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FRED EERDEKENS

TWIJFELGRENS

FRED EERDEKENS  TWIJFELGRENS

source: z33be

In Borgloon, Fred Eerdekens (BE) shows a folded line in the landscape. Along the Roman Road (Romeinse Kassei) you will find a wooden-like sculpture where you – only when looking from the right angle – can read the word ‘twijfelgrens’ (doubt border). Fred Eerdekens often uses language as a medium for his artworks. At the same time, his work is a reflection on how language works. For Twijfelgrens you have to assume the right position to be able to read the ‘concealed’ word and to gain insight.

This art work is located in an agricultural area.
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source: magda-gallery

Belgian artist Fred Eerdekens is internationally renowned for his sculptures and installations where he combines language and sculpture into one.
Fred Eerdekens combines the ingenuity and creativity of light with material. Fred Eerdekens uses various mediums, from metal stings, constructions of books or synthetic clouds. The common themes throughout each installation are light, shadow, language and spatial concept.
The shadows are equally important to the installation as the construction, the shadows give meaning to entire composition. The artist constructs his work by playing with angles and perspective. His work perpetually has a touch of mystery that attracts intrigue. Visitors are hopelessly puzzled by a desire to grasp the origins of the words. Each piece is precisely detailed and constructed, as to subtly reveal the secrets within the artwork.
The work of Fred Eerdekens revolves around language; it is an integral aspect in his work. The artist poses questions of language through aesthetic images. He questions the relationship between these two forms of expression. He takes us to the world of ideas, broadening the scope of reflections. Fred Eerdekens is interested in creating works that interacts with the public. In “Automatic Writing”, the changing the letters in a pool of water form shadows of words that soon disappear; here the artist is making reference to the surrealist idea of “automatic readers” with the endless possibility of anagrams.
The works of Fred Eerdekens are graceful with his use of fine materials, the language and translucent shadows. However his work also contains a complexity that is expressed by presenting the audience with the oppositions with the multiple appearances of the shadows and words.
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source: fahrenheitmagazine

Fred Eerdekens is an artist born in Heusden-Zolder, Belgium in 1951. He is famous for the way he combines the language (the letters), and sculpture in his installations. To Eerdekens, the light management is essential, there are times when the forms originate in a projection, from the way the elements are arranged with respect to light and shadow. In addition to specializing in shadows sculpture, he reflects words that convey ideas and thoughts. Fred creates his sculptures with wire, cement and candles. His inspiration comes from his drawings, so look for a new way of representing his reality.