Performance
Minimal Collective x Oude Kerk: Post-Space
22 October – 24 October 2026
Sound and visual art into dialogue with the distinctive architecture and acoustics of the Oude Kerk
During Amsterdam Dance Event, the Oude Kerk is once again joining forces with music and art platform Minimal Collective for the second edition of Post-Space, the collective's ongoing series of site-specific listening experiences. Across three days, sound and visual art enter into dialogue with the distinctive architecture and acoustics of Amsterdam’s oldest building, the Oude Kerk.
On Friday, October 23rd and Saturday, October 24th, Post-Space presents two distinct night programmes of live performances and DJ sets, featuring an audiovisual world premiere and several debut collaborations.
Night programmes October 23 & 24
On Friday, the adventurous DJ lazergazer opens the night, followed by Berlin-based Pavel Milyakov and Finnish artist Tapio Viitasaari, who perform a live version of Melancholia by Yana Pavlova, an electroacoustic work featuring the church’s organ and serving as an ode to a deceased friend. Mexican-Norwegian artist Carmen Villain presents her latest album, Memoria, inspired by the theme of memory, before emerging local artists Lulá Luna & Nessim close the night with a DJ set.
On Saturday, ambient connoisseur Son Of Chi, who is closely affiliated with the celebrated label Astral Industries, and Korean ambient artist Okgwa make their live debut as a duo, combining the church’s organ with electronic music. Classically trained multi-instrumentalist Temple Rat follows with a reinterpretation of Whispers of Water and Spring. Dutch trio Tharim Cornelisse, Floid & W92 then premiere Nooga, their debut hybrid live audiovisual show, incorporating imagery captured inside the church in real time, before Denmark-based dub-expert Picture—the moniker of Natal Zaks—closes the night, with details to be shared later.
Post-Space
A new audiovisual experience
For its second edition, Post-Space expands its format with Hieropixel, a new audiovisual installation by digital artist Tharim Cornelisse. Using images and sound recordings from the Oude Kerk as source material, the work transforms elements of the building into an evolving audiovisual composition. In addition to being presented during the church’s daytime opening hours from Thursday through Saturday, Hieropixel also accompanies the live programmes on Friday and Saturday night in an adapted form. The work marks the first iteration of an evolving visual method within Post-Space, responding to the spatial character of each location.
The installation and live performances come together within a wider listening environment developed specifically for the Oude Kerk. Building on research from last year’s edition, Kantarion Sound returns with a custom sound system that responds to the building’s distinctive acoustics, while seating by côte&ciel introduces a physical dimension to the act of listening.
Through art, sound and editorial storytelling, Post-Space enters into dialogue with the church, exploring memory, histories and embodied deep listening.
About Minimal Collective
Minimal Collective is an Amsterdam-based platform exploring sound, art and contemporary culture through live events, editorial research and artistic collaborations. Working across physical and digital environments, the platform brings sound into dialogue with space, technology and cultural context.
Post-Space is an ongoing series of site-oriented listening experiences by Minimal Collective, inviting audiences to encounter each location anew—from historic monuments and museums to off-site locations and natural environments.
About Post-Space
Post-Space is an ongoing series of site-oriented listening experiences by Minimal Collective, exploring how sound, art and architecture can transform the way we experience a place. Each edition responds to the history, character and acoustics of a specific location, treating the site not as a backdrop but as an active part of the work.
Inspired by the practice of deep listening, Post-Space brings together music, visual art and spatial interventions to create experiences that extend beyond the conventional concert setting. From monumental sites and museums to off-site locations and natural environments, each edition takes a different form in dialogue with its surroundings.
Post-Space asks us not only to listen to sound within a place, but to listen to the place itself.
