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I like to make sculpture, furniture and various objects. Occasionally I fabricate artwork for other artists and sometimes I collaborate with friends. I also design spaces and enjoy teaching, consulting and commissions.
I like to make Critical + Design Collection 1 2013
Critical + is a collaborative formed in the Netherlands with jewelers Annika Pettersson and Adam Grinovich. The group originated from aggressively conceptual discourse revolving around fine art, design, and perceived limitations governing the creative field.
Critical + is interested in nomadic urban living. The group's spirit was grounded in the reality of living as outsiders in unfamiliar places, with no certain futures or concrete stability. Collection 1 was driven by compulsion, desire, necessity and the need to create functional pieces that address marginalized ways of living. A keen eye for selection and local sourcing were combined with personal articulation, combining the power of the ready-made with an expressionistic spirit.
Collection 1 was completed and exhibited while concurrently in Residence at Het Wilde Weten in Rotterdam, and sqatting in the now defunct Tabakspanden in Amsterdam.
All images for Collection 1 were taken in Rotterdam by Dorothea van der Staaij with art direction by Critical + Design.
All images for Collection 1 were taken in Rotterdam by Dorothea van der Staaij with art direction by Critical + Design.
