Vases
1500 and 1 Vases
In the 90ties Van Diemen started several collections in order to investigate its premises. One of Van Diemen’s collections exists of more then 1500 West-Germany vases. These vases have participated in different projects, questioning the nature of this everyday object.
Composizione #3
Con il nero, bianco e un’abberazione
Project Details
Date 2018
Material Collected ceramics, steel, plexiglass
Size 250 x 260 x 20 cm
Black – White – Stop – Motion
Project Details
Date 2017
Format Mp4
Video editing Eric Steensma
Site specific installation and photography at Deiska Amsterdam
Project Details
Location Outline and Deiska
Date 2002 – 2007
Skills Installation with West Germany Vases
City Amsterdam
Poem I, 2003
Project Details
Location Deiska
Date 2003
Material Collected led glazed ceramics, MDF, paint acrylate
Size 240 x 170 x 18 cm
Collection Deiska, Amsterdam
Site specific installation at Outline Amsterdam
Part I Mirroring Wings
The floor plan of the outline building, mirroring wings and a central space formed the basis, for this show.
One was not able to overlook the presentation at a glance, the spectator had to rely on visual memory. The wings displayed near-identical vases in a mirrored configuration.
Part II Video Vaas/Vase
In the central space the video Vaas/Vase was projected. The video shows a fixed series of portraits of 520 ‘West Germany vases’. Simple digital interventions and four recorded ‘vase sounds’ produce a hallucinating experience as well as a reflection on daily perception.
