Guestroom: LOOKING BACK

The first guest artist who worked at the Guestroom, Dico

Kruijsse took f

or his point of departure t

he fact of having very limited space. And although he knew that the visitors are meant to enter the space, still he deceided to block it from both of its entry sites. Like that the wooden platform fitted exactly between the walls, what also made one think if it was barging against them. Through other objects installed in the the space, the artist made us aware of the existence of the walls, celling and floor as well. The two black books hanging from the curtain rail, could been slid along the window by the visitors. Images presented in them were the artist's reflection on the objects seen outside. An explicit detail fixed the attention of almost every visitor. By the door that was out of use, Kruijsse drew on the floor its possible arc.

Dico builds imaginary fences, platforms or even machines that do not necessarily have to work. He creates sites where all collected objects, though made out of different materials, present a coherent cognitions on aspects like; possibility, limitation and confrontation. To build them, he uses simple materials in a very smart way. He let the spectator not only explore his installation by entering it, but to experience its process of becoming at the same time.