A large swarm of colorful moving paintings for Terschelling. SLeM translated the theme of Oerol 2009, ‘grass between the planks’, as a celebration of color. Four-hundred artists were asked to paint a wind nomad. The paintings stood in groups on the limitless Noordsvaarder wad, with the tide playing a dominant role. Obliging ‘attendants’ and live music helped every day to evoke the feeling of a private viewing. The public could lose themselves in a landscape of paintings, painted with great care and attention to detail, that swaying in the wind.

A poetic documentary film features the development and production process of the Windnomaden, interviews with the participating artists about ‘celebrating color’, the photo shoot on Zeeburgereiland in Amsterdam and the installation at Oerol.

Wind Nomads Journey

After a successful run at the Oerol festival the unique swarm of paintings embarked on a world tour. Presently the Wind Nomads are in New York on Governors Island as part of the New Island Festival.
We hope the Wind Nomads installation will continue to grow and expand by including more and more participating artists from all over the world.

Now that we are here in New York we would like to invite New York Artists to participate in ‘The Wind Nomads’ journey. So if you’re a professional painter living in New York and interested in being part of a touring installation you can fill out the  Artist Recommendation Form and email it to us. We look forward to hearing from you.