Mariëlle Videler

During a residency at Satellietgroep, based at the port of The Hague (Scheveningen) I developed a new work, SEA BITE. SEA BITE is related to the phenomenon of spa treatments at sea, starting at the Dutch coast in the early nineteenth century. Being a beach-resident myself in 2011, I made sketches at the sea, and after that drawings in my hut, a so called ‘sea container’. The last week of my stay I worked on a self-designed and handmade beach tent with a silkscreen interior of my drawings. The result was a small temporary ‘temple’ for sniffing the salty air at the seaside. For the opening night, I invited Prof. dr. Jos van den Broek (Leiden University) to give a lecture / performance about DMS (Dimethylsulfide). DMS is what people normally would call ‘the smell of the sea’.

Size tent: 2.95 w x 3.25 d x 2.60 h


	work / news / text / credits / PLab / contact	SEA BITE 2011 The Dimethylsulfide Tent Supported by: Satellietgroep & FBKVB Thanks to: Satellietgroep, Amsterdam Grafisch Atelier, FAST, the harbor master and particularly Jos van den Broek
		During a residency at Satellietgroep, based at the port of The Hague (Scheveningen) I developed a new work, SEA BITE. SEA BITE is related to the phenomenon of spa treatments at sea, starting at the Dutch coast in the early nineteenth century. Being a beach-resident myself in 2011, I made sketches at the sea, and after that drawings in my hut, a so called ‘sea container’. The last week of my stay I worked on a self-designed and handmade beach tent with a silkscreen interior of my drawings. The result was a small temporary ‘temple’ for sniffing the salty air at the seaside. For the opening night, I invited Prof. dr. Jos van den Broek (Leiden University) to give a lecture / performance about DMS (Dimethylsulfide). DMS is what people normally would call ‘the smell of the sea’. Size tent: 2.95 w x 3.25 d x 2.60 h




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