2024
La.cu.na
lacuna
/ ləˈkyu nə /
noun
, Plural la·cu·nae [l, uh, -, kyoo, -nee], la·cu·nas.
1. a gap or missing part, as in a manuscript, series, or logical argument; hiatus.
2. Anatomy. one of the numerous minute cavities in the substance of bone, supposed to contain nucleate cells.
3. Botany. an air space in the cellular tissue of plants.
(La.cu.na.) is a part of my ongoing research project on the theme of existence; what remains when every aspect of life is stripped away? time, space, birth, death, and experience; explored through ritual and participation.
For this purpose, I am developing a methodology to collect information:
#1. The table of visual philosophy.
The audience is invited to visually answer a question according to their own interpretations on the subject. In this way we can visualize and document an abstract concept.
In (La.cu.na.), we specifically explore the aspect of space: What is space? Can it be equated with emptiness? And isn't emptiness what gives function and value to life? Therefore, isn't space always full?
How can you visually represent empty space?
The assignment:
Leave your drawing at any time:
1. Draw empty space
2. Tear your drawing in half
2.a. Bury one half in the sand
2.b. Hang the other half on the wire
> Supervised by the sarcritical eye of Mesut Arslan
Event:
Antwerp Art at Archipel Antwerp
First try-out:
An archive of (unfinished) construction
What I was made of
"This is what I was made of.
It ain't much but we've come a long way."
‘What I was made of’ comes from the urge to want less. It is part of my artistic research into existence and dubiously says ‘no’ to our contemporary overproduction and materialistic vision. It builds on the idea that our society does not need more matter and thus questions the added value of productions that often end up in lost spaces or dead stock.
At the same time, it is an ode to the banal and elementary matter. It values the fundamental principles of our society. Literally and figuratively the basis of our self-made constructions. And because of this, it comes close to my next research question: ‘What remains when you strip away every human construct?’ This with the awareness that any attempt to document a natural construction will always remain a human construction.
Expo:
Fluitje van 'n cent By Kelder Collectief Berchem
An archive of (unfinished) construction
What I was made of
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This project is still in development. It delves into the aspect of construction. It recognises that natural elements, present outside our human creations, are also forms of construction. Only, something more from a coincidental course of circumstances. Call it a flux or a happening: ‘being’ is actually ‘becoming’ and that requires movement. Everything comes and goes. You could also approach it from the concept of circularity. On the other hand, the project also looks for human constructions. Some objects are already lightly shaped, even if it is through their conscious action of selection.
What exactly is a construction and where does it come from? Most constructions in our human existence go hand in hand with ideas. Everything starts with an idea. A seed that is planted and little by little begins to shape society. And of course, becoming more complex and complex. Another word for an idea can be a myth or a belief. And sometimes the ground of an idea lies in a simple impulse or drive, such as emotion. But generally, these elements are brought into the scene to explain existential questions. Though we can expand, ultimately these myths or ideas lead to the formation of rituals. And of course, that is where my research will eventually continue.