Karin Arink makes (wearable) objects and often re-photographs these to make metamorphosing 'states of self' visible. Her works embody these 'states of self': interactions between corporeality and ideas on how you should manifest yourself – through body postures, garments, language. Through transforming (physical) shapes, her works reconnect narrative interpretations of who "I" could be, to an affect-rich experience of existence. This way, her position (as a white woman, as partner, mother, artist, ..) is visually reflected upon.
Hollow Grounds 2024 - 2 works: Voelers, geen Voeten (2007-2023) and behind that, CutDressCutPhoto (2000) in the solo Hollow Grounds, museum Beelden aan Zee Scheveningen, until 1 April 2024
VerteerWezen 20 (snowwhite revisited) 2022-2023 - bridal satin (white with a bluish sheen outside, matte peach on the inside - the very last left-overs of my 1992 [Prix de Rome prize winning series), wooden structure (build for this textile piece), packaging materials, papier maché of wrapping paper
here in my studio
the title refers to Marlene Dumas' 'Snowwhite + the broken arm' 1988, a painting which for me is a reworking / critique of both the fairytale and of Rembrandt's De Anatomische Les.
made for 'The Anatomy Lesson Revisited' 2023- , an artist initiated travelling group exhibition
hiding behind witheid 2022 - photo work of me behind 'VerteerWezen 16 (white shield or arms)' 2022
papier maché made of old administration papers, white quartz stones 'stolen' on holidays, and cardboard packaging materials
hiding behind arms 2022 - photo work of me behind 'VerteerWezen 15 (retrieved arms)' 2022
behind skins & stones 2019 - Photo work of me behind 'VerteerWezen 9 (skins and stones)' 2019 papier maché
www.dekko.nl
behind shredded lilac 2019 - photo of me behind 'VerteerWezen 7 (shredded lilac)' 2019
Link to this work on my website: https://dekko.nl/BehindShreddedLilac
VerteerWezens 2017-2019 - Installation of various VerteerWezens and floor elements,
for BIG ART 2019 in Zaanstad
VerteerWezens is a ongoing series of spatial objects in papier-mâché, started in 2017. The title can be roughly translated as 'digested-beings'. In each work, a rejected object or utensil is combined with aluminium modelling mesh, cardboard and/or other materials. This is covered with a layer of papier maché made from shredded waste paper from ao magazines - often left-overs from Renée Kool's recent works. In this way used materials are "digested" by turning them into creatures/beings.
For more info: https://dekko.nl/VerteerWezens/
