pieke bergmans intervenes with production process in freeze exhibition

pieke bergmans intervenes with production process in freeze exhibition
photo by mirjam bleeker

pieke bergmans: freeze
het noordbrabants museum, the netherlands
on now until january 11, 2015

pieke bergman‘s practice is routed in allowing her chosen mediums — typically those that become soft and malleable through heat, and become hard in the process of creeping, twisting and flowing — to move freely, without hesitation. be it clay, glass, steel, plastic and other synthetics, she does so by exploring various production process, intervening on them at particular moments, so that the resulting objects are manipulated and reworked in a way that freezes the instant in which the dutch designer has interrupted their normal course of action. to bring forth families of objects that are proud of their rebellion, she collaborates with technical specialists, harnessing their expertise to create works that are continuously evolving, while still projecting a sense of refinement and cohesiveness.

installation view of pieke bergmans’ ‘freeze’ exhibition
photo by mirjam bleeker

bergman’s exhibition ‘freeze’ at het noordbrabants museum is an expression of her aim of ‘showing that everything can be different‘. the works on show offer an overview of the dutch creative’s development, and how her own design approaches have been reworked over time.

blown glass vessels slump into furniture
photo by mirjam bleeker