Dennis Parren, CMYK Lamp, 2011
Curated by Aad Krol
Witte de With and TENT present Shared Space IV, a spatial design curated by Aad Krol (Galerie VIVID) for the two institutions’ communal area. For this project Krol composed an interior with work by young designers Jack Brandsma, Thomas Eurlings, Jelle Feringa and Dennis Parren. In doing so, Krol has transformed the Shared Space into a reading-room, soberly furnished with a table, chairs, bookshelves, a hanging lamp sculpture and a mirror.
Dennis Parren’s lamp flirts with the mysteries of light and color. In 2011 Parren graduated from the Design Academy Eindhoven. His graduation piece, the CMYK Lamp, was designed to show that light is the true custodian of color. Jelle Feringa’s bookshelves show the evocative qualities of design. Feringa succeeds in making optimal use of his chosen material, production process and shape, by using software of his own design. The result is as outspoken as it is complex. Interior architect and product designer Jack Brandsma is a trendsetter in the field of current-day living and working solutions and focuses on mobile living and working areas. Important in Brandma’s table is the use of material; it invites us to touch it. Thomas Eurlings used to work in the fashion industry for, among others, Alexander van der Slobbe. Eurlings’ own work refers to an unknown world that can be conjured up through fashion. His mirror transports us to a fantasy world.
Collaborative project Shared Space
In 2007 the art institutions Witte de With and TENT initiated the collaborative project Shared Space: a long-term design presentation in the communal area of the building on the Witte de Withstraat in Rotterdam. A talented Rotterdam-based designer is commissioned to offer their interpretation of the two institutions’ shared space. This area is situated on the first floor of the building, between the two art institutions. Shared Space isn’t part of the regular program of either institution, nor is it an exhibition. It is a spatial design for the use of both staff and visitors. In this way ‘Sharing’ isn’t just a visual, but also a tangible experience. Earlier editions showed work by Bertjan Pot (in collaboration with Frank Bruggeman), Sebastiaan Straatsma and Chris Kabel. The fourth edition of Shared Space has a slightly different set-up because Aad Krol has been invited to present his choice of four designers.
