de Appel Kiosk

Through the de Appel Kiosk endeavour, we reflect on practices of exchange and barter in market economies. We see urban markets as vibrant places where diverse cultures gather, becoming hubs for social interaction, community building and cultural exchange. Street markets are often organised around small, family-run or cooperative stalls, fostering social solidarity among stall owners.

By engaging in contexts and places outside of art institutions, de Appel seeks to meet people through and with artistic practices, without an overt distinction between art and society. The idea of the Kiosk was inspired by our friends in the lumbung and by other initiatives from artists to sustain their collectives and participate in a wider scope of economies.

During its second edition in 2025, three proposals were selected from an open call: Social B̶a̶n̶k̶ by artist Saemundur Thor Helgason is a functional artwork that offers an alternative to profit-driven banks, offering interest-free loans to visitors of the market. Artists Honey Jones-Hughes and Antonio de la Hera developed Buurtijs (2020–22), a previous project that questioned ‘local’ and ‘ethical’ food production by making and selling ice cream. de aardAppel, run by artists Özgür Atlagan and Ulufer Çelic, was a hybrid stall consisting of a micro-publishing studio and a potato salad kiosk. You can find more information about the projects here and a commissioned article by Thomas Siderius here.

de Appel Kiosk will continue in the summer of 2026, with three projects that explore alternative small-scale economies and art economies.