Fedrik Vaessen

Dit is Fedrik Vaessen

My work is created through a process of assembling mechanical parts, horns, ornaments, pipes, waxy substances, and parts that I made myself. By manipulating these elements, I discover otherworldly forms that evolve into functionally-unclear sculptures that have suggestions of circulatory systems, relics and cyborgs. In my explorations, I look for a future where post-human beings intertwine with tools, fossils, 3d printed parts and artifacts. This compound is then reshaped into new cultural meanings, where they transcend their original form and utility.

The bodies of the sculptures have multiple fluids that intricately bind them into new hybrid creatures. Their skin is a shiny tissue that breathes life into the sculptures, yet the means by which they are sustained and kept alive remains unknown. With this I raise questions in a world where humans want to control and think they can explain everything.