Chris Peterson
Netherlands
Contact information: Studio Chris Peterson
Kalverstraat 8b 8011 LH Zwolle The Netherlands
My work is a continuous search and exploration of urban, and in some cases, rural space. Its by means of observation that certain spaces trigger a sudden fascination. Whether this is based on an interest I take into the human behavior I encounter, or solely from an architectural point of view, the way the space is shaped. Areas that have a profound dynamic changing nature and character and the effect this has on people, form a starting point for new work. Especially those spaces that have a specific function which tends to gain a distinct different function when usedby various people in terms of nationality,
religion or background, intrigue me. Their difference in perception of function and destination regarding the use of space, forces me to dissect spaces and translate the outcome of my observations into concepts for sculptures. Giving them new labels and structures allows me to enter different domains and properties both visual, tangible and in thought.
Many of the artworks discuss matters of increasing or decreasing distance.
2012 Co-‐organizer of the Two Landscapes sculpture project in Heino, The Netherlands.
2012 Project TWO LANDSCAPES / TWEE LANDSCHAPPEN,
2011 International Art Exhibition Nord Art 2011, ACO Carslhutte, Budelsdorf (Germany)
2010 15a Gallery and Sculpture Park, Lochem (The Netherlands)
2006 8th Bridges & Connection International Symposium, Andres Institute of Art, New Hampshire (USA)
2006 Project “Monte di Verzegnis 1914 slm.”, Monte Verzegnis (Italy)
(Socialist Republic of Vietnam)
2005 >No.1<, Gallery Goncourt, The Hague (The Netherlands)
2007 Winner of the Millfield School Sculpture Prize, Street, Somerset (UK)
Fellow of the Royal British Society of Sculptors (UK) Member of Sculpture Network (Germany)
Member of the artist association 'Konstnärernas Kollektivverkstad - Bohuslän' (KKV-B) (Sweden)
2014 ‘A shelter for a black moon’, sculpture in Swedish diabas, town of Olofstrom (Sweden)
Title: The architect and the moon Year: 2014
Title: Building with field kitchen no.1 Year: 2010
Title: Toilets and churches: a search for silence no.3 Year: 2008
Title: Toilets and churches: a search for silence no.1 Year: 2008
Title: A shelter for a black moon Year: 2014
Dimensions: 215 (H) x 280 x 230cm Commissioner:Town of Olofstrom Location: Town of Olofstrom, Sweden
Title: Six feet frequency Year: 2007
Dimensions: 255(H) x 1000 x 125cm Commissioner: Millfield School Location: Street, United Kingdom
Title: Confined space no.4 / An echo in despair Year: 2009
Dimensions: 260(H) x 1000 x 110cm Commissioner: Town of Portoroz Location: Strunjan, Slovenia
Title: Magnified no.3 & 4 Year: 2013
Dimensions: 215 (H) x 120 x 60cm Commissioner: