
A Scan Through Dutch Rave Culture vol.1
304 pages • Soft cover in PANTONE Silver with embossed logo • 270 x 200 mm

Curated by: Bastiaan Van Berkel • Colin Volvert (One Eye Witness)

Curated by: Bastiaan Van Berkel • Colin Volvert (One Eye Witness)

Curated by: Bastiaan Van Berkel • Colin Volvert (One Eye Witness)

Curated by: Bastiaan Van Berkel • Colin Volvert (One Eye Witness)

Curated by: Bastiaan Van Berkel • Colin Volvert (One Eye Witness)
Designed by Luca Lozano and part of a broader initiative by Podiumkunst and Archival Consciousness, this project will digitise and archive artefacts of Dutch club culture and nightlife, ensuring they remain accessible to future generations. By inviting communities, researchers, nightlife actors, and creators to share and republish their materials, it helps keep electronic music and nightlife heritage alive through a book, a digital archive and an exhibition.
Cycling through 432 individual flyers, it is, hopefully, the first in a series of Dutch rave ephemera from the One Eye Witness vaults. Not attempting to present itself as the definitive collection, the book has been assembled from the collections of friends and peers, with the likes of Amsterdam-based cultural institution Paradiso, the legendary RoXY, visual artist Dadara, and Djax-Up-Beats’ Miss Djax included in the credits.
'Memorabilia Vol. 1' serves as a time capsule for a storied and vibrant period in Dutch rave culture – an era that bore witness to gabber's rise and decline, the emergence of modern standard-bearers like Rush Hour and Clone and a scene that has shifted and evolved with the times. But even through all that change, these flyers are a testament to how DIY ethos often endures as the primary driver for innovation in the creative sphere.
Adorned with the names of house and techno exports from the American Midwest, illustrious names from the UK's hardcore continuum, and pillars of local Dutch scenes, it documents a two-decade period that saw dance music transcend geographical boundaries. A timely reminder of how the rave can be a vessel for borderless cultural exchange, and beyond the obvious escapism, it is inherently revolutionary; a place where radical expression can reign supreme.









Book spreads from Memorabilia Vol. 1.
To coincide with the release of the book, One Eye Witness, Thunderboom and Podiumkunst.net will be running an immersive exhibition at ADE 2025. As part of the ADE Opening Exhibition, 'A Scan Through Dutch Rave Culture' will transport attendees to a living archive where iconic imagery from 25 years of Dutch rave culture comes alive through augmented reality.
Bastiaan van Berkel, Colin Volvert and Melisa Cenik
Colin Volvert
Mark van Bergen
Mariana Lanari
Leendert Sonnevelt
Bastiaan van Berkel and Colin Volvert
Hala Namer
Libre Franklin, designed by Pablo Impallari (Impallari Type)
Graphius, Ghent, Belgium
Melisa Cenik
Miles Niemeijer
Bastiaan van Berkel and Miles Niemeijer
One Eye Witness, Amsterdam, 2025, ISBN: 9789090406527
MEMORABILIA: A SCAN THROUGH DUTCH RAVE CULTURE vol.1
Soft cover in PANTONE silver and embossed logo
304 pages
270 x 200 mm format
Pre-Order Start Date: 10.10.2025
Release Date: 24.10.2025
Fulfilled by One Eye Witness