(2024) Platform 31: Art gives Krimpen aan den IJssel a new perspective – authors Arno van der Hoeven & Janneke ten Kate.

Platfom 31: Art gives Krimpen aan den IJssel a new perspective on the development of the village heart - written by Arno van der Hoeven and Janneke ten Kate.

(2024) Binnenlands Bestuur: ‘The enemies field of vision’- published by Stijn Vos.

Binnenlands Bestuur: ‘The enemies field of vision’, The market logic that municipalities use does not work in collaboration with artists - published by Stijn Vos.

(2024) Innovationlabs: Future sketches of 17 innovation projects – written by Twan Eikelenboom.

Innovationlabs: "Art is visionary and creates new meanings: 'Art can ask questions like why is something the way it is. Art can lead to other perspectives. But also, how does it feel? What do we experience in the process and what does that mean for the environment?'" written by Twan Eikelenboom

(2024) Talended Municipalities: Progress reports from Krimpen aan den IJssel - written by Edwin Stolk

Talented Municipalities: "The municipality of Krimpen aan den IJssel is one of the three winners of the open call: Wanted Talented Municipalities. With my artistic practice I am researching the long-cherished wish of this municipality to realize a 'Heart of Krimpen'." - written by Edwin Stolk

(2024) Opinion: Does the advice of the Council for Culture lead us beyond the Gate of Constant? – written by Edwin Stolk

The cultural infrastructure in the Netherlands is mainly used in a disciplinary manner for the preservation (of what is) and the management of life (of what cannot be). This creates a tension between discipline and quality. The Council for Culture recently issued advice, but seems to ignore the disciplinary effect of the existing power structures where artistic freedom is at stake.

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(2024) Binnenlands Bestuur: Wanted artistic Municipalities – written by Stijn Vos

"The power relationship between municipalities and artists needs to be overhauled. This is what the initiators behind the 'Wanted: Talented Municipalities' project say. They break with the usual subsidy relationship and make a concrete offer to three municipalities to work on social challenges on the basis of co-financing."

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(2023) Supermag: The narratives we tell or have told – written by Edwin Stolk

"The Supergau Festival in Lungau lies behind us, but on a daily basis I think back with great pleasure. I remember well when the "open call" appeared on the internet. This is a call for artists to express their interest in a particular assignment. In the description was mentioned that they were looking for artists who know how to elevate whole meadows to art. This appealed to me because I organise art projects in outdoor spaces in temporary alliances."

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(2023) SN: "Supergau" in Lungau: "The rural exodus is female" – written by Hannes Perner

Kulturplattform oberösterreich: "Spaces for action in rural areas", written by Dominik Jellen.

Salzburger Nachrichten: "Supergau" in Lungau: "The rural exodus is female", written by Hannes Perner.

Salzburger Nachrichten: "One art space as big as the Lungau", written by Pac.

Salzburger Nachrichten: ""Supergau" in the Lungau: In search of the female mayors of 2029", written by Hannes Perner.

Dreh Punkt Kultur: "Look, listen and then make art", written by Reinhard Kriechbaum.

SIM's Kultur: "The Supergau Festival for contemporary arts: agriculture, motorway massages and siren singing", written by SIM's.

(2022) Supermag: The Way the Water Flows – written by Edwin Stolk

"In June, Edwin Stolk wrote a postcard to all Lungau mayors to exchange views on the future of their municipality. Mayor Manfred Sampl of Sankt Michael im Lungau responded right away enthusiastically. The newspaper 'meinbezirk' reports about his attempt to make it harder to sell out to foreign investors and stop the flight of young people from this rural region. They agreed to meet at the town hall."

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(2022) Regional TV Salzburg: Conversation pieces @ Supergau Festival 2023

"For 10 days at the end of May 2023, the Lungau region will become a Supergau for contemporary art. The "Supergau" festival is based on the initiative of the province of Salzburg and aims to show and establish different artistic formats in the regions. A few days ago, the various project groups and their contacts got to know each other in Lungau and exchanged ideas."

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(2022) Supermag: Conversation pieces: Let's talk – written by Edwin Stolk

"I am a Dutch artist living near Rotterdam. The beauty of art is that it has many forms and possibilities. I am especially interested in the social insights that art can offer when we work together. In order to create meaning, I try to get to know the Lungau region and the people who live there."

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"Edwin Stolk, through the KiK foundation, got the Dutch army to build a test colony for his work 'Entre Nous', where he, together with artists, makers, thinkers and villagers, looked for alternatives to the Dutch welfare state."

