Carlijn Kingma's Monumental Drawing on the Dutch Housing Crisis Debuts at Singer Laren
For the first time, Carlijn Kingma's artwork titled 'De machinerie van de volkshuisvesting' (2025), which measures 113 by 150 centimeters, is showcased at Singer Laren, accompanied by satirical etchings related to the housing crisis. This piece illustrates the Dutch housing system as a complex machine, incorporating elements such as existing housing, new developments, banks, and political factors, with various stakeholders represented. The creation stemmed from two years of collaboration with Follow the Money, which also includes an animated video tour. Financial support was provided by Provincie Zuid-Holland, Triodos Bank, Metropoolregio Amsterdam, and the ministerie van Volkshuisvesting en Ruimtelijke Ordening. Born in 1991, Kingma dedicated around two thousand hours to this drawing while balancing her role as a mother in Zutphen. A graduate of TU Delft in architecture, she has previously worked on projects addressing social issues.
Key facts
- Carlijn Kingma's 'De machinerie van de volkshuisvesting' (2025) measures 113 by 150 centimeters and is drawn with the thinnest technical pen.
- The original drawing is exhibited for the first time at Singer Laren, accompanied by satirical etchings.
- The project was created in collaboration with online research platform Follow the Money, which also features an animated video tour.
- Kingma spent approximately two thousand hours on the drawing over two years, overlapping with her pregnancy.
- Funding and knowledge partners include Provincie Zuid-Holland, Triodos Bank, Metropoolregio Amsterdam, and the ministerie van Volkshuisvesting en Ruimtelijke Ordening.
- Kingma studied architecture at TU Delft and previously collaborated with Rutger Bregman on 'Het weefsel der mensheid' (2020) and with Thomas Bollen and Martijn Jeroen van der Linden on 'Het waterwerk van ons geld' (2022–23).
- Her upcoming project 'Legal Creatures' focuses on corporate and financial law, with Thomas Bollen and Tom Wetzer of the University of Oxford.
- Kingma lives and works in Zutphen with partner Thomas Bollen and their children.
Entities
Artists
Institutions
- Singer Laren
- Follow the Money
- Museumtijdschrift
- Museumtijdschrift+
- TU Delft
- Provincie Zuid-Holland
- Triodos Bank
- Metropoolregio Amsterdam
- ministerie van Volkshuisvesting en Ruimtelijke Ordening
- University of Oxford
- Brutus
Locations
- Zutphen
- Netherlands
- Randstad
- Laren
- Delft
- Oxford
- United Kingdom