12/21/2025
For Day 9 of our 12 Artists of Christmas, we are featuring the exceptional works of Dutch artist who is known for installations, sculptures, drawings, and autobiographical films that draw from his childhood memories.
But it was Erosion of Memory (first slide) presented at in the booth of that really caught our eye. As with all his sculptures of clay and wood, this was made entirely by hand, giving it such an authentic, coarse, and organic character that was wonderful to experience in person. The choice of dried clay emphasizes both the transience of nature and the fragility of memory, sketching a vision of a world in which growth gives way to brittle remnants.