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(2021) AVS: Kijken naar de centrale – video report made by Janna Heyerick

"A stand with 500 seats has been set up next to the site of the dilapidated Langerbrugge power station. You can take a seat there every day of the Light Festival to experience sunrise or sunset in silence, with the power station as the backdrop."

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(2021) Nieuwsblad: Ooit een kathedraal van de industrie, nu in verval – written by Max Dedulle

Nieuwsblad: Ooit een kathedraal van de industrie, nu in verval: leegstaande elektriciteitscentrale wacht op nieuwe toekomst, written by Max Dedulle.

Nieuwsblad: Vlaams parlementslid Joke Schauvliege pleit om elektriciteitscentrale Langerbrugge veilige herbestemming te geven: "Havenhuis is betere keuze dan filmstudio", written by Ivan Vanhove.

(2021) Het Laatste Nieuws: Tribune met 500 zitplaatsen aan elektriciteitscentrale – written by Arne Blomme

Het Laatste Nieuws: Tribune met 500 zitplaatsen aan elektriciteitscentrale Langerbrugge voor 'off-parcours' Lichtfestival Gent, written by Arne Blomme.

Het Laatste Nieuws: Studiebureau onderzoekt toekomst energiecentrale Langerbrugge: "Het industrieel monument verglijdt tot een ruïne", written by Cedric Matthys.

(2021) BK informatie: Kunst in dienst van de leefomgeving – written by Esther Didden

"On his website visual artist Edwin Stolk has divided the projects he is working on into three categories: in development, completed, not completed. Especially the last category is striking, why make stranded projects public?"

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(2021) Deventer Post: Kunstenaars bedenken tegenbeeld voor president Steyn

Deventer Post: Kunstenaars bedenken tegenbeeld voor president Steyn.

De Stentor: Komt er een tweede standbeeld van de omstreden president Steyn tegenover het station in Deventer?

Buitenkunst in Deventer: Drie geselecteerde kunstenaars ontwikkelen hun tegenbeeld voor president Steyn.

Kunstenlab: Kunstenaarsgesprek Tegenbeeld.

(2020) P_OST: Terugkijken met Edwin Stolk – written by Gerda van de Glind

"My working period at Expoplu was very interesting and instructive. I experienced what art is and is not allowed to do when it goes outside the white cube."

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(2020) APRIA: Kunst als 'waarheidsprocedure' – written by Edwin Stolk

"Populism, migration, climate change, the precariousness of life, the urgent issues we are facing today require the inquisitive mind of an artist. During my art studies, the more radically I immersed myself in what is called the 'art world', the less interested I became in this parallel 'reality'. I believe that art must be able to relate temporarily to the forces at play in social 'reality'."

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(2019) Radio 2 Oost-Vlaanderen: The Placing report by Jürgen Eeckhout

Radio 2 Oost-Vlaanderen: report by Jürgen Eeckhout about The Placing.

Tumult-FM: interview by Timon Van De Voorde about The Placing.

Gentcement: De Zetting een ode aan de Brugse Poort, written by Fréderic Louis.

(2019) Jegens & Tevens: 'Het gevecht in de marge en de kunst van het luisteren' – written by Edwin Stolk

"Artist Edwin Stolk often works on location, reacting to existing situations out of a fascination for the social implications of his artistry. Sometimes he creates a new environment, like in 2017 with Base Camp Entre Nous at KiK (Art in Kolderveen). At the moment Stolk is developing a new project in the Brugse Poort in Ghent. From that situation he reports on his research and the ideas that arise from it."

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(2017) NRC handelsbad: Denken over de toekomst, in een Drentse legertent – written by Gretha Pama

"Fifteen army tents, set up with military precision within equally severe-looking fortified sand barriers. At the corners: watchtowers. All around: an anti-tank ditch. Base camp Entre Nous is modelled on Al-Aser Al-Jadit, which was built earlier by Dutch soldiers in Al Khidr (Iraq). But instead of soldiers, it houses artists, one from each province."

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(2017) RTV Drenthe: Kunstenaars wonen vier weken lang in militair basiskamp in Frederiksoord

RTV Drenthe: Kunstenaars wonen vier weken lang in militaire barakken in Frederiksoord.

RTV Drenthe: Kunstenaars in militair basiskamp Frederiksoord, written by Matthijs Holtrop.

RTV Drenthe: Basiskamp Frederiksoord inspiratiebron voor boek, written by Andries Ophof.

Drenthe Magazine: Entre Nous een hedendaagse proefkolonie, written by Anne de Jong.

Noorderbreedte: Kunstenaars en soldaten verenigd in Frederiksoord, written by Merel Melief.

De Stentor: Kunstproject uitgesteld omdat terrein te nat is.

