AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS
2023 The Waterworks of Money Winner of the Dutch Design Awards (category research)
2023 The Waterworks of Money Winner of the Amsterdam Art Prize
2023 The Waterworks of Money Nominated for the Dutch journalistic prize ‘De Tegel’
2022 The Waterworks of Money Winner of the Meesterverteller [Master Storyteller] award
2022 Grant Brave New Works for The Waterworks of Money
2021 Grant Stimuleringsfonds for The Waterworks of Money
2021 Winner of the Talent of the year competition
2021 Winner of the Henning Larson Competition ‘Architecture and Utopia’
2021-23 Artist-in-residence at the Rabobank during The Waterworks of Money project
EXHIBITIONS
BRUTUS Rotterdam Solo exhibition: The Fear of Falling
December 2025
Kunstmuseum Den Haag Group exhibition: New New Babylon - Visions of Another Tomorrow
On display: The Babylonian Tower of Modernity
29th of March - 31st of August 2025
Boijmans van Beuningen Depot, Rabozaal, Rotterdam. Solo exhibition ‘The Waterworks of Money.
May 2024 - December 2024
Escher Museum, The Hague. Group exhibition: Net als Escher/Just Like Escher
3rd of November 2023 - 24th of March 2024
Springtij Festival, Terschelling. Exhibition reproductions of ‘The Waterworks of Money
20nd of September - 22nd of September 2023
The Future of Work Conference, Den Bosch. Exhibition reproductions of ‘The Waterworks of Money
October 2023
Rijksmuseum Twenthe, Enschede. Group exhibition: Terra Libra
8th of September 2023 - 28th of January 2024
Triodos Bank, Zeist. Exhibition reproductions of ‘The Waterworks of Money’
September 2023
Ministry of Finance, The Hague. Exhibition reproductions of ‘The Waterworks of Money’
April and May 2023
Rabobank Lobby, Utrecht. Exhibition reproductions of ‘The Waterworks of Money’
Permanent
Kunstmuseum The Hague. Solo exhibition 'De toekomst van ons geld'
14th of April - 10th of September 2023
La Biennale di Venezia, Dutch Pavilion: 'Plumbing The System'.
20th of May - 26th of November 2023
Rijksmuseum Twenthe, Enschede. Solo exhibition: 'The Waterworks of Money'
16th October 2022 - 29th of January 2023
EVENTS
Book Launch & Public talk @Tivoli
9th of October 2025, Utrecht
Publication book on The Waterworks of Money. Written by Thomas Bollen in collaboration with Martijn Jeroen van der Linden and Carlijn Kingma. Published by Follow the money.
In store the 23rd of September 2025
Workshop The Architecture of the Law @Conference Law
25, 26, 27th September 2025r, Prague
Documentary 'The World of Carlijn' @Socially Relevant Film Festival, NY
8th of March, 2025
Lecture + Exhibition at Festival van de Gelijkheid
14th of December 2024, Gent, Belgium
The Banking Scene, Art Night
18th of November, Brussels, Belgium
Screening on Dutch television of the documentary on the making of 'The Waterworks of Money'.
10th of October 2024 (available online)
Documentary 'De wereld van Carlijn' @Dutch National Television
8th of October 2024 @CloseUp, AvroTros
Pakhuis de Zwijger: Een geldsysteem voor iedereen (A money system for all)
9th of September 2024
Key-note presentation at the Royal Geography Society, London
26st of August 2024
Premiere documentary: 'De wereld van Carlijn / The World According to Carlijn'
See tab 'Documentary' for screenings in NL and Q&A's.
January 2024 Premiere @IFFR (International Film Festival Rotterdam)
Interledger Summit, San Jose, Costa Rica. Lectures + Discussion + Exhibition
5th - 8th of November 2023
Information Design Conference 2023, Hilversum. Lecture
13th of October 2023
Conference: Our New Economy / Future of Work. Lecture + Exhibition
15th of October 2023
Springtij Festival. Workshops and exhibition, The Waterworks of Money. Subscribe here.
September 2023
Conference 'De toekomst van ons geld'.
In collaboration with: Kunstmuseum Den Haag, Ministerie van Financien, Haagse Hogeschool, Rabobank, Triodos, Follow The Money. More info, program and tickets at www.waterworksofmoney.com/conference2023
6 - 8 September 2023
The Ministry of Finance. Lecture + Exhibition 'The Waterworks of Money'
April - May 2023
VPRO Tegenlicht Meet-up, Bibliotheek Neude. Lezing: De toekomst van ons geld
17th of April 2023
Dutch Innovation Days, Enschede. Lecture: The Uncomfortable Truth About Money Challenger Stage Concordia + Wunderkammer
11- 13 mei 2023
Lecture @Brutus, Atelier van Lieshout. 'Het waterwerk van ons geld'
14 februari 2023
Springtij Festival. Workshops & Exhibition: Het waterwerk van ons geld
September 2022
VPRO Tegenlicht Talk: Lowlands edition. Lancering: Het waterwerk van ons geld.
August 2022