Stijn Ank

Stijn Ank’s (1977, BE) body of work can be considered as an extensive research into the relationship between matter and void and the various ways in which contemporary sculpture can be defined in relation to its surrounding space. Marking off the boundaries of a certain chosen space, Ank creates moulds with a variety of materials such as wood, aluminium, rubber and clay, which he then casts in plaster. During the casting process he mixes pigments with the liquid plaster, letting the material render their ultimate appearance. The works created by this process are both fragile and robust, delicate and solid, light as a feather and heavy as lead.

19.03.2022 – 30.04.2022

17.2020, Pigmented plaster, metal structure, 92x64x30 cm
5.2020, Pigmented plaster, metal structure, 178x17x17 cm
Installation view: Öktem Aykut booth, 2019, Paris Internationale
Installation view: It, 2019, Club Solo + Vanabbemuseum, Breda
26.2018, Pigmented plaster, metal structure, 120x60x4 cm
40.2017, Pigmented plaster, metal structure, 96x74x4 cm
11.2016, Pigmented plaster, metal structure, 60x40x3 cm
12.2014, Bronze, white patina, 225x26x36 cm
Installation view: Vector, 2014, Casino Forum d'art contemporain, Luxembourg
17.2012, Pigmented plaster, metal structure, 159x9x18 cm
30.2010, Pigmented plaster, metal structure, 157x18x15 cm
16.2014, Pigmented plaster, metal structure, 140x50x15 cm