OPEN CALL: DENMARK & NORWAY
FOR (ART) PROJECTS & COLLABORATIONS
2-5-2025, Brunsbüttel
We are in the Kiel Canal right now. Soon we will reach the Baltic Sea. We are so excited to go to explore the far west corner of this sea: the waters around Germany, Denmark and Sweden! We want to travel slowly up North,, eventually to the waters of Norway, back to the North Sea again.
We are open to all kinds of (art) projects or collaborations. So do you need the Atlas initiatief to realize a project? Do you want to come over for a working/research period in this area? Or do you have another idea? Please feel free to contact us.
ROUGH PLANNING FOR THIS YEAR:
2025
Spring: Baltic Sea, waters around DE, DK, SE
Summer: North Sea, waters around NO
This schedule is not determined. This depends on the upcoming projects and where we can find suitable berths or anchor spots.
Check MarineTraffic or VesselFinder for the current location of the Atlas.. Search for: ATLAS, Fishing Vessel, NL, MMSI 244315799, Call Sign: PD8108
NOMAD LIFE
STIJN DE GEUS, LAURA SCHIPPERS AND DAUGHTER LIEVE
Nine years after purchasing our ship Atlas we cast off on August 2 2024 from Museumhaven Willemsoord, Den Helder. Which is the start of a new adventure, a traveling life at sea. After the project 'Brexit Herring' on the North sea and in Lowestoft (UK), the three of us sailed to the South of England. Where we took some time to get used to our new way of living. In November we sailed with two artists and a journalist from Torquay (UK) to Cherbourg (FR). In December our journey led back to Den Helder again. We couldn't find a job along the way, we ran out of money and neither found a berth for the winter. We enjoyed being in Den Helder again: Seeing friends and family, earning some money and we made some improvements to ship. In April 2025 we started travelling again. We sailed to Helgoland and we are now sailing through the Kiel Canal to the Baltic Sea. Our plan is to find a place / small area where we could stay for a while, to do some engine maintenance and to resume work on the development of the kite system.
(photos: UK, 2024)
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SHORT FILM: 'ECHOES OF ATLAS'
SJUUL JOOSEN
From October 29 to November 4 Sjuul Joosen and Freek Span stayed on board of the Atlas. During their stay they made a short film: 'Echoes of Atlas'.
When Lieve wakes up from a nightmare, her parents appear to have disappeared. Through a magical quest she tries to find her parents.