WHITE ELEMENT 001 Berlin Tree 01

WHITE ELEMENT 001 Berlin Tree 01

30 x 60 x 150 cm, © 2019, not for sale
Three-dimensional | Installation

WHITE ELEMENT 001 Berlin Tree 01
Tree / plaster of Paris 
30cm x 60cm x 150cm


White Element 001 Berlin Tree 01 is my first work in this serie. The name is an "easy" derivation of place, time and what you see (is what you get: a tree with a white element). Element is a name which could be used in the (post) minimalistic art movement, which I hugely appreciate.

In this installation time is playing an important role. The image is static, but the tree is not. It will move in the wind, it grows in diameter and the weather (natural elements) like rain, sun, wind are a life source to the tree but a danger to art.

Unnatural is one of the main issue’s here. Natural / Unnatural / Artificial / Art?
The choice for plaster was a deliberate one. Plaster is unnaturally white and both weak and strong. Nature is stronger and will overcome the artificial.