Elsemarijn Bruys 1989
Lives in Rotterdam & Amsterdam. Works in Rotterdam & Amsterdam.
Represented by:
Contour Gallery
Elsemarijn Bruys (1989, NL) is a visual artist with a strong curiosity for sensory perception. In her hybrid practice, she alternates between creating sculptures and architectural interventions, but the spatial experience always serves as her starting point.
Her foundation in fashion has significantly influenced her sculptural work, both in terms of trend sensitivity and material usage. The series "Puff" (2019 – present) is a sculptural reference to the archetypal puffer jacket, a garment that possesses the characteristic of transcending class and is embraced by nearly every social group. Bruys' puffs are constantly under tension, sometimes so glossy that the viewer sees themselves reflected in them, albeit fully stretched and distorted. This duality, between lightness and discomfort, between attraction and repulsion, is an elemental motif in her work.
Bruys takes the element of air seriously and regards it as an essential material. By trapping or allowing air to move, objects become more animated and assume variable forms. The transformation from rectangles to round shapes, the occupation of spaces, and the breathing of objects suggest an organic interaction with air. It appears that Bruys plays with the boundaries of materiality and visitors' perception. Subtle changes in perspective and the distortion of objects can influence visitors' experience and challenge them to perceive the material world in new ways. The addition of air renders her objects performative, and the shape-shifting (morph) that she induces simultaneously lies at the core of her work.
Her foundation in fashion has significantly influenced her sculptural work, both in terms of trend sensitivity and material usage. The series "Puff" (2019 – present) is a sculptural reference to the archetypal puffer jacket, a garment that possesses the characteristic of transcending class and is embraced by nearly every social group. Bruys' puffs are constantly under tension, sometimes so glossy that the viewer sees themselves reflected in them, albeit fully stretched and distorted. This duality, between lightness and discomfort, between attraction and repulsion, is an elemental motif in her work.
Bruys takes the element of air seriously and regards it as an essential material. By trapping or allowing air to move, objects become more animated and assume variable forms. The transformation from rectangles to round shapes, the occupation of spaces, and the breathing of objects suggest an organic interaction with air. It appears that Bruys plays with the boundaries of materiality and visitors' perception. Subtle changes in perspective and the distortion of objects can influence visitors' experience and challenge them to perceive the material world in new ways. The addition of air renders her objects performative, and the shape-shifting (morph) that she induces simultaneously lies at the core of her work.
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At the heart of the festival is Volume, a work that simulates breathing in an abstract way. Elsemarijn Bruys' object takes the form of a lung that breathes in and out: the bag of air slowly inflates itself, until at one point it is stopped by the surrounding metal structure, through which it then tries to wriggle. The installation, like the lung in the human body, is at the center of the park. The lung is presented as the direct and important human observer of air, measuring air quality on site.
