Where We Linger

New work by Leonie Bos and Marina Pohl created during Clover Mill Artist Residency

On Saturday 21 March, Moving Gallery opens Where We Linger, a new exhibition featuring work by illustrator Leonie Bos and Berlin-based Ukrainian artist Marina Pohl. Both artists recently completed residencies at Clover Mill Artist Residency in the Netherlands, where they developed new series that are now being presented for the first time.

In Where We Linger, two distinct yet kindred visual languages converge. What unites them is a profound focus on stillness, concentration, and the meticulous construction of an image. These are works that invite the viewer to look longer—to linger for a moment.

Leonie Bos – autonomous work

Leonie Bos has built a solid international reputation as an illustrator for publications including The New Yorker, The Guardian, and The New York Times. Alongside illustration, Bos has for years created autonomous work, allowing herself greater scope for experimentation and personal themes. While her earlier work was often inspired by architecture, in recent years her focus has increasingly shifted toward the human figure. During her stay at Clover Mill, she worked on a new series centered on stillness and presence. Her images are meticulously constructed, clear in form, yet possessed of a palpable layering.

Moving Gallery has collaborated with Bos for a considerable time and has previously presented her work across various contexts. In this exhibition, the focus lies entirely on her autonomous work.

Marina Pohl – painting from Berlin

Marina Pohl is a Berlin-based artist with Ukrainian roots. In her paintings, she explores themes of memory, identity, and vulnerability. Her work moves between figuration and stillness; these are often intimate scenes or portraits in which human presence is palpable, yet never explicitly explained.

During her residency at Clover Mill, Pohl worked on a new series of paintings in which the experience of temporary seclusion and reflection plays an essential role. The tranquility of the Dutch surroundings resonated in her use of colour and compositions: understated, yet intense.

Clover Mill Artist Residency

Clover Mill is a small-scale artist residency set in a former watermill in a rural setting outside Giessenburg (ZH). Artists from the Netherlands and abroad are offered space here to work with focused concentration for several weeks or months, away from their daily routines. Exchange, collaboration, and a meaningful connection to the site are central to its mission. The residency was founded and is curated by Jennifer Smith.

The fact that both artists worked here forms the foundation for this joint presentation in Utrecht.

“The beauty of this exhibition lies in what time and attention can yield. Two artists from different backgrounds develop new work from the very same place, and we bring that together in Utrecht,” says gallerist Arnoud van Mosselveld.