Lutinelijn is a spatial and auditory installation about a maritime heritage story on Vlieland, inspired by the ship Lutine that sank in 1799, loaded with a large amount of gold. Four objects on and around the festival grounds together mark a historical, imaginary navigation line between the former Lutine Point and Lutine Field Point, which together mark the location of the sunken ship. 

This line – between the mudflat and the North Sea – follows an inner journey that many will recognize: the desire to return, the search for support, the peace of arrival, and ultimately letting go. Each object embodies a phase in this journey, in which meaning shifts and memory settles. 

By following the beacons, you are taken into the stories, which more than the original story are about contemplation from the question: where does the gold lie for you? - a destination question about what Vlieland means to you.

About Sijas de Groot and Sjoerd Willem Bosch
Sijas de Groot (1984, Netherlands) is a theater maker and relational artist who brings landscape, heritage, and community to life. He is the initiator of Tussenland, through which he gives new meaning to places via rituals, conversations, and theatrical interventions. His work creates space for encounter, memory, and social transformation, with art serving as a connecting force in change and community building.

Sjoerd Willem Bosch (1997, Netherlands) was trained as an architect and developed as a designer at the intersection of architecture and visual arts. With spatial installations and architecture, he explores the temporality of material and space. He reveals invisible landscape stories in collaboration with scientists, local experts, and artists. This way, new perspectives on the landscape emerge, and the ownership of his work is broadened.

The art program is made possible with the support of Mondriaan Fonds and De Versterking.