~ Landscape Reinforcement #1
Peltier cooling modules, aluminium casts, aluminium tubes,
quartzite, butterfly, power supplies.
Variable size. | 2024
This wall-mounted installation embodies the idea of a digital landscape. Computer cooling systems are combined with natural elements: a stone, a butterfly, and aluminum-cast tree branches. The cold air produced by the cooling units creates a layer of ice—a fleeting link between what is symbolically artificial and what is natural.
There is no true reinforcement here, but rather a forced attempt to keep nature in a controlled position. Nature is presented in an aseptic, sterile form. The organic components are transformed into hollow, lifeless bodies.
Landscape Reinforcement #1 is, in a sense, a kind of taxidermy of a landscape.
~ Landscape Reinforcement #2
Fern, plastic pot, holographic fan. | 2024
Landscape Reinforcement #2 reflects on our contemporary tendency to create simulacra representations that strive to appear more real than reality itself. A mesmerizing holographic depiction of a plant chips away at the leaves of a fern in which it is placed, highlighting a somewhat cynical observation. The work serves as a reminder that our obsession with imitating nature should not blind us to the natural world surrounding us; our pursuit of technological progress must not come at the expense of our environment.
This two works where part of the group show ‘Spells and Promises’, curated by Brought together and curated by @mathias.mu and @marnixvansoom .
Co-curated by @samulsu .
The exhibition ‘Spells and Promises’ brings together seven artists who explore new technologies as artistic media, delving into the intersection of the physical and digital through a blend of fantasy and inquiry.
