Pet’s Marktplaats

The Kunsthal Rotterdam proudly presents the result of Pet van de Luijtgaarden’s passion for collecting, from 2 July till 11 September 2011. Pet is a visual artist who is fascinated by the absurdity of abundance when it comes to ‘stuff’. ‘Shops are getting larger and fuller, but what do we need it all for?’



As a collector, Van de Luijtgaarden buys discarded collections of objects such as disposable lighters, frogs, GI Joe action dolls and Flippos (Pogs), all of which have been neatly arranged to create a cabinet of curiosities for the exhibition. It seems the absurdity of it ‘enough is never enough’ is irrevocable.