Garment Studies, 2022
Sculpture series, various sizes
Oakwood, wooden scraps from the wardrobes of the Sisters of the Canonesses of the Holy Sepulchre, brass woodscrews
Garment Studies are a series of sculptures prior to Garment (after Dom Hans van der Laan), 2022
Even the tiniest of architectural details can reflect the ideals of the architect and can dictate certain 'orders'. The brass wood screws in the sculpture are a testimony to the tension between designing and building. These screws refer to a conflict between architect Jan de Jong and the carpenters of the former monastery. The architect demanded that all the thousands of screws in the monastery be aligned and placed vertically, whereas the carpenters tried to be resistant to this redundancy of work.
These aligned screws hold together the individual wooden scraps that originate from the original wardrobes of the Sisters; referring to the individuality of a Sister in the absolute system of the monastery and Dom Hans van der Laan's 'Plastic Number', as well as to one of the few textiles that were allowed in the monastery: the habit.
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Sculpture series, various sizes
Oakwood, wooden scraps from the wardrobes of the Sisters of the Canonesses of the Holy Sepulchre, brass woodscrews
Garment Studies are a series of sculptures prior to Garment (after Dom Hans van der Laan), 2022
Even the tiniest of architectural details can reflect the ideals of the architect and can dictate certain 'orders'. The brass wood screws in the sculpture are a testimony to the tension between designing and building. These screws refer to a conflict between architect Jan de Jong and the carpenters of the former monastery. The architect demanded that all the thousands of screws in the monastery be aligned and placed vertically, whereas the carpenters tried to be resistant to this redundancy of work.
These aligned screws hold together the individual wooden scraps that originate from the original wardrobes of the Sisters; referring to the individuality of a Sister in the absolute system of the monastery and Dom Hans van der Laan's 'Plastic Number', as well as to one of the few textiles that were allowed in the monastery: the habit.
Garment Studies (2022) are part of the solo-exhibition
One to seven, grey to red, three to four, tread to thread
Buitenplaats Doornburgh, Maarssen (NL)
06.10.22 - 08.01.23
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One to seven, grey to red, three to four, tread to thread
Buitenplaats Doornburgh, Maarssen (NL)
06.10.22 - 08.01.23
