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Hosting Parasites
Limited Edition for Galerie  BSL

January 28 – April 16 2011

1e Egelantiersdwarsstraat 1
1015 RW Amsterdam
The Netherlands

tel : +31 20 6245455
biederberg@xs4all.nl

March 25 – April 20 2011
Offical Opening April 9 2011

Art Amsterdam

May 11 – 15 2011

Many thanks for the location: De Fabriek
In general, “Zwischenraeume” can be seen and experienced as something fragile, undefined, temporary and cryptic. By their uncertain nature they ask constantly for definition and debate when being confronted with them.
My interest lies less in directly defining a certain “Zwischenraum”, but more in exploring its conditions and acquainting oneself with it.
I am creating objects which are able to exist in and symbolize the feeling of being positioned in an undefined “Zwischenraum”. Hence providing these objects their own habitat in which they are in charge.The objects interact with the body and the senses and offer, a way to experience the inbetween and the possibility of being confronted with it, eliminating the need of defining it entirely. 

An object reminiscent of old prostheses or medical devices created as philosophical toy. It transforms a three dimensional space in a space being experienced in the second dimension. The metal rod suggests the outline of a stylized, linear space, enclosing the person wearing it. This graphic space changes according to movement of the body indicating two dimensional spaces of different sizes and distances. Due to the braces the body is kept in a limited position in correlation to the metal rod and the wheels. Given that the view is forced to follow the linear movement, the three dimensional body is constrained to experience the options, which are given to movement in the second dimension.

Material: Aluminium, Leather

Series of threes pieces, playing with different sizes and volumina.  Metal constructions stringed with hair with a hole for a head. They suggests a space in a bigger, more defined surrounding. From inside the surrounding remains visible while focussing on something outside thorough the gaps of the hair strings. By focussing on the inner space itself it appears as a self-contained, rather big environment. From outside, depending on the exposure of light, the texture of the surface either closes completely or allows estimations on the apparitional facial features of the wearer. The object integrates to the body of the person wearing it by means of a material produced naturally on the body, and acts as a body extension, which offers an additional buffer space between the being and his surrounding.

Material: Hair, Steel, Wire, Hair Tie

“Hosting Parasites” pieces, photos and text combined in a custom made wooden archive box.

material: smoked oak, triplex, silkscreen

The hand-pieces imitate bodies of parasites, which when worn, turn your fingers into their limbs. They can be put on like gloves or hand puppets. They are made out of skin coloured textiles with foam filling and incorporate into your hand or fingers. By their colours, materials and structures, they merge with the rest of the body.

The porcelain pieces are inspired by parasites which get under your skin. The series consists of four different sized segmented porcelain bodies, inspired by maggots, which can be tied to different parts of your body by a silver cord. The silver cord twines into the folds of your skin and fat and repeats the structure of the parasite on your body (“…wie die Made im Speck”, German saying). After removing them, they leave imprints on your skin.

Many parasites suck the blood of their hosts. The single “suckers” attach themselves to the body by means of a vacuum. The skin under the glass cup gets sucked in and forms a little bump, which turns red after a while. The necklace consists of ten small cups with pumps, which are connected by a thin silk cord. They can be attached individually anywhere on the skin, and shape the necklace this way.The pumps don’t hurt the body, but they leave marks when wearing them for a longer time. These marks form a temporary, decorative legacy of the parasite.

Constructed from pockets, the skirt acts as a ‘tree camouflage’ when it is lifted over the head. The pockets form the leaves of the crown and the feet symbolize the trunk. The skirt also forms a space around your upper body, shielding you from the outer world.

Material: cotton