1/10/2010
Erik van der Weijde
Chert, Berlin
The project, titled "Der Baum", departs from the newly published book of the same title, which presents a series of 44 photographs the artist has taken during the past few years in different places, in each of which a tree stands in front of a specific background. Discourses related to history, contemporary crime news, simple curiosities or wholly unspectacular places.
Chert is pleased to present the solo exhibition by Dutch artist Erik van der Weijde.
The project, titled "Der Baum", departs from the newly published book of the same title, which presents a series of 44 photographs the artist has taken during the past few years in different places, in each of which a tree stands in front of a specific background.
Starting with the grave of Adolf Hitler’s parents in Leonding, the trees cover locations in Brasilia, São Paulo, Berlin, Kassel, München, Istanbul and many other sites, joining discourses related to history, contemporary crime news, simple curiosities or wholly unspectacular and unidentified places.
Erik van der Weijde was born in Dordrecht, NL, 1977, and lives and works in Natal, BR. He graduated in 2003 from the Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam, and completed a two-year residency program at the Rijksakademie in Amsterdam in 2008. Recent solo exhibitions and projects include “foto.zines”, Table d'hôtes, Lyon; “Superquadra”, Tijuana (Vermelho Gallery), São Paulo; "This is not my Son", Ten Haaf Projects, Amsterdam; "Siedlung", Exile Projects, Berlin; "Superquadra", Self Service Open Art, Stuttgart in 2009 and "Siedlung", Foam photography museum Amsterdam, in 2008.
Image: Superquadra, 2010. Modernist housing blocks by Lucio Costa in Brasilia
Current:
Vanessa Safavi - Between a tree and a plastic chair
until October 30, 2010
A site-specific project which transforms the gallery into a peculiar scenario.
Opening Reception: Saturday, October 2nd, 2010 7.00 - 10.00 PM
Chert
Skalitzerstr. 68 (entrance second courtyard) 10997 Berlin
Gallery opening hours:
Tuesday - Saturday 12.00 - 18.00 and by appointment