IC w5 Art Rotterdam

I went to see art Rotterdam with my daughter.

I took several photos, some because I liked the way of exhibiting, others because I liked the work. What struck me was that I was particularly attracted to the literally layered work. So things with depth where several layers of material somehow provided depth.

Let me start with the layered work:

You can see layers of chocolate on this cupboard. This one is walking over it on the spot. On top of the cupboard, hidden is a heat source that melts the chocolate.

Reinoud Oudshoorn conducts research into perspective based on the language in the art of paintings. This translates into spatial illusions of the flat surface. He uses matglass and metal, which seems to create stratification.

Various glass plates placed one behind the other, creating a deep effect.

This layering can also be seen in the work below; in this case on transparent paper.

This work is made from old car windows that are placed one behind the other. The transparent shades in the glass make it a very exciting whole.

Several layers of photo paper mounted over and next to each other.

Witho Worms investigates concepts of nature and culture in a almost scientic way. These panoramas with landscapes from Norway consist of 3 layers of carbon print, 2 layers with a bone black pigment and 1 layer with sumi ink.

Geert Mul is researching the possibilities to recombine images from databases into videos, prints and interactive installations. For these purposes, Mul continuously develops software: programs that generate a context-related, endless and varying combination of images based on image properties such as content, structure, composition and color. This 500 ears old tree is almost life-size projected on a Perspex plate and although it is a flat tree it appears to be 3D, layered.

This work contains layers but does not appeal to me as much. Probably because it is too far-fetched and does not have enough relationships; they seem to be searched for objects.

This is a book in a list. The pages can be turned so that you can see a different work every time. The book has no cover and is attached to the back of the frame, which can be opened and hinged on the side.

3 different objects made based on the same theme are also exhibited differently. That way you get the layer effect. They are a kind of traces that can be seen as a result of an investigation.

The work of Michiel van Bakel has fascinated and inspired me for years. He works from philosophical ideas. He uses technology in an investigative way. He often builds installations himself so that he can record the images. This is a 3D print of which I but he also has a video in which he shows a fault line in the earth's surface. The interactive video made by Van Bakel is a combination of pinhole scanner camera images with point clouds. These are alienating recordings, which allow the viewer to experience the natural landscape in a different way.

https://www.michielvanbakel.nl/2019/01/onderland/

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Art Rotterdam is kept in an old factory that is on the UNESCO World Heritage List. The space is empty and it is very strict how it can be used. The floor bears traces of use and is sometimes just as exciting as the work on the wall

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Sources:

• ART Rotterdam. 2020

• BAKEL, Michiel. Available at: https://www.michielvanbakel.nl/2019/01/onderland/ [accessed on 29 February 2020]

• MUL, Geert. Available at: https://geertmul.nl [accessed on 29 February 2020]

• WORMS, Witho. Available at: https://witho.nl/projects/ [accessed on 29 February 2020]

• OUDSHOORN, Reinoud Available at: https://reinoudoudshoorn.nl/sculptures/ [accessed on 29 February 2020]