Discover the Exhibition

Please note:

The exhibition contains confronting images and themes, including sexuality and nudity, violence, discrimination, strong language and references to drugs and alcohol. During the tour, we take the age of the group into account in our guidance. As the exhibition is one open space, pupils will encounter these images elsewhere.

We therefore ask teachers to carefully consider in advance whether the exhibition is suitable for their group and to prepare their students accordingly. If you are unsure, please feel free to contact us and we will be happy to think along with you.

About the exhibition

Austrian filmmaker Ulrich Seidl turns his camera on ordinary people and their search for love, happiness and security. His carefully composed images can be funny, strange or uncomfortable, and challenge us to reflect on our own expectations and prejudices. The exhibition brings together early, little-known and new work by Seidl, and is his first exhibition in the Netherlands.

Guided tour for schools

During this interactive tour, pupils watch Seidl's films together with a film tutor. Through film clips, discussions and short exercises, they discover his striking visual language: tight compositions, symmetry and characters who often look directly into the camera.

Pupils also explore how Seidl plays with the boundary between the real and the staged. He works with real people, places and situations, but regularly blends these with fiction and staging.

Together, pupils explore questions such as:
- How do framing and staging shape our gaze?
- When does something feel like documentary, and when does it feel like fiction?
- Why can images feel uncomfortable, and why might a filmmaker choose that?

In this way, pupils discover not only how Seidl makes his films, but also how their own gaze, prejudices and moral compass play a role in what they see.

Subject links

This tour ties in with Kunst Algemeen, CKV and subjects related to film, media and culture. For MBO and HBO students, we adapt the content and depth to their level.