in collaboration with
Jens Pfeifer
We are presenting a visual manifest of the artistic and cultural creation process by emphasizing values placed on the production and handling of artistic goods. Our manifest takes place in local, global and digital contexts.
We are fascinated by systems of manufacture for art and culture as opposed to the romantic notion of the artist laboring in solitude within their studio.
Here, places and objects compose and materialize cultural identity.
Artistic meaning is not only found in a finished artwork. From planning to execution, it is embodied in every stage of the fabrication process.
These works investigate how cultural traditions can be expressed in the different processes of making, collecting and preserving.
The evolution of industry in the 21st century is changing radically. We intend to have a closer look at the labor of art, culture and crafts as well as the understanding and value of these definitions in different local cultures and global contexts.
THE BOOK
Back StagesBildhauer Werkstatt, Berlinsize: 145 x 100 cm
57” x 39 “
year: 2018
Collaborative artists
studio space in Germany
Back Stages
Chouara, Fes size: 120 x 173 cm
47” x 68”
year: 2018
Cooperative 11th-century tannery in Morocco
Back Stages
Glass, Anxisize: 150 x 216 cm l 59” x 85”
120 x 173 cm l 47” x 68”
year: 2017
Glass factory in China
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Ballet rehearsal, Amsterdamsize: 145 x 100cm l 57” x 39”
year: 2018
Rehearsal of the National Ballet, The Netherlands
Back Stages
Hui'an size: 150 x 960 cm l 60” x 380”
35 x 225 cm l 14” x 87”
year: 2015
Granite sculpture workshop in China
Back Stages
Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam size: 173 x 120 cm
68” x 47”
year: 2018
Art academy in
The Netherlands
Back Stages
Marble, Carrara size: 216 x 150 cm l 85" x 59"
120 x 173 cm l 47" x 68"
year: 2017
Marble production
company in Italy
Back Stages
Nijhof Beeldenstorm, Brabantsize: 120 x 173 cm
47" x 68"
year: 2017
Collaborative artists
Bronze art foundry in The Netherlands
Back Stages
Stainless Steel, Xiamensize: 120 x 173 cm
47" x 68"
year: 2017
Stainless steel fabrication workshop
for sculpture in China
Back Stages
Teylers, Haarlemsize: 300 x 430 cm l 118” x 170”
120 x 173 cm l 47” x 68”
year: 2017
18th-century museum for the arts
and sciences in The Netherlands
Back Stages
Troysize: 350 x 243 cm l 138” x 96”
173 x 120 cm l 68” x 47”
year: 2018
Archeological excavation in Troy, Turkey
Back Stages
Verzamelaarsjaarbeurs size: 173 × 120 cm l 68" × 47"
year: 2019
Collectors Fair in Utrecht, the Netherlands
Back Stages
Installation view Big Art
Back Stages
installation viewyear: 2018
Back Stages
installation viewyear: 2018
Back Stages
installation viewyear: 2018
International Canakkale Biennial
in collaboration with
Jens Pfeifer
We are presenting a visual manifest of the artistic and cultural creation process by emphasizing values placed on the production and handling of artistic goods. Our manifest takes place in local, global and digital contexts.
We are fascinated by systems of manufacture for art and culture as opposed to the romantic notion of the artist laboring in solitude within their studio.
Here, places and objects compose and materialize cultural identity.
Artistic meaning is not only found in a finished artwork. From planning to execution, it is embodied in every stage of the fabrication process.
These works investigate how cultural traditions can be expressed in the different processes of making, collecting and preserving.
The evolution of industry in the 21st century is changing radically. We intend to have a closer look at the labor of art, culture and crafts as well as the understanding and value of these definitions in different local cultures and global contexts.
THE BOOK