Roni Horn

Pair Field, a new installation

29 March 2025 - 31 August 2025

From 29 March 2025, De Pont Museum will present a new collection presentation featuring works by American artist Roni Horn (1955). The Pair Field exhibition is composed entirely of works from its own collection, in line with De Pont's exhibition and collection policy, which focuses on a relatively small group of artists and on collecting in depth.
 
A new vision of iconic works
At the centre is a new interpretation of the installation Pair Field, first shown during the museum's opening in 1992. Roni Horn will come to Tilburg in March 2025 to unleash a new vision on the work and install it in the impressive main hall of the former factory building. Other iconic works by Horn, such as the 100-part photo series You are the Weather, can be seen in the other galleries.

Pair Field (1991) consists of eighteen pairs of sculptures in solid copper and steel. Although each pair has unique shapes, the rounded contours are similar in volume. The minimalist work combines kinship with enigma, exploring themes of connection, isolation and materiality. The photo series You are the Weather (1994-1996) shows 100 portraits of a young woman in watery environments in Iceland. Subtle changes in facial expression and in light make the work contemplative and intimate, focusing on themes of identity, subjectivity and the power of looking.

About Roni Horn
New York-based Roni Horn is among the most influential artists of her generation. She works in a variety of media, including sculpture, photography, drawing and text, exploring themes of identity, nature and perception. Her work is characterised by minimalist and conceptual approaches, with repetition and subtle variations as defining elements. Iceland's rugged landscape is an important source of inspiration in her oeuvre.

In 2024, Horn had major solo exhibitions at the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art (Denmark) and Museum Ludwig (Germany). Her work was first shown in Tilburg during the opening of De Pont Museum in 1992; she is one of the museum's core artists.