Imprevisti controllati
Heringa/Van Kalsbeek, Imprevisti controllati
Heringa/Van Kalsbeek, Imprevisti controllati
Controlling an accident is one of our major concerns. Sculpting together is a way of relinquishing complete control over the creative process. Unexpected actions made by the other are essential to the way in which a work evolves. The accidental informs and opens up new possibilities in our work. However, the circumstances should be such that these “accidents” can be transformed into new work.
In 2005, together with three students, we worked in the Studio Ernan Design, and mounted 14 elements to create a landscape. We rotated, each taking turns to work the other’s part interfering with the sculpture another had just worked on. The result was a series of sculptures we could never have foreseen. In 2006, we saw the 14 elements again. Based on extended Chinese landscape drawings, we started ordering them. Until all elements had been linked up, it remained unclear how long, high and deep the sculpture would become. Put together, an endless range of possible extensions appeared.
Heringa/Van Kalsbeek
Imprevisti controllati by Heringa/Van Kalsbeek was made in Albisola (Italy) in 2006 on occasion of the 3rd Biennial of Ceramics in Contemporary Art.
