Page Not Found proudly presents a two-fold commissioned work ‘The-foot-in the-door’ by artist Arthur Cordier. ‘The-foot-in the-door’ comprises an engraved door handle and a mirrored text work in our storefront window.

To reflect on the restricted circulation of beings ‘The-foot-in the-door’ is an idiom engraved as a commercial trick used by door-to-door salespersons, in negotiation as well as in commercial communication on the entrance door handle of Page Not Found. ‘The-foot-in the-door’ comes alongside an elevator-pitch conversation with oneself about consistency, doubts and asking favors – displayed on a shop window to be read from inside. ‘The-foot-in the-door’ is a publication in the form of a door handle.

Arthur Cordier’s (b. 1993, BE, lives and works in The Hague, NL) practice tackles the aesthetics of bureaucracy, entrepreneurship, and efficiency through relational, situational and context-specific works. They often self-reflect upon artistic practice and the entangled economies of art in a production-driven society. In addition to his practice he co-initiates the studio & project space The Balcony, The Hague (NL), and contributes as guest curator to Art au Centre Liège (BE).

‘The-foot-in the-door’ is accessible from the street. The window text will be on view until February 10.

Hooray! Page Not Found turned four!

These past years have seen over a 100(!) events taking place in our space, each one a wonderful exchange about publishing, making, writing, reading. We are truly grateful to all – artists, curators, designers, board members, collaborators, volunteers, and our visitors and audience – who contributed to make our initiative what it is today. We are looking forward in the coming year to many more explorations, reflections and voices, and their sharing with you.

For now, we think this anniversary deserves a unique treat, and the amazing Silvia Martes agrees! She gracefully accepted our commission for an online screening: “Fragments” is an exclusive cut of three of her films. Silvia’s work — mystical, evocative and dark, reflects on the current surreality of our times, yet reminds us of the ever-urgent call to love the world into being. The works featured in this commission are: ‘To Confirm You Are Not a Robot, Place a Check in the Box Next to “I’m Not a Robot”.’ (2021), ‘The Revolutions That Did Not Happen’ (2021), and ‘The Restless Dread of Some(thing) Evil’ (2019).

Silvia Martes, Eindhoven, 1985, completed her BA in Fine Arts at the Audiovisual Department (VAV) at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam in 2013. In 2019 she started a postdoctoral art residency at the Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten in Amsterdam. In July 2021 Martes had her first solo exhibition at Museum De Pont (Tilburg). In September 2021 she won the Theodora Niemeiijer Prize from the Van Abbe Museum (Eindhoven). In the same year she was shortlisted for the Prix de Rome and exhibited at the Stedelijk Museum.