T H E B R A I N P R O J E C T 2 0 1 7
76
Steven Nederveen's art deals with the passage of time, a theme
stemming from his own practice of meditation. These moments of
peaceful clarity lead the artist to draw connections between our
natural environment and aspects of spirituality through an artistic
process that combines painting and photography.
By blurring the lines between photograph and painting,
Nederveen develops a magical realism that inspires us to see the
world with new eyes. By distressing and aging the work, he creates
the sense of past and present; of struggle and transformation.
A glass-like layer of resin coats each piece, enhancing the clarity of the image and reflecting
the viewer into the work.
Referencing MRI scans, this sculpture uses individually painted sheets of Plexiglas that work
together to create a 3-dimensional brain. Viewed from the sides, the brain is a complete
image but as the viewer moves around the piece it becomes a series of disjointed layers.
Within the brain are webs of connected and disconnected structures. The light gives the brain
an ethereal quality, adding to its delicate state.
LIFE IN BETWEEN
BY STEVEN NEDERVEEN
