This first issue of //\ hoekhuis examines the entrance from multiple angles, times and perspectives, through conversations, music, image, reflections and works of fiction.

Featuring Side A by Inne Eysermans, and a conversation on cassette culture and working collectively in pandemic times.

An essay by Sjaak Douma, dissecting a key scene in Giuseppe Tornatore’s film The Legend of 1900.

A contribution by Traumnovelle, inspired by the Arch of Janus and Thomas Cole’s The Course of Empire.

Featuring 100 minutes by Kirsten Spruit, and a conversation on breaking walls and communal genius.

An interview with Markus Lucier about sunsets, the limits of short-term memory, and videos of John Cage sitting on a pile of trash. Written by Bert Geelink.