Three eggs woven from pulp cane lies in a rhomboidal stack of steel INP- profiles. Small wooden blocks raise the heavy beams somewhat above the floor. The pliant, organic material of the eggs stands out against the rigid steel beams.
Photo(s): Wim Riemens
The craftsmanship of the weaving technique through which the eggs slowly were formed contrasts with the industrially produced modern building material; in this perspective the woven eggs represent the nucleus of architectural space. The up and down motion of the pulp canes during the weaving process is viewed by Boezem as a conceptual, space-creating element of the sculpture, and refers to the later flying of the young birds that now are still hidden in the eggs. The first presentation of the work took place in the late-Gothic Vleeshal at Middelburg, where the rhomboidal pile of the INP-profiles reflected the network of the vaulting. This reflection is the theme of the photomontage Degli Uccelli, 1989, in which the nest of eggs is formed by the upturned vault of the Vleeshal itself. The sculture is related to Degli Uccelli, 1989. The motif of the nest of eggs recurs in the variants of Hommage a` J.B., 1989, The Unbearable Lightness, 1989, Topos, 1991, Degli Uccelli, 1991 and Hommage a` J.B., 1992. In Degli Uccelli, 1992 woven eggs are packed in transport crates.
exhibitions
tags: marinus boezem
