Eveline Visser presents Good over Evil – OVERGROW at Brutus

3 OCT–14 DEC | Rotterdam-based painter Eveline Visser presents a new exhibition at Brutus that explores future alternatives to the city’s petrochemical and industrial landscape. Her work reimagines the Maasvlakte through organic settlements built from fungal structures.

Eveline Visser explores the future of the Maasvlakte

Rotterdam artist Eveline Visser (1949) has opened her latest exhibition, Good over Evil – OVERGROW, at Brutus in Rotterdam-West. Known for her deep connection to the city, Visser focuses in this show on questions around the energy transition and the long-term role of the Maasvlakte.

The works on display propose an imagined future where mycelium — the root network of fungi — plays a central role in transforming industrial environments. In Visser’s vision, mushroom-based “villages” grow over existing petrochemical infrastructure, providing both sustenance and habitable spaces.

Mycelium as an alternative landscape

The exhibition consists of four large-scale dioramas arranged in a circle of fifteen metres in diameter. The dioramas combine objects, set pieces and large painted backdrops depicting fungi spreading across the Maasvlakte.

Through models, books, pamphlets and samples, visitors are introduced to potential uses of mycelium. Beyond food, the installations suggest that fungi could filter air and water, while their underground root systems could stabilise and repurpose industrial land.

Visser describes the work as an invitation to imagine futures beyond conventional energy projects. While Rotterdam explores hydrogen production at the so-called “h2 fifty” plant, the artist’s exhibition points to other ways of thinking about the city’s ecological and social transformation.

Exhibition details

Good over Evil – OVERGROW is open from 3 October until 14 December 2025 at Brutus. Alongside the exhibition, a programme of lectures and guided tours will take place, focusing on biotechnology and sustainable urban development. On 12 December, Jap Sam Books will launch Visser’s accompanying publication, Good over Evil.

Location and directions

Brutus is located at Keileweg 10B, in Rotterdam-West. The venue is housed in a former harbour complex and is known for its large-scale industrial spaces, often used for experimental and immersive art projects. The Keileweg area is part of the Merwe-Vierhavens (M4H) district, which is being developed as a hub for creative industries and urban innovation.