15194

Time and again
at the group exhibition 'Changing perspective' at Kunstgarage Franx, Zoetermeer
550x550x230cm / wood, concrete, Lego, roller bearings, motor
photography: Jhoeko



14994

Passage-fence
sculpture for Pleasant Place issue 1. Enclosures
40x42x194cm (each) / plaster
photography: Pleasant Place



14843

Pavilion
70x60x42cm / plaster


14057

SpantenBouw

public sculpture Spaarndam, SpaarneBuiten, junction Rijnland-Wetering
420x360x630cm / basralocus wood (recycled bollards), aluminum T-joints, steel column base
photography: Jhoeko



13961

Carbon storied

as presented at Cargo in Context, Amsterdam
for the group exhibition 'Van hout en de dingen die voorbijgaan'

370x60x225cm / wood (beachcombed at De Houthaven Amsterdam), powder coated steel
photography: Jhoeko
here to read:
the article in Het Parool by Edo Dijksterhuis 'De Houthaven is geen niemandsland zonder geschiedenis' (in Dutch)



13849

Plenum

duo show with Rein Verhoef at Billytown, Den Haag
installation view (sculptures by Reckman: Vestigium, Pavilion 1, Pavilion 3;
sculptures by Verhoef: Untitled (glass holder), Untitled (pipe holder), My lady stone, Doorstopper, Rats;
collaborative sculptures: Wall 1-3, Planters, Forever 22)
concrete, ceramics, steel, ceiling tiles, hydro granules, wood, magnets
photography: Jhoeko


"Plenum" is the technical term for the space above a dropped ceiling or under a raised floor; space used for the air circulation of heating and air conditioning systems. In more general terms, these spaces symbolise the functional structures of offices, homes and exhibition spaces that remain out of sight. Working around this architectural condition, the works of Iede Reckman and Rein Verhoef assembled in this exhibition reference or directly present the colour, provenance or usage of elements that are typically imperceptible, obscured or discarded. These interventions turn the ambient world of infrastructure inside out. What was previously invisible now becomes an object on display.

Verhoef's work bears the imprint of the functional logic inherent to architectural settings, such as storage spaces. For instance, the horizontal steel pillar has the inclination to support a sewer pipe and the concrete pedestal is constructed to be lifted with a pallet jack. The structure supports the superposed frameworks of a glass cart, itself another carrier. For Reckman, it is rather the process of creation of the work that is informed by what is out of sight. Vestigium is made from recycled clay and the greenish grey patina of the Pavilions sculptures are the result of dipping the works in a basin of months of leftover ceramic glaze. Their collaborative installation points towards non-aesthetic functional situations. The form and texture of repurposed ceiling tiles (measuring exactly 1/3rd of the 90x90cm of Billytown's ceiling raster) are accentuated by pulling them out of their usual context as cladding material.

The act of foregrounding unspectacular functional elements is extended to the support structures of the exhibition itself. Reckman and Verhoef aim to examine the surrounding elements and framing devices of sculpture. Their undertaking has resulted in the construction of pavilion-like concrete walls which are loaded with sculptural meaning, blurring the distinction between sculpture and scenography. While the pavilion is traditionally an architectural device highlighting the effect of the sculpture it houses, its purpose here fluctuates with every change of angle and turn of a corner. The role of the pavilion here remains unstable (unlike a Dan Graham approach, through which the pavilion itself becomes the primary object of display). The concrete support structures can be considered expressive forces on their own, at the same time they continue to serve the sculptures they encompass.

While the sculptures take up the codes of functionality, the concrete walls of the backdrop play with the possibilities of autonomy as sculptural elements. Conversely, as the sculptures adopt the functional language of elements and processes that usually remain unseen, the function of display is also challenged, rendering both enigmatic.

Laurens Otto



13028

Booth 75
Art Rotterdam 2017, representing Billytown
installation view (incl. Higgs 12449, Higgs 12524,Higgs 129xx, Polyominoes in thirteen segments (beech series),
Polyominoes in thirteen segments (perspex series), Untitled 12518, Untitled 12521
)
wood, plaster, paints, plywood, perspex, paper, pencil, pen, glass
photography: Jhoeko
here to read: press release


AVAILABLE: For all but finitely many
this publication contains my polyomino drawings
and the narrative Thank you for looking with such attention by Joanna Peace
the design is made by Ayumi Higuchi
available at the Billytown Bookshop
this publication is made possible with the support of Stroom Den Haag


12947

For all but finitely many
solo show at Billytown, Den Haag
installation view (incl. 1 1 2 8 29 166 1023 (polycubes (sketches)), Golden triangle, JIR 7769 - ∞, Palliative, Unwinding tree trunk: redundancy of sculpture, Untitled 12518, Untitled 12521)
paper, pencil, pen, glass, wood, plywood, plaster, paints, flat screen, video
photography: Jhoeko
here to read: press release