Nothing to see here

Nothing to see here opens a window to a small alternative reality. Placed in liminal public spaces, it invites casual passers-by to peer through the peepholes of a box-shaped diorama.
The experience immerses you in an optical and sonic illusion. You see yourself from a bird’s-eye view, while fictional characters start to surround you. A series of strange events involving a plastic bag, a confused man, and a wolf gradually challenges our perception: What’s happening behind your back? How much of reality can we truly comprehend? It invites you to stand still for a moment in a space you would otherwise just move through, urging you to be present and truly look around you.
The installation shakes and splits your perception. It places you in the middle of an alienating virtual world, while simultaneously allowing you to observe your body from a distance. Through this experience, the audience explores how what we accept as truth is not objective or fixed, but constantly shaped by our bodily relationship with it.

In New York, I became captivated by the city’s clashing realities, hearing a man preach: “You are all being lied to, but you don’t see it”. This sparked an urge. In a time of polarization and parallel truths, exploring our fluid reality feels important. I believe reality is not fixed; it is relational, born from the continuous interaction between our bodies and our surroundings.
To me, Nothing to see here acts as a perception instrument. Blending a live, bird’s-eye view of your own body with fictional elements, it shatters the line between subjective experience and objective perspective. Live elements might feel fake, while the staged might start to feel real, inviting you to untangle what is true. I hope even the tiniest of characters – like a plastic bottle rolling through space – challenge you to pause and be humble: how much of reality can I truly comprehend?

PRODUCTION 1:
Studio Nergens - Sophie Simenel,
Lauriergracht 116 B-1
1016RR Amsterdam, Netherlands
Tel: +31 629317946
E-mail: info@studionergens.com
Web: http://www.studionergens.com
Social Media: @studionergens - Instagram, Studio Nergens - LinkedIn

PRODUCTION 2:
Cultura Nova Festival
Postbus 300
NL-6400 AH Heerlen, Netherlands
Tel: +31 (0)45 571 66 07
E-mail: info@culturanova.nl

PRODUCTION 3:
Muziekgebouw Productiehuis
Piet Heinkade 1
1019 BR Amsterdam, Netherlands
Tel: +31 020 - 788 20 10
E-mail: post@muziekgebouw.nl

PRODUCTION 4:
Nationale Opera Ballet
Waterlooplein 22
10011 PG Amsterdam, Netherlands
Tel: +31 020 551 81 19
E-mail: info@operaballet.nl