The sculpture Final Rendezvous 2012 is composed of a lot of bar stools Anneke Eussen bought in a secondhand shop in Kreuzberg (Berlin). It is a remnant of a meeting place that no longer exists. The work is part of her "sewn-in" work.
In 2007, Eussen created her first sculpture that she wrapped in velvet. This velvet skin sytmbolizes a moment of standstill. The objects used to create the sculpture lose their original destination and transform into a sculpture that sends a message on human behavior in a disarming and ironic way. By treating and reusing objects in a very careful way, the idea takes shape that an object that is 'discarded' in our society, can nevertheless remain something of value.
The total series of works to which Final Rendezvous belongs, consists of: Zentai Bike 2007, Double de Luxe 2009, Paradise Blues 2010, Night Rider 2010.
About the artwork
About the artist
Anneke Eussen ° 1978, Netherlands.
www.anneke-eussen.com
Education: 1997-2001:
Academy of Fine Arts, Maastricht, Netherlands
2004-2005: HISK (Higher Institute of Fine Arts), Antwerp
The work of Anneke Eussen is a personal position. The considerations underlying her art works are often linked to events or impressions from everyday life.
In this way, Anneke Eussen tries to formulate an open question with her work. How does our personality develop, and how do we find a place in society? How does the interaction between the environment and the individual work?
The dream of progress and development has become a reality with the technological revolution. It seems to be a valuable addition to life, and this supplement has enriched us with countless possibilities. But are we ourselves also as boundless?
The discrepancy between the option and using the possibility is interesting. Where do we find confirmation, where do we find guidance, and what is tangible? Is there room for doubt? Meanwhile, there is nothing new in stating that our 'Western society' has some cracks.
We sail a course that takes little account of what the generations after us will have to deal with.
Not because the information is inaccessible and we do not know better, but because we abstract reality. Virtual experiences, friends, meeting places push the old-fashioned environment to a secondary position. Her work has various manifestations, ranging from drawings to sculptures and readymades. The thread is in the action itself.