Biotope I

2019

installation

used coffee cups collected from the Rijksakademie cantina, staples, wooden box
dimensions variable

During her two years as a resident at the Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten, Kley became interested in group dynamics. She focused on the residency as a model: a collective of individuals who all pursue their personal goals, but also have a primal need for social contact. She perceived this environment as a biotope, characterised by many different interacting elements that together form a dynamic community.

To reflect upon this situation, she collected and transformed the used coffee cups from the canteen of the Rijksakademie. This process resulted in a monumental sculptural environment; a translation and embodiment of shared space, time and interaction.

photo: Michael De Lausnay

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exhibition views Rijksakademie Open Studios 2019
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