TON ZWERVER—TRYING TO GET GRIP ON THE SITUATION
As an experiment of collective making, Das Leben am Haverkamp invites Ton Zwerver to create a series of body related sculptures. Using the collective’s work, unfinished prototypes and left-over materials, Zwerver creates cinematic scenes as part of his ongoing series Sculptural Situations. These moving images are now on show in the exhibition Trying to get grip on the situation.
Reassembling and attributing short performative actions to the materials he finds while roaming in their studio, he creates a new perspective on the existing works. Building on each other’s ideas, an intimate fusion of artistic practices takes place – challenging traditional notions of ownership and authorship.
TON ZWERVER
Ton Zwerver (1951, Amsterdam) is a sculptor, photographer and performance artist. Everyday objects often form the basis for his sculptural work. Using his body as a canvas, carefully composed constellations take shape. Everyday movements take on an alienating dimension due to the repetitive nature of his performance.
Special thanks to Stimuleringsfonds Creatieve Industrie for their generous support, Hoogtij, Iris van der Zee for her words and everyone who lend us their precious IPads.