Boris Acket and Maison the Faux Stage "Everything Moist Seems Alive" at MU During Dutch Design Week
At the MU Hybrid Art House in Eindhoven, a dimly lit space showcases five kinetic water installations linked by transparent tubing, blending Boris Acket's minimalist approach with the maximalist style of Maison the Faux. Entitled Everything Moist Seems Alive, this exhibit is the culmination of two years of discussions centered on water, drawing inspiration from Astrida Neimanis' 2012 essay, Hydrofeminism. Above, videos portray "leaky saints," brought to life through daily choral performances by the Dutch National Opera and Ballet. Each of the five "water bodies" — The Well, The Womb, The Whirl, The Wake, and The Waterfall — symbolizes various relationships with water, rooted in Greek mythology. Dutch Design Week 2026 will take place from 17 to 25 October in Eindhoven.
Key facts
- Everything Moist Seems Alive is installed at MU Hybrid Art House during Dutch Design Week 2026, which runs 17 to 25 October 2026 across Eindhoven, the Netherlands
- The installation was developed by Boris Acket and Maison the Faux with MU over two years of discussion about water
- It comprises five kinetic water structures — The Well, The Womb, The Whirl, The Wake and The Waterfall — linked by clear pipes
- Video works of dripping humanoid figures called "leaky saints" are activated several times daily by choral performances from the Dutch National Opera and Ballet
- Astrida Neimanis' 2012 essay Hydrofeminism: Or, On Becoming a Body of Water provided the theoretical frame
- MU director Angelique Spaninks said humans are roughly 60 per cent water and described the work as a "total installation"
- Maison the Faux was founded in 2012 by Joris Suk and Tessa de Boer as a studio posing as a couture house
- A water bar at the entrance serves three types of water and features a suspended sculpture by Roni(a) Johansson
Entities
Artists
- Boris Acket
- Joris Suk
- Tessa de Boer
- Astrida Neimanis
- Angelique Spaninks
- Roni(a) Johansson
- Fred Again
Institutions
- MU Hybrid Art House
- Maison the Faux
- Studio Boris Acket
- Dutch Design Week
- Dutch National Opera and Ballet
- Design Academy Eindhoven
- Dezeen
Locations
- Eindhoven
- Netherlands
- Paris
- France
- Greece
Sources
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