‘A Continual Unfolding’ (2023-2024)
‘A Continual Unfolding’ is an exploration of the uncontrollable, of giving in to the unknown and an openness to whatever is unfolding before you. By working with Polaroid film, with its inherently mysterious character, I allow myself to be guided by the direction the material wants to take, and to find ways of dealing with this uncertainty. Rather than trying to fight the uncontrollable, I attempt to move along with that which cannot be controlled, finding beauty in whatever is beyond our reach.
Through the creation of collages, a constructive interaction with the unexpected and the unfamiliar is established, forming a metaphor for finding peace with the insecurity of what the future might hold. The final artwork is the coming together of several unique Polaroid’s, every single one distorted in such a way that there is no image left, and only the internal materials of the Polaroid’s remain, resulting in many small chemical landscapes of their own. While the pieces are made out of photographic material, they can also be seen as paintings, as the main image is made up by the washed away pigment layer within the film.
Most of the work on show will never fully be set, making each encounter unique and allowing the viewer to become part of this continuous evolution.
Trust the mysterious unfolding before you.
‘A Continual Unfolding’ is an exploration of the uncontrollable, of giving in to the unknown and an openness to whatever is unfolding before you. By working with Polaroid film, with its inherently mysterious character, I allow myself to be guided by the direction the material wants to take, and to find ways of dealing with this uncertainty. Rather than trying to fight the uncontrollable, I attempt to move along with that which cannot be controlled, finding beauty in whatever is beyond our reach.
Through the creation of collages, a constructive interaction with the unexpected and the unfamiliar is established, forming a metaphor for finding peace with the insecurity of what the future might hold. The final artwork is the coming together of several unique Polaroid’s, every single one distorted in such a way that there is no image left, and only the internal materials of the Polaroid’s remain, resulting in many small chemical landscapes of their own. While the pieces are made out of photographic material, they can also be seen as paintings, as the main image is made up by the washed away pigment layer within the film.
Most of the work on show will never fully be set, making each encounter unique and allowing the viewer to become part of this continuous evolution.
Trust the mysterious unfolding before you.
