From Everyday object to Sculpture

Introduction to the presentation The way I deal with materiality is radical, but quiet controlled at the same time. The radicality is to be found in my way of acting with matter and materials. It is the basis from where my work mostly originates. I invent acts with very different sorts of materials and on a variety of objects. Most of the time I execute these acts quite systematic and often in a machine-like way. Everyday objects, industrial and natural materials and also spaces inspire me for these acts. I decide on an act and then I execute it not always knowing what the outcome will be or what the spatial impact will be. In the work that emerges (be it object, installation, video or photograph) I try to control the result of the acts. Meaning that I try to create formal conditions for these acts to be able to give them a poetic appearance. I try to accomplish that the results of the acts posses sculpturale qualities. Generally I have an interest in the layer and in the material quality of layers. The layer inspires me because I can invent acts to go under, through, inside, or on the layer. I can make cuts or stachings. I can grind in them, I can compose with them (construct, fold, enlarge), I can draw on them. Important is that through the act something new is hapenning. I'm interested in exploring different sorts of materialities and objects because I want to investigate the qualities of materials and objects witch are not visible at first site. Therefore the formal outcome of the acts can be quite diverse. I will give you an account of this diversity.status: publishe