Steenwijkerland: Een humanitaire missie in eigen land.

RTV Meppel: Kunstproject als proefkolonie in Frederiksoord.

Mister Motley: Diensttelegram 01 - Welkom in Basiskamp Entre Nous, written by Richtje Reinsma.

Da's Mooi: Het terrein is mijn canvas, de materialen zijn mijn verf, written by Alanda de Boer.

Noorderbreedte: Basiskamp, written by Annelies van der Groot.

(2017) Dagblad van het Noorden: Fort bij Frederiksoord fungeert als 'moderne proefkolonie' – written by Hans Knijff

Dagblad van het Noorden: Fort bij Frederiksoord fungeert als 'moderne proefkolonie', written by Hans Knijff.

Dagblad van het Noorden: Met kunstenaars aan de samenleving bouwen, written by Joep van Ruiten.

(2017) KPN Verkenners: Kunst als maatschappelijk instrument – written by Margot van Brakel

"I don't believe that an autonomous artist exists. You are dependent on everything. There is always cohesion." And so he realised that he himself had to make a change. Working together, because you can do more together."

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(2017) Sawn Stjerren Nijs: Theatrale voorstelling Edwin Stolk Ferwert – written by Piet Homsma

Sawn Stjerren Nijs: Theatrale voorstelling Edwin Stolk Ferwert.

Nieuwe Dockumer Courant: Edwin Stolk in Ferwert.

(2016) Trendbeheer: Unnoticed Art Festival – written by Petra Laaper

Trendbeheer: Unnoticed Art Festival written by Petra Laaper.

(2015) Volkskrant: Commerciële terreur smoort het vrije beeld – written by Edwin Stolk

"The artist has become a being that must be guided to meet the right expectations."

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(2014) Tubelight: Experimenteren in gedachten – written by Judith Spijksma

"Because of his choice of the aforementioned works of art, it seems that Stolk is more concerned with the effect that a thought experiment can have; thinking outside the box, questioning accepted knowledge and bringing new knowledge to the fore. In the case of the sound project this takes the form of an initiative supported by various stakeholders."

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(2014) De Meppeler Courant: Edwin Stolk creëert groepstentoonstelling KiK – written by Ton Henzen

RTV Drenthe: Geluiden van vroeger in oude zuivelfabriek Kolderveen, report by Rinus Bouwmeester (radio and tv).

Trendbeheer: Gedachte-experiment @ KiK (Kunst in Kolderveen).

De Meppeler Courant: Edwin Stolk creëert groepstentoonstelling KiK, written by Ton Henzen.

(2014) De Gelderlander: Ik wil het keizer karelplein anders laten ervaren – written by R. Roordink and M. Joosten

De Gelderlander: Ik wil het keizer karelplein anders laten ervaren, written by Robine Roordink and Marjolein Joosten.

(2014) MetropolisM: Artists using Twitter – written by art historian and art critic Tessa Verheul

MetropolisM: Artists using Twitter, written by art historian and art critic Tessa Verheul.

(2013) KCG: Hans den Hartog Jager interviews Stijn van Dorpe and Edwin Stolk at Expoplu, Nijmegen

KCG: Hans den Hartog Jager interviews Stijn van Dorpe and Edwin Stolk at Expoplu, Nijmegen.

(2011) MetropolisM: Edwin Stolk – written by Jelle Bouwhuis

MetropolisM: Edwin Stolk, written by Jelle Bouwhuis.

(2011) NRC handelsbad: In de rij staan voor kunst is ook kunst – written by Sandra Smallenburg

NRC handelsbad: In de rij staan voor kunst is ook kunst, written by Sandra Smallenburg.

Mister Motley: In de rij voor kunst, written by Irene De Craen.

Unfold Amsterdam: A life changing experience.

(2011) Mrs. Deane: only because my bicycle was there – written by Hester Keijser

Mrs. Deane: only because my bicycle was there, written by Hester Keijser.

(2010) Dagblad Kennemerland: 'Zeer geslaagd onprettig kunstwerk' – written by Jan Butter

Dagblad Kennemerland: Zeer geslaagd onprettig kunstwerk, written by Jan Butter.

Dagblad Kennemerland: Babylon Maerten draait zich om in zijn graf, written by Jan Butter.

(2009) Tubelight: ARTFAIR UNFAIR? – written by Nathanja van Dijk

Tubelight: ARTFAIR UNFAIR? written by Nathanja van Dijk.

MetropolisM: Grote vis eet kleine vis written by Domeniek Ruyters.

Temporary Museum Amsterdam: Newspaper 2009/13