Advocaat coloured blocks in the city

sculptures, videos, photographs

Jan 19 2008 - Feb 23 2008

Mart House Gallery presents with ‘Advocaat coloured blocks in the city’ the first solo exhibition of the young talented Lieke Snellen, graduated from the Piet Zwart Institute (Rotterdam), in a Master of Fine Arts in 2007 In the beginning of her career her work formed a response on a certain given space and couldn’t be seen separated of that given aspect. In the last two years her work arrived at a certain point of autonomy. Not only the investigation of the location is functioning as a starting point, also questions about the basic concepts of sculpture, medium-specifity (a reference to the famous art critic Rosalind Krauss) and display play an important role. Movements of people are placed in a context of objects and interior of premises. In this way Lieke Snellen creates layered works with seemingly simplistic elements. Mart House Gallery is a space with many possibilities in this context. Aesthetics and functionality are the main points for the art, the space with the striking architecture, as well as the acting people in that space. In this exhibition one can see sculptures, photographs and videos, which form a combination of artworks to illustrate this themes.