Renée van Oploo





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BIO

I am a Dutch artist whose practice combines making and thinking. Through installations, essays, and collaborative projects, I explore how art can open space for ethical reflection and collective experience. Alongside my practice I teach at St. Joost School of Art & Design and conduct research at the Centre of Applied Research for Art, Design and Technology (CARADT). I am also part of YAFF, an artists’ collective.

Overview




Pan Colon(s)
Bottles
Thinking Landscape #2
A Moral Anatomy of an Artichoke
Living Statistic #7 - Fixed Fiction
Border of Europe
The Blame Game
Fundament & Thinking Landscape #1
I am Water
Song for the Earth
Salt of the Earth
Art is Our Only Hope




Animation overview

Little Flake, Little Hair, Little Booger
None of this was my choice (I)
None of this was my choice (II) 
What makes falling so appealing
Deep blue 
My heart is a forest
A State of Nature
A Cosmic Anxiety




Installations & artworks




I am Water
Acrylic one, LED screen, salt, 3D animation, soundscape, ceramics, glaze, gold lustre, stones


(2018)  
I am Water consists of multiple works, including a 3D animation of a flowing river — a metaphor for the continuous flow of money and value. Inspired by De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB), it symbolises how we are swept along by intangible structures, ranging from financial systems to technological progress. The river references Millais’ Ophelia, in which surrender to the water takes a tragic turn. Icosahedrons — geometric shapes symbolising water — also play a central role. Some are rendered in gold, a nod to material value. In I am Water, I seek a balance between technology and nature. The exhibition tells a melancholic story of loss, longing, and our relationship with a world in constant motion.    

Works in this installation:

    Song For The Earth, acrylic one, LED screen, salt, 3D animation, soundscape
    Flowcontrol (I), ceramics, glaze, gold lustre
    Flowcontrol (II), installation of stones, three LED screens, 3D animation
    None of this was my choice (I), 3D-animation
    None of this was my choice (II), 3D-animation

Exhibited @ De Nederlandsche Bank, Amsterdam  

None of this was my choice (I)
3D-animation
(2018)  
None of this was my choice (II)
3D-animation
(2018)  

Flowcontrol (I)
3D-animation
(2018)