Renée van Oploo
Fine artist & researcher
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I am a visual artist, lecturer and researcher. I teach in the Art & Research programme (since 2021) and Photography, Film & the Digital (since 2023) 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 a member of the art collective YAFF and the art alliance The Long Tail of Art.
My artistic practice centres on the relationship between art, shared experience and ethical reflection. Through installations, essays, workshops and collaborative projects, I develop situations in which artistic practice creates space for collective inquiry into current dilemmas in art, education and society, and the assumptions and reflexes that shape them. I hold a background in Fine Arts (cum laude, St. Joost School of Art & Design) and Applied Ethics (MA, Utrecht University).
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)
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