Fragmented Garments and Body Parts Drift Away From Steel Sculptures by Regardt Van Der Meulen | Colossal

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“Untitled” (2018), mild steel, 1900 x 1850 x 900 millimeters. All images © Regardt Van Der Meulen, shared with permission

Regardt Van Der Meulen is concerned with the ephemerality of human life, a fascination that manifests in his sweeping steel sculptures. Fragmented and oversized, the works juxtapose the unyielding material with the movement inherent in the figures’ poses and the shapes of their garments. Each of their bodies is incomplete, whether through a bisected limb or torso gaping with negative space.[…]

“Shadow,” steel, 2.8 x 1 meter

“Dematerialising” (2020), steel, 2050 milimeters

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