Frontpage(s)
Thomas van der Putten wants to emphasize the illusion of display and its power to alter meaning. Using vitrines, lights, shelves, and ready-made objects, he investigates the isolating quality of that which is presented. Objects and their surroundings are subject to constant change, and with that, their meaning. By re-organizing these isolated items he invites unexpected intimacy to form and a new personal logic to emerge.
Theorem of Things, no. 289
Theorem of Things, no. 301
Theorem of Things, no. 302
Theorem of Things, no. 234
Theorem of Things, no. 142
Train station metaphors (2023)
Something red and unidentifiable appears on the horizon every morning. I try not to look in its eyes, while it screams at me. I try not to cry everytime you colour the sky purple. I try not to think of my future injuries, Broken legs, Desperate couples in concrete, love that one can’t escape. I’m glad that you learn from your mistakes, grateful for the fact the past is not so sticky. You decide if your memories are glue drenched or honey coated. Dreams of kisses and hugs, nightmares of shame.
