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untitled
2025
This durational artwork is a kinetic sculpture that gradually destroys itself in the process of fulfilling its intended function.
It comprises a platform, a metal frame, a wire mesh enclosure, a series of ceramic blades, a motor, and a gear system—all integrated into a single functioning mechanism. As the system operates, the blades shred ceramic objects periodically fed into it, while simultaneously eroding and damaging themselves in the process, continuing until the final clay component is shattered. The work explores destruction through the inherent fragility of clay.
Ultimately, it invites reflection on the many forms of collapse, echoing rhythms of violence that are systematic, repetitive, and self-consuming.
Fired clay, steel, steel wire mesh, motor, and other mixed media, 185 x 95 x 195 cm
WARÚM DARÚM WARÚM DARÚM WARÚM, Loods6, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
photos Jitske Nap
Rijksakademie Open Studios, Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
photos Sander van Wettum
photos Jitske Nap