FROM UP TO DOWN
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2012 / installation / Kunsthall Rotterdam (NL) / wood,
Gyprock, mirrors / 800 × 300 × 600 cm
This work is a recreation of a space the artist discovered during his search for deserted places that are in danger of being demolished, renovated or forgotten. Van Wolputte has not created a staged set, but rather a fleeting, naive interpretation of the space. The space is strongly reminiscent of a post-earthquake scene with its inherent danger of asbestos being released due to the crumbling of the building materials.
Van Wolputte has often referred to this in his work. The crack in the front wall functions as the entrance to the space. It then continues on in the ceiling and into the space’s elevated wooden floor.
SELECTED WORKS
Indicated Locations (2003) / Manhandle (2004) / Gatekeeper (2004) / Closed View Box (2004) / Interference (2004) / Behind the Screen (2004) / Walk On By (2005) / Gone - Demolished (2005) / Rewiring (2005) / Temporary Penetrable Exhibition Spaces / T.P.E.S. 00 (2005) / T.P.E.S. 01 (2005) / T.P.E.S. 02 (2005) / T.P.E.S. 03 (2006) / T.P.E.S. 04 (2008) / T.P.E.S. 05 (2009) / T.P.E.S. 06 (2011) / T.P.E.S. 07(1/2/3) (2013) / T.P.E.S. 08 (2014) / T.P.E.S. 09 (2015) / Reconstructed Construction (2006) / F.T.P.E.S. (2006) / Avenue de Luminy > D559 (2006) / One Week Visitor (2006) / Stockage - Transmitter (2006) / In-Depth Study (2006) / A 16M Commemoration (2006) / On All Fours (2006) / Motions (2008) / Temporary Habitats (2008) / 5 New Piercings (2008) / 3 Closed Conditions (2008) / Profound Fascination (2008) / Homecoming (2008) / A Collection of Hideouts (2008) / To Get the Idea of It (2009) / Covered Yet Possible (2009) / Getting Over (2010) / We Did It - Disputed Territory (2010) / Inhaling Minerals As-Best As Possible (2010) / Forlorn Hope (2010) / ÆTERNUS (2010) / Give Off - Give Out (2011) / Conserve Until Further Notice (2011) / Glimpse from Below (2012) / Used Since 1880 (2012) / From Up to Down (2012) / Inside, Outside, Downside (2012) / Integrating Myself (2012) / Looking Back While Walking Forward (2013) / Misfits (2014) / 2 Leftovers (2014) / W.M.S.S. (2014) / Fade-Outs (2015) / Behind the Lines (2015) / Manhandle Revisited (2016) / Tear Out – Bash (2016) / Short Time Stay (2016) / Linked Surfaces (2017) / End of the Line (2018) / Tactical Transparency (2018) / Down (2019) / It Takes One to Know One (2019) / Beacon (2019) / 7 Step Plan (2020) / One Thing Leads to Another (2021) / T.P.E.S. 02 Revisited (2023) / Interference Revisited (2024) / Enter Enter (2024) / Childsplay (2025-2026)