Article in Metropolis M, on Schermlicht festival 2023
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Elsemarijn Bruys ( Amersfoort , NL -1989)
Werkzaam in Rotterdam
EDUCATION
2009 - 2013 HKU, Fashion design and communication
2005 - 2009 Nimeto Utrecht, Reclame Presentatie, Communicatie
PROJECTEN
2021 - present Idiotbox.online, videoart platform, Founder/Co-curator
2019 - present Hectobar.nl, Founder/Organizer
2018 - 2021 Amber Solo Gallery, Founder/Organizer
2016 - present A/V Club, Founder/Organizer
EXHIBITIONS
2024 - Art Rotterdam _ solo show ( forthcoming)
2023/2024 - De School Amsterdam - solo show (forthcoming)
2023 - This Artfair - solo show ( forthcoming)
2023- Museum Jan - Amstelveen - Groupshow (forthcoming)
2023 MOMO - installation at MOMO - R’dam
2022 Schemerlicht festival -Nijmegen - (groupshow)
2022 Contour Gallery - R’dam (Solo exhibition)
2022 Big Art - Contour Gallery- Amsterdam - ( Solo)
2022 Art Amsterdam - Contour Gallery - A’dam (Solo )
2021 This Art Fair
2021 De Achtertuin during Art Rotterdam
2020 Hectobar 8.0, Punch, Amsterdam
2020 Not for profit art party, Worm x Almondestraat, Rotterdam
2020 ‘A show in a gallery’, Patty Morgan, Amsterdam (solo)
2020 PUFFS x Phoney Club, Rotterßdam (solo)
2019 Hectobar 3.0, Neck of the Woods, Rotterdam
2019 Amster Solo collective, Torrence art museum, L.A. (group show)
2019 Opening night, De groene, Arnhem
2019 ‘Presure’ Van Eesteren Museum x Museum N8, Amsterdam
2019 Stedelijk Amsterdam x TNO, Museum N8, Amsterdam
2018 Blauwdruk, Kunsthal KAdE, Amersfoort (group show)
2017 GAZE Interactive art-installation, DTRH festival
2017 Vincent op vrijdag, Van Gogh museum, Amsterdam
2017 WOW Open Air Festival, Amsterdam (group show)
2017 Bcademie x Galerie KERS, Amsterdam (group show)
2017 LAST SHOW BCADEMY, Worm, Rotterdam
2017 This Art Fair, Amsterdam, (duo show)
2016 Platform Platvorm, Melkweg, Amsterdam (group show)
2016 Blauwdruk, Kunsthal KAde, Amersfoort, (group show)
2016 Anoniem Radio kunstwerk, Mister Motley, Amsterdam
2015 (M)EAT ME, Video project with Debbie Simons, Amsterdam
Set/ art design
2022 Wandler 5 year Anniversairy - costum installation
2022 Drift - costum installation -ism Boris Acket
2020 Mu’ URLAND, graphic motiondesign
2020 Erker Opera Dagen Rotterdam, spatial design
2020 Landverhuizers, Orkater, costum & set
2020 Het Verhaal van Anders, Aya danstheater, costum & set
2020 A/V CLUB x wildeburg, spatial design & programming
2020 Slopera, Opera Dagen Rotterdam, costum
2019 Foyer, Opera Dagen Rotterdam, spatial design
2019 Opera is Dood, CLUB GEWALT, costum en set
2019 Libi, Korzo theater, costum
2019 ‘His story is history’, NEST, video instalation
2019 De week van Eros, Mister Motley, grafic identity
2018 Wildeburg festival, stage design.
2018 URLAND, press photo x 3d scan
2017 ‘Place of Ruin’, NEST TV direction and animation
2017 CRASK JOHAN video clip, art direction
2017 ADE festival/ITW, stage design
2016 Video Cousin, concept and art direction
2016 Where the worst things are for WTWTA festival, art direction
2016 URLAND, Internet trilogie |||, Set design
2016 Grrrrroente, costume design, Tweetakt Utrecht
2016 ZEST, Volkshotel Amsterdam, costum design
2016 CLUB CLUB GEWALT, Club Gewalt, set- and costum design
2016 Kirimioqi, Videoart
2016 NIEUW JURK, Big in Japan for Mister Motley, editorial
2015 KIM FAN video project, direction/animation
2015 Cereal, short movie for Scott Franka (UK), art direction
RECIDENCY
2020 Patty morgan, Amsterdam
