Stillness in the storm

Welcome to Stillness in the storm, a place to catch your breath and find a quiet moment in our fast-moving world. In this exhibition, artists like Anish Kapoor, Marina Abramović, Massimo Bartolini, and Arturo Hernández Alcázar show us that silence can be a powerful source of strength—a calm, steady way to handle the many 'storms' of modern life.

As Marina Abramović puts it, 'In a world of constant distraction, taking the time to connect to ourselves and to others is becoming a challenge.' To help us find that connection, she created Counting the Rice, a unique work featured in Voorlinden’s new collection. We invite you to spend an hour counting grains of rice and lentils while wearing noise-cancelling headphones. It is a simple but powerful exercise in focus and willpower. Even though you’ll be in the middle of a busy museum surrounded by others, you’ll be entirely focused on your own experience. This is the heart of the exhibition: showing how a little silence and attention can help us all become more resilient.

"This exhibition is an invitation to slow down, listen, and feel what truly matters."