To err is almost human was an artistic publication project, carried out in collaboration with the designer Cecilia Costa. It has as its subject a machine which I have built for writing, drawing, cutting, and carving. (more…)
The title of this work refers to a concept of the French philosopher Henri Bergson (1859-1951), that of “la Durée” (“the Duration”). This concept is rather hard to explain but in effect posits that time as measurable and quantifiable (seconds, hours, years) is quite different from time as experienced by conscious individuals. This inner life, or time, is the Duration. (more…)
In May of 2008 I was involved, along with other students of the Dutch Art Institute and curator James Beckett, in preparing a work explaining the Here As The Centre Of The World project for the Kunstvlaai in Amsterdam. (more…)
The theme and title of this work refers to the impression which the Dutch landscape has made upon me as a foreigner. The characteristic which strikes me as most prominent is the almost total lack of any element which has been left to chance; almost every square metre appears to have had a purpose assigned to it. (more…)
