Wim Schermer

analytical - installation - science & technology - ceramics - body - man - nature - public space - residency - soft sculptures

I wonder. When I look around I see so many things that surprise me, that leave me behind in wonderment. I wonder about all kind of things, like a blade of grass that rises from between the pavement, a bird that flies, how a human being expresses emotions, how leaves move in the wind, and so on. My work finds its origin in the ordinary. I am inspired by the beauty of everyday life, and I like to make others aware of what is usually unnoticed.
I study a phenomenon in detail, to see what exactly takes place. Then I explore alternative ways to visualize this part of reality as something extraordinary. When I have developed a fulfilling technical concept, I explore how it can be applied to tell a story that relates to, and finds its origin in the context of the location.


tsukimi – reflecting on the tides of life - http://www.wimschermer.nl/index.php/art/project/36/ - BK-informatie december 2015 - AiR: Primitive Sense Art Festival, The Birth of Water Ritual - Kizakiko, Nagano Prefecture, Japan - 2015 -
luchtschip | airship - http://www.wimschermer.nl/index.php/art/project/40/0 - Playground - Bergarde Galleries, Heerjansdam - 2019 -
gather in silence - http://www.wimschermer.nl/index.php/art/project/42/0 - AiR: Kingsbrae International Residence for the Arts (KIRA) - St. Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada - 2019 -
confessions – in praise of shadows - http://www.wimschermer.nl/index.php/art/project/39/211 - AiR: Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park - Shigaraki, Shiga Prefecture, Japan - 2017 -
los | lost - http://www.wimschermer.nl/index.php/art/project/33/211 - AiR: Kunstenlab, Deventer - 2014 -
slappe toren | floppy tower - http://www.wimschermer.nl/index.php/art/project/19/1623 - campus Technische Universiteit Delft, Delft - 2015 -
paal en perk – gekooide boom | bound – caged tree - http://www.wimschermer.nl/index.php/art/project/21/701 - Atelier Heemtuin - Leiderdorp - 2011 -
sporen – cirkels in het landschap | traces – circles in the landscape - http://www.wimschermer.nl/index.php/art/project/17/1040 - Kunstfietsroute Van Hier Tot Ginder - Salland, Overijssel - 2010 -
de hangende tuinen van groeneveld | the hanging gardens of groeneveld - http://www.wimschermer.nl/index.php/art/project/1/1377 - Lekker Groen - Kasteel Groeneveld, Baarn - 2006 -
samenhang | coherence - http://www.wimschermer.nl/index.php/art/project/2/1307 - Churchilpark, Midden Beemster - 2005 -