Studio Drift
AK-47 + Bullet, Materialism Series (Work Available for Indoor Commission), 2019
Birch Wood / Steel / Paint / Bakelite / Carbon Steel / Oil / Chrome / from largest to smallest amount raw materials Steel / Smokeless Powder / Tracer Compounds / Lacquer / Lead / Brass / Lead Styphnate / Copper / Paperfoil / from largest to smallest amount raw materials.
10.8 x 10.6 x 5.1 inches (27.4 x 26.8 x 13.0 cm) (l x w x h)
Edition of 5 plus 2 AP
CONCEPT With this new series of works DRIFT confronts us on a very elementary level with the things we surround ourselves with and the materials that comprise them. The...
CONCEPT
With this new series of works DRIFT confronts us on a very elementary level with the things we surround ourselves with and the materials that comprise them. The work calls for contemplation on how we deal with the raw materials at our disposal. Everyday products such as a vacuum cleaner, automobile, pencil or PET bottle have been reduced to the exact quantity of the specific raw materials from which they are made, shown in form of blocks. “In what kind of factory do we live ?” ask Lonneke Gordijn and Ralph Nauta, with a sigh. For the viewer, other questions immediately arise: how would my belongings translate into these kind of blocks? What items have I collected in my life, and what kind of environmental impact does this entail?
With this new series of works DRIFT confronts us on a very elementary level with the things we surround ourselves with and the materials that comprise them. The work calls for contemplation on how we deal with the raw materials at our disposal. Everyday products such as a vacuum cleaner, automobile, pencil or PET bottle have been reduced to the exact quantity of the specific raw materials from which they are made, shown in form of blocks. “In what kind of factory do we live ?” ask Lonneke Gordijn and Ralph Nauta, with a sigh. For the viewer, other questions immediately arise: how would my belongings translate into these kind of blocks? What items have I collected in my life, and what kind of environmental impact does this entail?