Diederik Storms

Noordwolde, The Netherlands

“Nature, more than anything else, confronts me with the question of what is invisibly present behind all that is alive”.

To this end he brings together contrasting materials, the solid, in the form of petrified wood, old tree trunks, stone, steel and the transparent; plexiglass, which enables Storms to “sculpt with light”. He does this inside an old factory, now his studio, using techniques such as milling and chafing to carve his creations, sometimes even utilizing fine dental instruments.

The transparency the plexiglass offers, acts as a literal spy-hole to be peered through, suggesting another whispered reality where light plays an important role. The different shades of light intensity of the plexiglass give a continuously changing view of the visible image. In a way it exposes something of the essence behind it.