Jozefov Jašek, Idrija (2025)
15 times If Paradise is Half as Nice + Film Screening IPIHAN #15 / Jozefov Jašek, Idrija (2025)
After a successful edition last summer, we would like to invite you to our annual crowdfunding event, which will conclude the previous edition and serve as a prelude to the upcoming edition.
Not only are we proud to present Tine Mažgon's new documentary about last summer's edition in Idrija, but it was also the 15th (!) edition. Time to celebrate!
Date: 20.02.2026 - 08.03.2026
Opening: 20.02.2026
Doors open: 17:30
Dinner: 18:30
Film and popcorn: 8:00 p.m.
Where: Nieuw Charlois, Huismanstraat 30, Rotterdam
For 15 editions now, IPIHAN has been organising a five-week working period at abandoned industrial sites in Europe. A group of artists lives and works on site, creating site-specific installations, always using the building and its surroundings as a starting point.
From an old jute spinning mill in Leipzig (2012) to a mercury mine in Slovenia (2025): each edition transforms a forgotten place into a temporary living and working space. In the first week, the artists build their own kitchen, sleeping quarters and sanitary facilities — using found materials as much as possible. During the closing weekend, IPIHAN traditionally opens its doors to the public: not only to see the works, but also to experience how the artists have lived for five weeks.
In Nieuw Charlois, we present:
An IPIHAN-style bar and merch shop
A photo archive of all 15 editions
The documentary of Edition #15 (made by Tine Mažgon)
...and a number of documentaries from recent years, the multiples from the crowdfunding box, all IPIHAN edition t-shirts!
And the multiples and t-shirts are also for sale!
Participants in Edition #15 were: Pim Palsgraaf, Judy van Luyk, Regina Kelaita Lieve van den Bijgaart, Esther Kokmeijer, Anne Roos van Veen, Guus Vreeburg, Willem Besselink, Maruša Štibelj and Maurice Bogaert.
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If Paradise Is Half As Nice