Leslie Nagel’s artworks flutter or bounce, shake or sway. They are things, but it is as if they are alive. For her artworks, Nagel investigates all kinds of objects and materials that people use every day. She wants to know how she can make them move, and what sound they make. What interests her most is the feeling that this gives you. Because polystyrene that slides across the floor squeaking gives you a completely different feeling than a plastic bag that is mysteriously creaking.

In a bunker at Fort Ruigenhoek, a piece of fabric hangs on the wall. Leslie Nagel has hidden a little motor in the middle of it. When it is turned on, the fabric starts to rotate. It becomes a circle that is constantly deforming, with graceful turns and bends. The fabric seems to perform a dance of its own accord. The fact that the movements are constantly changing is because all kinds of thin folds have been sewn into it, like in a pleated skirt. These folds make the fabric a bit sturdy, but also ensure that it keeps breaking. You can look at it for a long time. And listen to the rustling sound of the moving fabric.