Presenting at OBJECT Rotterdam 2015
OBJECT Rotterdam is the fair for contemporary design and will be held during Art Rotterdam, from Thursday February 5 until Sunday February 8 2015. The upcoming edition takes place at the famous cruise ship SS Rotterdam.
At the event New Window presents new works by David Derksen, Ola Lanko, Rop van Mierlo, Simon Wald-Lasowski, Willem Popelier, and a new project.
Every participant presents his work in a custom made cabinet – an offline ‘new window’ in which the realisation process of the work is shown, in ways as diverse as the works themselves. The final works are for sale at the event.
Ola Lanko’s Unfixed is a series of unfixed silver gelatin prints placed behind red glass to slow down their inevitable fading process. The photos represent non-existing vases that are a result of combining light, movement and the camera’s ability to capture a single moment in time. Unfixed is a comment on the unstable nature of photography and plays with the concept of temporality in both subject and medium.
David Derksen’s Moiré Jewelry is a series of brass and stainless steel jewelry, consisting of four necklaces and one brooch. By moving or rotating the identical patterns on the two layers relative to each other, new patterns are generated, resulting in the intriguing moiré effect. It is both a decorative accessory and a hypnotising toy, inviting the wearer to play with its beautifully intricate details.
Graphic designer Rop van Mierlo follows his lauded, self-published ‘Wild Animals’ with yet another book filled with colourful and cheerful paintings of animals: shop.newwindow.nl/product/some-logic-book. His wet-on-wet painting style results in amorphous, fuzzy shapes, but with skilful application these vibrant blobs are still recognisable as various wild and domesticated animals.
Besides the Some Logic project Rop will also present a new print made exclusively for New Window: http://shop.newwindow.nl/product/black-rainbow text; Black Rainbow, in an edition of 49.
Willem Popelier focuses on the politics of photographic representations of identity. He analyzed thousands of selfies, tips and research articles on selfies and made The Do It Yourselfie Guide - the ultimate guide with 66 rules and 66 Identity Pictures on how to capture the best version of yourself. (Supported by the Mondriaan Fund)
Simon Wald-Lasowski’s 42 × 1€ deals with the world of the bargain store - a world in which objects are cheaply made, thoughtlessly bought and carelessly thrown away. By presenting them in a new context, he reevaluates these objects and shows his respect and appreciation for their usually overlooked qualities.
The Skyline Candles we'll present at the event.