A search into objects as mediators between nature and architecture.
Within this subject I also look into two longings that often go together, while also clashing:
human’s strong attachment to man-made-objects ánd the urge of relating to nature.
Sprinkling sand, pooring water, dropping himself on the ground and feel the difference between grass and stone.
My little son likes being outside.
There is also another phenomena. He wants objects close by.
He won't let them go.
He must take a scouring sponge on the metro, for example.
Or he holds on to a piece of paper towel.
He drags the watering can through the house all day long.
Objects play a prominent role in his exploration of the world.
Why is it that we can attach to objects in such a strong way?
What need does the presence of objects fulfill?
And how does this relate to that other need, wanting to be close to nature?
When I finished these plant pots I realised I would not be able to put dirt in them for the plants to grow. The dark dirt would make it impossible to see the inside of the pots. These insides are as much part of the pots as the outside. By fully reading them, I want to see the light fall onto them in all directions. So, starting with the urge to make a plant pot that is not so rigid and simple as we know them. And to surround myself as much as possible with growth. I ended up being attached to them. Wanting to keep them as they are. And look at them. To my suprise. Pots no plant.
Examples of new ways of cultivation. No functional interventions as paths or terraces that are meant for a user. I am more thinking of interventions that make nature more visible, that help to relate, that find joy in complexity and beauty.
Plant pots know a strong archetype. To free the subject from its known appearance I have made these couples of ceramic pots. Each set is as logic together as one round pot by itself.
Within these three small shapes is more light seen than outside of these shapes ( look at the bottom of the three shapes compared to the bigger circular shape). This interests me a lot. I am currently working on objects that breath the light within. Objects that in a sense float away from their context by this concentration of light. This also interests me in relation to flowers. I sense a similar focus there in color. Often I feel delighted by the surprising intensity of them. I want to bring this together. Objects and flowers. The beauty (to an extent that goes beyond understanding) of color and the beauty of light.