2017 Project 24h, WORM, Rotterdam
Werkzaam in Rotterdam
EDUCATION
2009 - 2013 HKU, Fashion design and communication
2005 - 2009 Nimeto Utrecht, Reclame Presentatie, Communicatie
PROJECTEN
2021 - present Idiotbox.online, videoart platform, Founder/Co-curator
2019 - present Hectobar.nl, Founder/Organizer
2018 - 2021 Amber Solo Gallery, Founder/Organizer
2016 - present A/V Club, Founder/Organizer
EXHIBITIONS
2024 - Art Rotterdam _ solo show ( forthcoming)
2023/2024 - De School Amsterdam - solo show (forthcoming)
2023 - This Artfair - solo show ( forthcoming)
2023- Museum Jan - Amstelveen - Groupshow (forthcoming)
2023 MOMO - installation at MOMO - R’dam
2022 Schemerlicht festival -Nijmegen - (groupshow)
2022 Contour Gallery - R’dam (Solo exhibition)
2022 Big Art - Contour Gallery- Amsterdam - ( Solo)
2022 Art Amsterdam - Contour Gallery - A’dam (Solo )
2021 This Art Fair
2021 De Achtertuin during Art Rotterdam
2020 Hectobar 8.0, Punch, Amsterdam
2020 Not for profit art party, Worm x Almondestraat, Rotterdam
2020 ‘A show in a gallery’, Patty Morgan, Amsterdam (solo)
2020 PUFFS x Phoney Club, Rotterßdam (solo)
2019 Hectobar 3.0, Neck of the Woods, Rotterdam
2019 Amster Solo collective, Torrence art museum, L.A. (group show)
2019 Opening night, De groene, Arnhem
2019 ‘Presure’ Van Eesteren Museum x Museum N8, Amsterdam
2019 Stedelijk Amsterdam x TNO, Museum N8, Amsterdam
2018 Blauwdruk, Kunsthal KAdE, Amersfoort (group show)
2017 GAZE Interactive art-installation, DTRH festival
2017 Vincent op vrijdag, Van Gogh museum, Amsterdam
2017 WOW Open Air Festival, Amsterdam (group show)
2017 Bcademie x Galerie KERS, Amsterdam (group show)
2017 LAST SHOW BCADEMY, Worm, Rotterdam
2017 This Art Fair, Amsterdam, (duo show)
2016 Platform Platvorm, Melkweg, Amsterdam (group show)
2016 Blauwdruk, Kunsthal KAde, Amersfoort, (group show)
2016 Anoniem Radio kunstwerk, Mister Motley, Amsterdam
2015 (M)EAT ME, Video project with Debbie Simons, Amsterdam
Set/ art design
2022 Wandler 5 year Anniversairy - costum installation
2022 Drift - costum installation -ism Boris Acket
2020 Mu’ URLAND, graphic motiondesign
2020 Erker Opera Dagen Rotterdam, spatial design
2020 Landverhuizers, Orkater, costum & set
2020 Het Verhaal van Anders, Aya danstheater, costum & set
2020 A/V CLUB x wildeburg, spatial design & programming
2020 Slopera, Opera Dagen Rotterdam, costum
2019 Foyer, Opera Dagen Rotterdam, spatial design
2019 Opera is Dood, CLUB GEWALT, costum en set
2019 Libi, Korzo theater, costum
2019 ‘His story is history’, NEST, video instalation
2019 De week van Eros, Mister Motley, grafic identity
2018 Wildeburg festival, stage design.
2018 URLAND, press photo x 3d scan
2017 ‘Place of Ruin’, NEST TV direction and animation
2017 CRASK JOHAN video clip, art direction
2017 ADE festival/ITW, stage design
2016 Video Cousin, concept and art direction
2016 Where the worst things are for WTWTA festival, art direction
2016 URLAND, Internet trilogie |||, Set design
2016 Grrrrroente, costume design, Tweetakt Utrecht
2016 ZEST, Volkshotel Amsterdam, costum design
2016 CLUB CLUB GEWALT, Club Gewalt, set- and costum design
2016 Kirimioqi, Videoart
2016 NIEUW JURK, Big in Japan for Mister Motley, editorial
2015 KIM FAN video project, direction/animation
2015 Cereal, short movie for Scott Franka (UK), art direction
RECIDENCY
2020 Patty morgan, Amsterdam
2017 Project 24h, WORM, Rotterdam
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