STIJN ANK Solo Exhibition "Unvoid" in MoCA, Taipei
Note: Stijn Ank's Solo Exhibition "Unvoid" in MoCA, Taipei was the first collaboration NUNU FINE ART has with official organization. Following text is the statement of the show:
After having worked for several years as an architect, Stijn Ank moved away from the functional, utilitarian aspect of that field in order to pursue freer, more autonomous interests. Thus, he becomes an artist focusing mainly on sculptures. With the background of architecture profession, Ank instinctively searches for new possibilities within an existing space. Meanwhile, he is fascinated by the invisible existence in the space; for this reason, he continuously explores and ponders the transition between existence and void.
Ank significantly blends liquid plasters and pigments as materials and pours the liquid plasters step by step into a pre-cast mold with multi-layers, and then waits for plasters to solidify in the various-shaped molds. After removing the mold, one can see the softened layers of poured plaster stained by pigment revealed on the lime white wall. This artistic expression not only manifests Ank’s attempt to be absent in the piece and to let the matter speak for itself, but also indirectly signifies how the time is frozen and stilled in the piece. Ank defines his creation as a Subject with a will of its own, not merely being viewed as an Object. Ank’s work also is a re-interpretation of the space/time where he belongs to. Through creating the lines in the space, Ank’s work evokes the Minimalist belief that sculpture’s essence derives both from its objecthood and its relationship to its surroundings, and also reflects Ank’s perception and imagination of the present situation.
UNVOID is Stijn Ank’s first solo exhibition in MOCA, Taipei. Responding to the space and flow of the museum gallery, the exhibition is separated into three sections, each section represents one piece of work, two of which are site-specific installations. In addition, the exhibition encourages the audience to enter the gallery with a pacified mood, and actively discover the boundary between existence and void and the dialogue between Subject-Object while engaging the setting of light and shadow, airflow and time.
Stijn Ank: Purity