09/09/2026
🌪️Inspired by the theme of the archaeology of the future in the exhibition Oblivion was unavoidable, we asked the participating artists the following question:
How do you see (systems of) forgetting and preservation reflected in your work in this exhibition?
This is how Walter Costa (Walter Costa) and Rebeca Romero (Rebeca Romero) responded:
Walter: “The online trade in looted artifacts thrives on oblivion: the objects must change hands as discreetly as possible, so that they can reappear on the open market as legitimate. Meanwhile, the digital traces generated as they pass through online marketplaces such as Facebook remain. My work explores this duality: without the published images of the artifacts for sale, we wouldn’t know of the existence of those objects; using them to generate 3D copies is thus an attempt to preserve tangible evidence of the trafficking until the originals reappear in some gallery, auction house, or private collection.”
Work: Autolykos Collection, Walter Costa in: Oblivion was unavoidable, Kunstfort ©Kunstfort Vijfhuizen, 2026, Photos: LNDWstudio
Portrait photo: Mads Holms
Rebeca: “I’m interested in how knowledge is preserved, transformed and carried through objects, images, rituals, and stories. I use speculative artefacts and digital technologies to create encounters with histories and systems of knowledge that may have been erased or displaced. My practice moves between archival research, traditional making and contemporary digital fabrication, using fiction as a way to reassemble fragments and propose alternative ways of seeing the past and imagining the future.”
Work: Warp and Wept, Rebeca Romero, in Oblivion was unavoidable, Kunstfort ©Kunstfort Vijfhuizen, 2026, Photo: LNDWstudio
Portrait photo: Courtesy of the artist
🕰️The exhibition is on view until 13 September. Will you come by to see it?
Plus: You’re warmly invited to the finissage on 13 September! 🥂
