Ruth van Beek: The Oldest Thing Bianca Hester Dogs is a kennel of

Dogs is a kennel of 200 drawings made by Jochen Gerner between 2021 and 2023

as well as an insight into the design of the building itself

Rachel Stallings Thomander

This publication takes its title from Wayne Koestenbaum’s 2007 book Hotel Theory (a philosophic enquiry into the hotel state of being)

Ruth van Beek: The Oldest Thing Bianca Hester Dogs is a kennel ofIn her work, which originates in her ever growing archive, Ruth van Beek often uses the established visual codes of photography. The images, mainly from old books, become her tools, source material, and context. Van Beek physically intervenes in the pictures folding, cutting, or adding pieces of painted paper rearranging and manipulating the image long enough to reveal the universe that lies within. The Oldest Thing features numerous collages,