Berlin Elements. Germany.
White elements for Berlin. Tree 1, 2 and 3.
dated 2003 until 2019
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WHITE ELEMENT 001 Berlin Tree 01
2019
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.
White Element 001 / Berlin Tree 01
2003
WHITE ELEMENT 001 Berlin Tree 01
Tree / plaster of Paris
30cm x 60cm x 150cm
White Element 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 the picture you see 3 stages of this piece of art. I consider the tree and the white element as 1 work of art.
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.
In these photo’s you see Berlin Tree 01 After applying / After time / After 6 weeks
After: after I applied the plaster element
After time: what did time do to the white element
After 6 weeks: the moment I took the last picture and you see the effect of time.
White Element 001 / Berlin Tree 01 after time
2003
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 diametre and the weather (natural elements) like rain, sun, wind are a life source to the tree but a danger to art.
In these photo’s you see Berlin Tree 01 After applying the white element / After time / After 6 weeks
After: after I applied the plaster element
After time: what did time do to the white element
After 6 weeks: the moment I took the last picture and you see the effect of time.
Performance Berlin Tree 01
2003
Performance Berlin Tree 01
Tree / artist / 2 white blocks
30cm x 60cm x 150cm (tree) / 15cm x 60cm x 60cm (on performer)
The tree and me in the same context, position and situation. More important, my reproduction system is blocked.
FILM: For viewing the performance film, klick on the picture and you will find the link to You Tube.
If you are on that "enlarged picture page" please scroll down on this window to find the film.
Berlin Tree 01 is a result of conceptualizing how humans "like" to capture nature. Like pigeon holders "ring" "their" animals, so I "ringed" a tree (to make it mine?). There is much more conceptual and minimalistic about this work, but this is enough writing for now.
Think about it: why capture, restrain and controle nature if we can not controle our own human explosive growth and all the environmental and ecological catastrophes as result of this overpopulation. Maybe we should restrain our self's and our offspring.
That way of thinking let me to make this performance.
White Element 002 / Berlin Tree 02
2003
White Element Berlin Tree 02
Tree / plaster of Paris
120cm x 45cm x 60cm
White Element Berlin Tree 02 is my second work in this serie. The name is an "easy" derivation of place, time and what you see (a tree with a white element). Element is a name which could be used in the (post) minimalistic art movement, which I hugely appreciate. I consider the tree and the white element as one work of art. The geomtrics are the same as element 01, but configuration is vertical this time, creating an other reaction to time.
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.
White Element 003 / Berlin Tree 03
2003
White Element Berlin Tree 03
Tree / plaster of Paris
5cm x 10cm x 10cm
White Element Berlin Tree 03 is my third work in this serie. The name is an "easy" derivation of place, time and what you see (a tree with a white element). Element is a name which could be used in the (post) minimalistic art movement, which I hugely appreciate. I concider the tree and the white element as 1 work of art. The size is the totally different than element 01 and 02, it is the size of a electrical socket (used in the Berlin academia).
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 diametre 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.