The work of Aliki van der Kruijs moves in the intersection of art, research and design.
She uses contextual research to arrive at a variety of results. Rain, the sun, heat or salt are image-forming elements in her work. The contextualization of a technique, a craft or a methodology is at the heart of the work. Her working method is experimental and she often uses nature as a ‘tool' to edit materials and generate meaning, leading to a collection of tactile projects and works. Various projects in her portfolio were developed on - or inspired by - a specific location.
ABOUT
Photo by Lonneke van der Palen
© Interview series PROOFFLab Magazine curated by Studio Makkink&Bey
During her Master's degree in Applied Arts (Dirty Art Department of the Sandberg Instituut, Amsterdam) she juxtaposed her background in graphic design, photography and fashion design to do research into the way textile can be a means of communication and a meaningful framework to highlight the relationship between man and nature.
She operates a studio in The Hague, the Netherlands and works on self initiated research-projects, collaborations and commission based.
She operates a studio in The Hague, the Netherlands and works on self initiated research-projects, collaborations and commission based.
NEWS
Made by Rain in South Korea
September 10, 2017
Date: Sep. 8. Fri ~ Oct. 23. Mon, 2017
Location: Gwangju Biennale Exhibition Halls / Gwangju Museum of Art / The Asia Cultural Center
The project Made by Rain is part of the Gwangju Design Biennale 2017 that primarily seeks to reflect the power of design in the future creative society. Exploring the theme of “FUTURES” the exhibitions and installations will touch on contemporary hot-topics ranging from sustainable, eco-friendly, future-oriented design with emphasis on sympathy, distribution/sharing and consideration. It explores the future life, design value and its vision under new paradigm of the 4th Industrial Revolution.
Residency in Arita, Japan
September 1, 2017
This autumn I will be three months in Arita, Japan to do a porcelain residency and to work with local potters.
The Curtain Show
July 19, 2017
OpZicht presentation at Stroom, The Hague
In collaboration with Anne Dessing
19 juli t/m 10 september 2017
Locatie: Hogewal 1-9, Den Haag
Open: ma t/m vr, 11-17 uur; za en zo, 12-17 uur
Made by Rain in NYC
May 21, 2017
Made by Rain is from 20 – 24th May on display in NY!
As part of Wanted Design in the exhibition ‘Ventura NY – The Dutch Edition’, an initiative of Organisation in Design.
Made possible with the support of Stroom Den Haag.
foto: Lucas Jansen at Times Square NY
Weathering Blue in Designroute Zuiderzee Museum
April 7, 2017
In the Outdoor Museum of the Zuiderzee Museum you will find premises that used to be located at various places round the former Zuiderzee. Across this historic setting they have set out the design route: at different locations you can see how the cultural history of the Zuiderzee has inspired designers and artists to create new insights. Using modern interpretations of traditional techniques, materials and themes, the Zuiderzee Museum underlines the value of our heritage for the present.
Examples include Richard Hutten’s contemporary Zuiderzee Chair in the chapel and the wooden shoes by Victor & Rolf in the farmhouse on the city canal. In addition there are a number of new presentations this year, for example the Weathering Blue project of Aliki van der Kruijs in the fishermen’s quarter. On show till the 29th of October 2017.
Foto: Thijs Jansen
Designing the Surface
January 20, 2017
For the exhibition Designing the Surface in Het Nieuwe Instituut, initiator Chris Kabel researched together with Koehorst in ‘t Veld the finish, the final layer that is on top of practically everything around us. They delved into what surfaces want and afford in a wide-ranging survey that extends from the deepest black to the most shimmering shine.
I am commissioned to make a work around the display of Anish Kapoors’ vantablack by the use of my material Daylit. You are welcome to join the opening at the 26th of January from 5 PM. More info about the exhibition here
(foto: Johannes Schwartz)
Great Big Story + The Weather Channel
December 28, 2016
Great Big Story and The Weather Channel teamed up to document stories of humans working on special ways with the elements of the earth. They made a small documentary about my work Made by Rain that was broadcasted on The Weather Channel (USA). Here you can see the result.
Full episode That’s amazing episode 4 | Guardians of our planet
New work for 10 years Thomas Eyck exhibition
December 2, 2016
Coming up, exhibition in Zuiderzeemuseum in the context of the 10 years anniversary of the label Thomas Eyck. Exhibition 10 years of Thomas Eyck curated by Jules van den Langenberg is open from 23 December 2016 – 14 May 2017. To mark this tin jubilee momentum ten product series were selected from the Thomas Eyck’s collection, which are exemplary for the collaborations the publisher & distributor has developed with designers and producers since 2007. Accordingly, ten young designers, artists and architects were invited to create a project in which the iconic t.e. objects are studied and recontextualised. The exhibition reviews the past decade and forecasts a potential future for the t.e. collection. Installation 8/10 by Aliki van der Kruijs is a reflection on the ‘Colour, based on nature’ series developed by book designer Irma Boom and producer Eijffinger for the t.e. collection in 2012.
PROJECTS
The Curtain Show
A performance by a set of materials that will develop during the run in the exhibition podium OpZicht at Stroom, Den Haag →
Alpen-Zee
Twelve flags that display an index of the Rhine river from well to estuary. Commission for Suze May Sho →
Untitled (Jungfrau-Aletsch)
Multimedia installation after artistic investigation how to map an ever changing landscape. Commission by Zuiderzee Museum. →
Nawa
A study on indigo and Kurume-kasuri during a research trip to Japan to work with local textile professionals. Part of the project project Indigo:Sharing Blue on invitation of the Dutch Crafts Council. →
Model of Nature
Series of silkscreened textiles derived from Goethe’s question ‘What is it that makes a particular being of nature into plant?’ Photography in collaboration with Lonneke van der Palen. Commissioned by Plaatsmaken Arnhem.
Beyond the Monstera
A visual grammar research guided by the Monstera deliciosa plant. Silkscreen project One Window # 1 for New Window. →
Tilia Patina
Gate for residential building Square, Amsterdam in collaboration with architect Adriaan Aarnoudse.
Living fossil
Study trip to Japan to learn about the technique katazome and make a textile for a yukata (summer kimono).
Botanical Habit
Collection of textiles produced during a print event at the VU Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam.
Weer Blauw
A visual record of colour and seasonal change made tangible by exposing textiles day and night to the weather conditions.
COLLABORATIONS
Transpose
Soon more about the collaboration with Roos Gomperts for space dividing panels commisioned by Enrichers @ The Base, Schiphol
Elementary Elegance
Print- and Colour concept for SS 2015 capsule collection Studio Elsien Gringhuis.
EVENTS
Print performance
Awakening of prints during a live printing process in the greenhouses of the VU Hortus Botanicus.
CONTACT
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