Bart Nijboer

Inside Dance

As a complex organism, we are present in the world.
Part of it, yet also separated by our thoughts.
We analyze what our body tells us.
We mirror what we recognize.
We measure ourselves against our environment.
Yet, we are not separate.
Substances, cells, and bacteria are constantly exchanged with our environment.

The work depicts the body as an organism, as part of nature, separated from the outside world by our skin and our rational thoughts.
It breaches two worlds, just as it breaches the surface of water.
The white curving lines refer to water dripping off, but at the same time building up the human figure.
It questions who we are within the soft skin and beyond our rational thoughts.
We change and react to everything our body encounters.

The inner windings are made from steel and coated in zinc and white powder coat. The outer silhouette is made from Stainless steel.

Factsheet

Dimensions
350cm, 300cm, 80cm (Height, Width, Depth)
Weight
200kg
Year
2025
Edition
1
Material
Steel
Style
Monumental, Public Art, Natural, Figurative
Theme
Body, Nature
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