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'VerteerWezen 6 (cowering in suitcase)' 2020
red suitcase, cardboard, papier maché
here in the exhibition 'Mirrors of Time'
curated by Annemie van Laethem, Eric Roux and Mat Verberkt in Castel d'Asprémont-Lynden, Oud Rekem, B 2020
VerteerWezens is an ongoing series of spatial objects in papier-mâché, started in 2017. The title can be roughly translated as 'digested-beings'. In each work, a rejected object or utensil is combined with aluminium modelling mesh, cardboard and/or other materials. This is covered with a layer of papier maché made from shredded left-over or waste paper. In this way, used materials are "digested" by turning them into creatures/beings.
By photographing myself behind/with these sculptures, the relation between the affect-rich object and my concrete physical body becomes clear.
The series of VerteerWezens is still growing, and so are the related photo works.

all VerteerWezen works: '[VerteerWezen 1 (crouching orange)](/VerteerWezen001)' 2017 / '[VerteerWezen 2 (standing blue)](/VerteerWezen002)' 2018 / '[VerteerWezen 3 (reclining black)](/VerteerWezen003)' 2017 / '[VerteerWezen 4 (lying greens)](/VerteerWezen004)' 2018 / '[VerteerWezen 5 (red arms)](/VerteerWezen005)' 2018 / '[VerteerWezen 6 (cowering in suitcase)](/VerteerWezen006)' 2020 / '[VerteerWezen 7 (lilac shredded)](/VerteerWezen007)' 2019 / 'VerteerWezen 8 (red DenkRaum)' 2019 / 'VerteerWezen 9 (skins and stones)' 2019 / 'VerteerWezen 10 (in yellow arms)' 2019 / 'VerteerWezen 11. (protest&berusting)' 2020 / 'VerteerWezen 12. (growing teeth)' 2020 /
all VerteerWezen photo works: 'DenkRaum' 2017 / '[behind skins and stones](/BehindSkinsandStones)' 2019 / '[behind red arms](/BehindRedArms)' 2020 / '[behind shredded lilac](/BehindShreddedLilac)' 2019 /
other [carrier](/Shitbagbody) works: '[blindfold](/Blindfold)' 1992 / '[orante](/Orante)' 1995 (wood) / '[pude](/Pudeklei' 1994 (ceramic) /  /

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