Upcoming Events

Sunday February 18: Exposition by Bas Zoontjens and a table and a chair

Helicopter is moving soon, we will leave the current building in March. We are not leaving quietly but with a bang!

On Sunday afternoon 15 February we will show new work by Bas Zoontjens, whose trippy collages will be a perfect visual scenery for the performance by “a table and a chair”,
the new duo of Arvind Ganga and Aart-Jan Schakenbos, who, for the last few years, have been developing their abstract guitar explorations in this very building. This will be the first time they go public with these sounds and there could not be a better location for this world premiere.

Both Bas and Aart-Jan are new future members of Helicopter, really proud that we are able to give them a platform to show their art.

Bas Zoontjens creates digitally rendered collages that are dense, chaotic, and dreamlike, resembling a stream of consciousness. His works invite viewers to get lost in layers of detail while exploring inner landscapes of the mind. Inspired by graffiti, vandalism, and the raw energy of urban environments, his collages challenge traditional ideas of beauty and reflect the complexity of contemporary city life.
Drawing from urbanism and science fiction, Zoontjens blends references to ruined and futuristic landscapes, suggesting themes of decay, rebirth, and imagined journeys. His work blurs the line between reality and imagination, capturing the ever-changing nature of our environment.
https://www.haagsekunstenaars.nl/cv/75338

“a table and a chair” is the new electric guitar duo of Aart-Jan Schakenbos and Arvind Ganga that explores colliding overtones and the melodies, harmonies and rhythms that emerge from them. Two guitars tumbling over and spinning around each other, creating massive structures as they go. Made with guitars, but definitely not guitar music. With decades of combined experience in underground music Aart-Jan and Arvind fluidly combine avant-garde techniques with folk antics into a universal primal resonance.
https://www.soundcloud.com/a-table-and-a-chair

We are waiting for confirmation from Mik Quantius and Decimus (Pat Murano from No-Neck Blues Band) for Tuesday the 17th of February. 98% sure it is happening so keep an eye out for the news that they will perform at the closing of the Bas Zoontjens exhibition on Tuesday evening 17 February.