Untitled, 2017, Materiality of the Invisible, Marres House for Contemporary Culture
These works are biofacts and biofictions that arguably refuse to become artifacts. They are made using methyl-cellulose powder, coccolithophore skeletons (in the form of calcite pigment), and seawater from the Zeeland coast (that possibly includes some live coccolithophores
Untitled, 2017, Materiality of the Invisible, Marres House for Contemporary Culture
These works are biofacts and biofictions that arguably refuse to become artifacts. They are made using methyl-cellulose powder, coccolithophore skeletons (in the form of calcite pigment), and seawater from the Zeeland coast (that possibly includes some live coccolithophores
Golden sand ear bloom
seawater, cellulose, and calcite, June 2017
Jan van Eyck Open Studios
Text from Explore the Studios with Merel Bem, Jan van Eyck Open Studios, 2017
Jan van Eyck Open Studios
Text from Explore the Studios with Merel Bem, Jan van Eyck Open Studios, 2017
Untitled, studio work in progress
pyrite and bornite pigments suspended in cellulose
Waterpainting, 2016
This work is made using methylcellulose, a plant-derived polymer that holds or releases form during hydration, dehydration, and rehydration. The pigments used in this work include bornite and pyrite. Waterpainting, 2016
Waterpainting, 2016
This work is made using methylcellulose, a plant-derived polymer that holds or releases form during hydration, dehydration, and rehydration. The pigments used in this work include bornite and pyrite. Waterpainting, 2016
