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Sources and image credits: A haunted house that does not hide its tricks

In BARBARIAN, Oscar Peters built an immersive maze of slowly turning faux-stone walls, dancing skeletons and moving mouths. The wooden structures and theatrical effects remain visible; that handcraft is part of the installation.

Sources checked on 12 October 2026.

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AI image for illustration: fictional theatrical installation; not the actual exhibition.
AI image for illustration: fictional theatrical installation; not the actual exhibition. AI image for illustration

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Historic view of Appelmarkt from Lange Haven in Schiedam (1982); not a photograph of Monopole.
Historic view of Appelmarkt from Lange Haven in Schiedam (1982); not a photograph of Monopole. Photo: Gerard Dukker / Netherlands Cultural Heritage Agency · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Image source

Photo: Gerard Dukker / Netherlands Cultural Heritage Agency · CC BY-SA 4.0 · https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Overzicht_Appelmarkt_vanaf_de_Lange_Haven_-_Schiedam_-_20196264_-_RCE.jpg

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