Harm van den Berg
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C_tvN01, 2021, pencil on paper (detail)
The drawings I make are based on the principle of self-organisation. A term derived from network theory. Intuitively I have found a procedure in which the process of drawing is self-organising. When I first made this kind of drawings, I knew little about phenomena such as self-organisation, complexity or emergence. That changed four years ago, when I started reading scientific literature about these topics in preparation for two residencies. Also because of conversations I had with philosopher Eric Schliesser about self-regulation and a lecture by physicist Erik Verlinde about emergence, I understood that an emergent phenomenon occurs during my drawing process. From that moment on I started to delve into this subject. It has led to a turnaround in my work, in which processes with emergent properties are now central.
Emergence means: appearing spontaneously. Emergence occurs when an entity is observed to have properties its parts do not have on their own, properties or behaviours which emerge only when the parts interact. It is a phenomenon that occurs frequently in nature. For example, a flock of birds in the sky showing the most fantastic shapes, a colony of ants collectively creating the most stunning building structures, or thousands of fireflies that blink in perfect synchronisation. This is swarming behaviour which is not much different from how atoms and small particles collectively behave. Colour, for example, is also an emergent phenomenon: atoms have no colour, colour only appears when a large number of atoms are in a certain arrangement. Culture can also be regarded as an emergent phenomenon, just like artificial intelligence, to name a few examples. By reading science books on physics and biology among others, I try to understand how emergent processes work, in order to be able to feel how everything is connected; how countless elements in a hidden order form reality; how chance and increasing complexity can lead to complex adaptive systems which lead to new phenomena, such as life and consciousness.
TL_01, 2019, 35x25cm, aluminium frame with non-reflective museum glass.
Drawing process: the drawings consist of minuscule shapes and forms. During the drawing process new forms emerge.
DI_Ls01, 2022, 35x25cm, digital inversion printed on Hahnemuhle Ultra Matt paper, edition 5+2AP
DI_Ls07, 2022, 35x25cm, digital inversion printed on Hahnemuhle Ultra Matt paper, edition 5+2AP
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Installation view The Invisibility of Colour, 2023 at galerie SANAA, Utrecht, NL
C_tvL02, 2021, Potlood op papier, 63x47cm
C_tvL02 (detail)
Drawings at Art Noord IV, Museum Belvédère (06.10.22 - 09.10.22)
Cvl_02, 2022, pencil on paper, 63x47cm
Drawings at Punt WG, Amsterdam (21.12.21 - 09.01.22)
group show with Marieke Zwart, Jasper Coppes, Tao G. Vrhovec Sambolec
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Geestdrift festival, Pieterskerk, Utrecht
Installation view of new drawings at Kunstrai 2021
Installation view Emerge at Galerie Getekend, 2019
Installation view Emerge at Galerie Getekend, 2019
Publication Emerge 2019/2020
Tekst van Len Borgdorff in het literaire tijdschrift LITER
Drawings at Liter magazine
Emerge
15,00 €Tekeningen / Drawings
Small overview of recent drawings 2017-2019
Catalogue
Format: A4
B/W, 34 pages
Texts:
Judith van Meeuwen
Len Borgdorff
Peter van der Meijden
2019/2020
NL
Shipping costs (Netherlands) includedQuantityComing soonPiezo print
150,00 €A digital inverted version of drawing Untitled (2017) features now on the cover of Eric Schliesser's new book Newton's Metaphysics: Essays. This version (in negative) is currently available as an high quality piezo print in its original size in a limited edition of 25. Signed and numbered by the artist. Paper size is 83 x 59,5cm; the image size is 77 x 53,5cm. It is printed on 350gsm beautiful ultra matt Hahnemuhle paper.
Piezo Print on Hahnemuhle Ultra Matt paper
Paper size: 83 x 59,5 cm
Image size: 77 x 53,5 cm
Edition: 25
Signed and numbered by the artistQuantityComing soon
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