levi van veluw films and draws the collapse of cohesion

levi van veluw films and draws the collapse of cohesion
(above) hole, 73 x 51cm, charcoal on paper, 2013
all images courtesy of levi van veluw

dutch artist levi van veluw has illustrated a series of 7 large and 12 small drawings called ‘the collapse of cohesion’ which recreate various elements from his own boyhood bedroom with a sinister undertone. thematically, order turns into chaos: collapsing desks, falling cupboards and exploding cabinets mark moments of unexpected and catastrophic of disruption.

these built structures typical of households are affected by great forces of nature such as gravity, water and wind, wrecking them into piles of detritus and heaps of rubble. the chachol works play on our innate fascination for destruction and need for disorder, while still maintaining compositional balance. the falling objects has a logic that is bound by physics and the placement of each element in the drawings was was a preconceived choice of the artist.

the newest installment in ‘the collapse of cohesion’ is a series of short films, based on the charcoal drawings. the illustration has been replicated in life-size from wood, coated in carbon powder.

shallow hole, 73 x 51cm, charcoal on paper, 2013

water, 205 x 120cm, charcoal on paper, 2013

room II, 73 x 51cm, charcoal on paper, 2013

grid, 205 x 120cm, charcoal on paper, 2013

archive, 205 x 120cm, charcoal on paper, 2013

mountain, 73 x 51cm, charcoal on paper, 2013

collapsing cabinet, 73 x 51cm, charcoal on paper, 2013

spheres, 240 x 120cm, charcoal on paper, 2013

wind, 73 x 51cm, charcoal on paper, 2013