opened at Kunstvlaai 2010 with an explosive mix of performances and live acts — all inspired by heavy metal music. The exhibition explored how the dark symbolism of the forest could be expressed in diverse and often contradictory ways: through painting, sculpture, video, photography, collage, performance, storytelling, opera, electro, and of course, metal.

For the opening, Arno Coenen brewed his own beer and presented it in a devilish pentagram — an homage to Jos Houweling, founder of the Kunstvlaai and director of the Sandberg Institute. The beer, brewed by Coenen’s own Eurotrash Brewery, was served on-site, allowing the artwork to quite literally dissolve before the audience’s eyes.

Deelnemende kunstenaars waren onder andere Hans van Bentem, Kid Goesting, IRIS, Alexander Krone (DK), ROYALSTEEZ, Peter Leeuwerink, Martyn F. Overweel en Michael Markwick (US).
Mothership ontwikkelde het concept, begeleidde het participatietraject, trad op als curator en was verantwoordelijk voor het projectmanagement en de uitvoering.
Het project werd geproduceerd met dank aan Stichting Noordkaap​.