NICK ERVINCK

SOLO EXHIBITION: Between Root And Stone.

For the occasion, the gallery takes on a quiet, contemplative atmosphere, inspired by the East. In this exhibition, Ervinck brings together two long-held fascinations: the centuries-old tradition of bonsai and the enigmatic Chinese Gongshi, or scholar’s stones. A bonsai is shaped by years of human attention, pruning and control. A Gongshi is formed by time, erosion and chance. For Ervinck, they are two extremes of the same question: where does nature end, and where does human construction begin? New ceramic sculptures and drawings come together in a speculative landscape.