Renée van Oploo
Fine artist & researcher
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As a visual artist I bring together practice and reflection, using installations, essays, workshops and collaborative projects to question how art might create space for shared experience and ethical thought. Alongside my practice I teach at St. Joost School of Art & Design and conduct research at the Centre of Applied Research for Art, Design and Technology (CARADT), and I work collectively as part of YAFF. Installations & artworks
Border of Europe
1:5000, 864 grams
(2021)
The border is embroidered on 12 metres of fabric. At a scale of 1:5000, the outline of Europe measures roughly 53,000 kilometres. While embroidering the border I reflected on what this line represents. It marks two sides, but does it truly divide a person? In this work all countries are joined together.
Once embroidered on fabric, the border becomes a tangible object. It rests heavily in the hands, yet the contours of the land are no longer visible unless a section is unrolled. In this way I can carry it under my arm and take it with me. The border is no longer a boundary, but an object I can hold.
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