FOUNDER - VOORZITTER

Wandering through forests, heaths or gardens, sailing on seas and brooks, by boat, by raft or digitally, deep into history and creating visions of the future, Edward Clydesdale Thomson is always searching. It is not about finding one specific thing, but about the process of exploring and learning, time and again, and never doing the same thing twice.

SECRETARIS

Yvonne Dubbers is a manager specialised in the cultural field who has been working for Studio Edward Clydesdale Thomson since 2019. With a background in theatre design and art history, she enjoys being involved from start to finish: from research and development to planning and implementation. She provides organisational support to the foundation and guidance during the manifestation of various projects. In addition to her work for the Landfall Foundation, Yvonne has been in charge of the Amarte Foundation since 2019. This dual perspective of the process, from both the side of making and financing, is what interests Yvonne.

PENNINGMEESTER

Priscila Fernandes' work – installations, painting, photography, books – is rooted in an ongoing research into education, play, and the dialectics of work and leisure. Through a speculative and fictional approach, her work raises concrete questions about the idea of individual and collective freedom, especially in the context of the widespread precariousness of work in our society.

VOORZITTER RAAD VAN TOEZICH

Fleur Lamers is kunsthistorica en zelfstandig projectleider in de hedendaagse kunst. Ze werkt aan kunstprojecten in de openbare ruimte in opdracht van Plaatsmaken (Arnhem), coördineert een residentieprogramma voor makers in Arnhem in samenwerking met Theater aan de Rijn, Plaatsmaken, The Hub en ArtEZ (Arnhem). Daarnaast begeleidt ze kunstenaars in hun praktijk. 

RAAD VAN TOEZICHT

Julia Geerlings is the curator of contemporary art at Museum Rijswijk. Before she has been the curator and director of A Tale of A Tub (2019-2024) and prior to this she organized exhibitions and performances at Vleeshal (Middelburg, NL), Oude Kerk (Amsterdam, NL), After Hours (Sèvres, FR), Kunsthuis SYB (Beetsterzwaag, NL), Thkio Ppalies (Nicosia, CY) and Kunstfort bij Vijfhuizen (Vijfhuizen, NL). She was a curator-in-residence at ISCP International Studio and Curatorial Program (New York, USA), Rupert (Vilnius, LT) and Cité des Arts, Atelier Holsboer (Paris, FR) and she was an advisor for Amsterdam Fund for the Arts, CBK Rotterdam and a tutor for Hogeschool voor de kunsten Utrecht.

RAAD VAN TOEZICH

Frans-Willem Korsten holds the endowed chair ‘Literature and society’ at the Erasmus School of History, Culture and Communication, is associate professor at the department Film- en Literary Studies at LUCAS: the Leiden University Centre for the Arts in Society, and at the Willem the Kooning Academy in Rotterdam, specifically the Piet Zwart Institute. He was chair of the section Letters of the Dutch Council of Culture and was member of advisory committees in the Netherlands and Norway. He was responsible for the NWO internationalization program ‘Precarity and Post-Autonomia: The Global Heritage’, working together with Joost de Bloois (University of Amsterdam) and Monica Jansen (UU).

DIGITAL DEVELOPMENT

I specialize in 3D visualizations, with a preference for procedural workflows. In my approach to digital world-building, I focus on lighting, compositing, and visual effects, driven by a desire for deeper insight into nature’s intricate structures.

ANALOGUE DEVELOPMENT

In his exploration of physical materials, Teune Derks uncovers the nuances of each material through experimentation, learning about their unique properties and numerous applications along the way. He delves into collecting, heritage and reuse, shedding new light on common materials. Grounded in his preference for traditional craftsmanship and manual labor, he revives old methods to create new objects.

ILLUSTRATION & RESEARCH

The work is a road and I follow it, leaning onto my pen similar to a walking stick. Poking in the ditches, feeling holes in the asphalt and crossing puddles with a leap. Ideas are given associative or suggestive form through the sequential or the fragmented. My sketches lay out a path of lines followed by others. A journey taken together and manifested in digital or analogue form.

Portrait by Joeri Bosma

PROJECT MANAGER / FUNDRAISER

I am a curator and educator based in Amsterdam. As an independent curator, my current interests include rearranging difficult political narratives, exploring radical education, and experimenting with mental healthcare. I work as a lecturer in Curatorial Studies at the MA Fine Art program at HKU, University of the Arts Utrecht. I have collaborated with various institutions, including the V-A-C Foundation/GES-2 (Moscow), Ujazdowski Castle Center for Contemporary Art (Warsaw), Tale of a Tub (Rotterdam), Oude Kerk (Amsterdam), Württembergischer Kunstverein (Stuttgart), Nest (den Haag), the Latvian Center for Contemporary Art (Riga), amongst others. In 2019, I was a member of the core group of curators for the Bergen Assembly, "Actually, The Dead Are Not Dead," in Bergen, Norway.

STUDIO MANAGER

Francisca Snel explores the evolving relationship between individuals and their surroundings through a research-driven and experimental approach to design. Bridging analytical thinking with artistic expression, her work reflects a commitment to provoking thought and action around our shared responsibility for the planet and one another. As a studio manager at Foundation Landfall, Francisca provides organizational support and guidance, ensuring the smooth realization of the foundation’s diverse projects.

PROJECT MANAGER

I am an interdisciplinary artist creating interactive sculptures and installations designed to engage a wide audience, particularly in public spaces. My work focuses on finding common ground and developing it into accessible art that encourages public interaction. Over the past five years, I founded and directed Stichting MOC, or Moshpit of Creation. A foundation providing workspace for creative professionals, which has greatly enhanced my ability to adapt to diverse environments. My practice spans social engagement, sculpture, and facilitation, aimed at supporting both my work and the needs of other artists.

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

Common ground is shared responsibility. But what does it mean to share (public) space with others? Who or what is 'the other'? What is ownership and what can one own? Intrigued by the many perspectives and the (communication) noise they cause, Manuela works on self-initiated projects — as a project coordinator at artist platform Witte Rook, Breda and within Landfall projects.

SOUND, FILM & PRODUCTION

Gerwin is an artist living and working in Rotterdam since 2008. Besides his artistic practice as filmmaker, performer and theatre maker, he has over the years been active as producer. These days Gerwin is mostly working as a musician/performer and as social worker where he coaches people with autism.

EDUCATION

Stichting Landfall takes great care to gather insights from our audiences and channel them back onto the viewer. Mieke continuously gathers these experiences and reworks them into various educational programs for both the young and old. These programs manifest themselves through workshops, seminars and project participation.