2025, diabase, 40*15*15 cm Diabase is a volcanic igneous rock. If the solidification process does not proceed smoothly, internal shrinkage and solidification surfaces can occur, which is why diabase may not be used in construction. These surfaces are beautiful to look at, as shown in the square photo: all kinds of color shades, relief and…

2024, Travertin, ø 25*25 cm Travertine is a type of stone with many holes and cavities. The surface becomes a beautiful Swiss cheese, with nice color shades. This makes it an ideal type of stone to create another monument for ancient civilizations, such as Monument1.

2023, Pierre de Massangis, 35*10*4 cm Anyone who lives in Utrecht or visits there often knows the silhouette of the Dom Tower. Years of restoration have hidden the tower behind scaffolding, but as of summer 2024 it has become visible again as an icon of the city, until another restoration is necessary in a few…

2023, Pierre de Massangis, 5 columns of 36cm high, on corten steel plate. The top and bottom of the 5 guards are equilateral triangles that are reversed from each other. They can rotate around a pin in the bottom. The result is tight columns that appear to be crooked depending on their position: in the…

2022, Pierre de Massangis, 30*20*25 cm The sculpture is made up of 4 layers that are glued together after the internal shape was ready. In this way, the hole can be tapered in shape. I have never been so mistaken about the amount of work this entails. The title originated when the sculpture was ready.…

2022, 2 pieces of diabas and an anodised aluminium strip, 75*45*15 cm The text on the aluminum strip is: For 5000 years stone and clay fired to stone have been the best preservers of writing art. From the oldest written story in the world, the Gilgamesh epic, to the poem of the Letters of Utrecht:…

2022, diabas, 40*14*3 cm This is the mathematical symbol for an integral, but it may also be an ancient wall anchor, or the opening in the hollow wooden body of the violin family.

2021, Öland limestone, 45*20*12 cm This limestone is very layered, see the beautiful colors with some large fossils. It does mean that only robust forms are possible, as I have had to experience. The stone is as stubborn as the sculptor.

2021, Thassos marble, 23*17*17 cm This sprained-stone-2 is clearly related to sprained-stone-1, though with one convex side instead of concave as shown at the common photo.

2020, Thassos marble, 23*17*17 cm This shape is inspired by Japanese folding art. Years ago, a shop window with hanging and wall lamps by a Japanese designer caught my eye: how do you get a three-dimensional shape with an interplay of plane surfaces that you have to think about again and again? Also with this…