"Exercise in Failure" presents: Act 2 Like literally

Following our first act, “It’s not a pub anymore,” and two thousand wonderful visitors, inspiring encounters, and conversations that kept us going, “Oefening in Falen” returns with Act 2. We proudly present: “like literally,”.

For Act 2: Like literally, Oefening in Falen is taking over “Haren Majesteit,” a well-known barbershop and storytelling spot right in the heart of Amersfoort. A place to sit back, have a cup of coffee, let time pass, catch up on the latest gossip, and wait for what’s about to happen: THE haircut.

Somewhere between the excitement and the boredom, we reach for the glossy magazine to kill time and flip through the pages with catchy headlines, bright colors, and the promise of a transformation. This is where *Exercise in Failure* finds its inspiration: the everyday things that make us do a double-take, raise our eyebrows, or pass on as gossip—and that we let circulate through the room as fresh rumors. Suddenly, the ordinary becomes extraordinary, and the salon transforms into a stage for our vanity—a place to reconsider who we are and how we present ourselves.

As editors of their own magazines, Dante, Bobbi, Pargol, and Paul have incorporated these fragments into the exhibition. For Act 2: like literally, each artist has created his or her own magazine(s), building a bridge between the printed pages and the physical artworks, each of which brings the other to life.

It’s not a pub anymore, like literally,

You are cordially invited to the opening on November 7 at 6:00 p.m. at Haren Majesteit (Lieve Vrouwestraat 27, 3811 BP Amersfoort). Come for the art and stay for the gossip.