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Artist Boris Acket (38) created an inhumanly large work for ADE: 'I want to give something back'

Artist Boris Acket (38) created an inhumanly large work for ADE: 'I want to give something back'

Artist Boris Acket is presenting his large-scale installation Einder at the Centrale Markthal during the Amsterdam Dance Event. The event will culminate in a unique performance where the Concertgebouworkest provides a musical accompaniment using Beethoven's Fifth Symphony.

Based on reporting by parool. Translated and condensed by LocalHeadlines.

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