In this tour you will get a deeper understanding of the newly opened exhibition An Impossible Sound, go into conversation about the central topics of Rory Pilgrim’s work and its relevance within the Zeeuwse Context.

On An Impossible Sound
In spring 2026 the Dutch-based English-born artist Rory Pilgrim presents a new, immersive commission at Vleeshal that foregrounds the choices faced by young people in regional areas.

The exhibition is the next chapter in Pilgrim’s long-term engagement with young people on the Isle of Portland in England - a peninsula dominated by two prisons and a unique natural landscape. The exhibition presents scenes towards Pilgrim’s first feature-length film set to be released in 2027 entitled pink & green, focusing on the film's musical score. Exploring a musical loop as a vital component within composition, the exhibition's title An Impossible Sound refers to a moment in which a cycle of harm can potentially be broken, offering the possibility of renewal and transformation.

Previously developed in exhibitions at Chisenhale Gallery London, and Art on the Underground, Vleeshal is proud to present this next stage of this body of work that explores sonic loops, together with video installation, photographs and drawing. Across video, composition and drawing, the exhibition explores the law and how harmful ecological and social cycles can be intervened.

This tour by Vleeshal is part of Night Owls during Philosophy Month.
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Credit photo: Rory Pilgrim, Friendship, 2025