Oemoemenoe: A Rite for Ruins
Publik Universal Frxnd
Performance
2 May 2026
5 – 8 pm
Koorkerk
This spring artist Publik Universal Frxnd will present the latest edition of the musical performance and installation A Rite for Ruins as part of Vleeshal’s site-specific series Oemoemenoe. Stay tuned for ticketing details coming soon!
A Rite for Ruins is a musical performance by Publik Universal Frxnd, composed in collaboration with Janne Kosmos and Silvia Westera. First developed in the Grote Kerk in Friesland, the performance is touring churches across the Netherlands with a particular appreciation for their historic organs and the architecture that they resonate within.
Immersing the audience in sound, the performance brings together contemporary organ music, cello, voice and sculpture. It reflects on how, in turbulent times, we experience mourning and memory. The result is a piece that contemplates loss, not only as an end but also as a beginning: of memories, connection, comfort and hope.
In Middelburg, Vleeshal is proud to present A Rite for Ruins at the Koorkerk, a church dedicated to a vibrant, engaged, warm, and open community. The Koorkerk is a part of the Middelburg Abbey complex that was founded around 1100. Since 1952 the Koorkerk hosts the case of the oldest organ in the Netherlands - the Peter Gerritsz organ (1479) originally from the Nicolaïkerk in Utrecht.
A Rite for Ruins is supported by the Mondriaan Fonds and Het Cultuurfonds. Production is led by Helena Julian and Stichting Outline. Technical support from Dario Giustarini
Events
2 May
Oemoemenoe #10: A Rite for Ruins
5 – 8 pm
Koorkerk
Persons
Series
Oemoemenoe started in 2023 as part of the Local Nomadic Program. For Oemoemenoe, contemporary artists are invited to develop a project in collaboration with local associations and businesses in Zeeland - sports clubs, swimming pools, hotels, and restaurants. We bring visitors into contact with contemporary art in various special places in Zeeland and invite artists who give us possible directions on which way to go. They question, each in their own way, the accepted norm through their artistic practice.