VU ART SCIENCE gallery opens its new exhibition Realms of Reality on June 4th, 2026, 4-6 PM. In Realms of Reality, artists, researchers and visitors explore how different belief systems – ancient, conflicting or emerging – shape our reality.
Religion is a hot topic. In a world marked by global conflicts, digitalization and a rapidly shifting climate, we are looking for a bigger story to hold on to. At the same time, many of these stories are being used to create division and hierarchy. With an transdisciplinary approach, Realms of Reality is seeking the possibility to give room to the variety of beliefs rooted in the concept that we are all connected to a bigger universe, that we have to take care of.
The exhibition is accompanied by the essay The Freedom of Myth, written by Jasmijn T.E. Mol. She is a curator, art historian and researcher with a special interest in trans-historical and paradoxical concepts, such as the use of spiritual practices in our current digital era. In her text, she pleads for religion as myths, as the myth is not a dogma but a maybe.
The artworks of Suzanne Plomp, Marcos Kueh & Ritvik Khushu, Fiona Lutjenhuis, and Simone Albers, offer portals to parallel worldviews and invite us to step into shifting realms of reality.
In a series of ART SCIENCE dialogues, both researchers from various disciplines like theology, philosophy and natural sciences, and visitors are invited to share their reflections on the artworks. The public program will be organised in collaboration with 3D, the dialogue stage of Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
Realms of Reality (2026)
Exhibition: 4 June until 23 October 2026
VU ART SCIENCE gallery
Opening hours: Tuesday to Friday 12-18 hrs
Entrance: free
Current information: www.artsciencegallery.nl
