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This year I will show the sculptures Magnified no.3 & 4 at the Amsterdam Sculpture Biennale, ARTZUID. The event will start on 21st May and will end on the 21st of September.

Photo © R. Setz

For the upcoming 9th edition of this sculpture festival, curator Ralph Keuning invited 60 artists. The exhibition focuses on the 750th anniversary of the city of Amsterdam and celebrates the city’s characteristics of freedom and tolerance. Figurative sculptures, together with abstract installations, will form a surreal urban landscape. For four months, visitors can enjoy more than 60 spectacular sculptures on the green lanes of Berlage in Amsterdam Zuid for free. The ARTZUID Information Pavilion is located at Minervalaan 1.

Participating artists:


Arlene Shechet (USA), Art van Triest (NL), Atelier van Lieshout (NL), Alicja Kwade (PL), Armando (NL), Bart Lunenburg (NL), Bastienne Kramer (NL), Britte Koolen (NL), Carin Scholten (NL), Chris Peterson (NL), Cristobal Gabarron (ES), David Bade (CW), David van der Kop (NL), David Nash (GB), Erik Buijs (NL), Eiji Watanabe (JPN), Esther Jiskoot (NL), Fiona Römpp (NL), Gavin Turk (GB), Helen Vergouwen (NL), Herbert Nouwens (NL) Henk Visch (NL), Hieke Luik (NL), Huub en Adelheid Kortekaas (NL), Isa van Lier (NL), Ilse Oelbers (NL), Iris Le Rütte (NL), Ivan Cremer (NL), Jaume Plensa (ES), Jean-Marie Appriou (FR), Katleen Vinck (BE), Klaas Gubbels (NL), Laura Schurink (NL), Leilah Babirye (USA), Lina Iris Victor (USA), Leiko Ikemura (JPN), Lotta Blokker (NL), Louise Schouwenberg (NL), Maja van Hall (NL), Marcel Pinas (SR), Maen Florin (BE), Magdalena Abakanowicz (PL), Marte Röling (NL), Marieke Bolhuis (NL), Margot Berkman (NL), Marion Verboom (FR), Mickey Hoogendijk (NL), Nadia Naveau (BE), Natasja Alers (NL), Nel van Lith (NL), Nelson Carrilho (NL), Neo Rauch (DE), Paloma Varga Weisz (DE), Paul Goede (NL), Rachel Harrison (USA), Rob Schreefel (NL), Rob Voerman (NL), Ronald Westerhuis (NL),Ruud Kuijer (NL), Shinkichi Tajiri (USA), Sjef Voets (NL), Sokari Douglas Camp (GB), Stefan Rinck (DE), Tirzo Martha (CW), Tschabalala Self (USA), Tal R (DEN), Tony Cragg (GB), Wjm Kok (NL), Wouter van der Giessen (NL), Xavier Veilhan (FR), Yoshitomo Nara (JPN)



More info on: www.artzuid.nl

New sculpture for ITM University Baroda

10 Feb 2025, Posted by chris in Uncategorized
‘A monument to those memories lost’, Indian white marble, ITM University Baroda, India

The title of this sculpture refers to the way we rearrange and backdate our memories. If space is a collection of moments, framed by memories that guide us to and from places, then it harbours a certain moral compass. In this time of active or inactive remembrance of past times and events, or a rethinking of those memories, I wanted to create a sculptural space for those memories that were sacrificed along the way. Those events continue to exist within us. They shape our lives, and to some extent our future as well. This is a monument to those memories that we sometimes secure, hide, move or would rather see disappear.

Chris installed his latest sculpture titled ‘Fragmented Reality‘ on the campus of ITM University in Gwalior, India. The large-scale stainless steel sculpture, measuring 350 x 350 x 30cm, has a nice intimate spot on the campus. At nighttime, the sculpture can be seen clearly, contrasting its natural surroundings. As it is situated on an elevated area, with steps leading up to it, the work reveals itself as one climbs the stairs.

The installation of this new sculpture in concrete titled ‘Sheltered Development’, went really smooth. The 5 meters and roughly 40 ton weighing sculpture, fits its surroundings perfectly. The work will be on display at De Meteoor BV production plant for the time being. This company invented these concrete plates a 100 years ago and still producte them to this day.

This project was made possible with the support of:

Chris will head to India later this year to make two large-scale sculptures, one of which is titled ‘Fragmented Reality’ and will be made in stainless steel to be sited at ITM University in Gwalior and the other sculpture will be made for the campus in Vadodara. The circular shape opens up and closes, depending on the position of the viewer. This sculpture will reflect the dynamics of the ITM University campus. Both sculptures evoke a sense of curiosity and appeal to one’s explorative nature.

The other sculpture to be made in India, will be sculptural space titled ‘A monument to those memories lost’. It’s a sculptural space that invites the viewer to enter this defined stage, and experience the work in a more contemplative fashion. More news and images will be shared on a later date.

Chris will enlarge the recently offered small sculpure ‘Sheltered Development’, once again in concrete panels. This time using the ones made by the Dutch company De Meteoor B.V. who invented these panels, exactly a 100 years ago in 1924. The eventual sculpture will be almost 5 meters in height.

This project is made possible with the generous support of:

It took far longer than planned but the sculpture ‘To look beyond our confinements‘ is now completely finished. With a height of 6 meters and weighing roughly 50 ton, it is hard to overlook this piece. The wall of this sculpture harbors something light, a periscope. This allows the volume to open up, and supply a different sensation from the solid appearance you first encounter when approaching it. This sculpture was the first in a series of sculptures using concrete panels. I thoroughly enjoyed making the work and I’m looking forward to using this material again.

New edition launched on 15 april

14 Mar 2024, Posted by chris in Uncategorized


“The sculpture titled ‘Sheltered Development’ expresses a great deal of velocity. The design is based on an angular U-shape that, due to the repetitive way of stacking, unfolds into a graceful dynamic beacon. A shape with a strong sense of movement which propels in an upward direction. A sculpture that has similarities with a DNA strand but just as much evokes associations of a spiralling staircase to an as-yet-unknown destination. A sculptural growth model showing a nomadic journey, with each step taken towards a brighter future. This particular way of stacking, creates a twisted shape with two tracks, creating a small space for shelter. A safe place that grows and moves with you as you walk around the artwork.”

This new limited edition sculpture titled ‘Sheltered Development’ forms the starting point for a new series of work. The proceeds of this edition will go towards future projects.

10% of each sculpture sold, will go towards preserving the work by Dutch sculptor Gerard Höweler who passed away in 2021. He has always been a shining example to me, a mentor in many ways, and has helped me throughout my career. He is definitely part of my sculptural DNA and has sheltered my development in many ways. To keep his work in the limelight, I’ve decided to put 10% of the proceeds aside for future exhibitions of his work or any other form of presentation. This will be done in collaboration with his family, galleries and befriended fellow sculptors.

This edition is offered in two sizes. Both made from MDF with a mat finish.

Dimensions:      27 (h) x 14 x 14 cm
Edition:              20
Price:                €750 

* a 10% discount will be given if you purchase more than one sculpture

The multiple will be available from the 15th of April. It will be signed and numbered and issued with a certificate of authenticity. Costs of transportation within The Netherlands are included in the price. We do however ship worldwide so do contact the studio for more information.

My latest large-scale work ‘VOGELVRIJ’, made of German sandstone, was recently unveiled in Germany. The two part work was placed in a wonderful green space near the town of Schmalenberg. One part is a small sculptural space allowing someone to enter. On the back of the largest piece, the title can be read as braille. Not as elevated bumps but as holes that act as fensters. One can see through the language of the visually impaired and catch a glimpse of the unrestricted free space that surrounds the sculpture. Placed at a distance from the building, lies a rough piece of the same sandstone. A silent witness of time and a beacon of origin.