Ruben Raven

Graduation project, 2020 Ceramic & plaster installation

[1] They waited patiently but without a vestige of sympathy 2020, ceramic, plaster.

[1] They waited patiently but without a vestige of sympathy 2020, ceramic, plaster.

[1] They waited patiently but without a vestige of sympathy 2020, ceramic, plaster.

[1] They waited patiently but without a vestige of sympathy 2020, ceramic, plaster.

[1] They waited patiently but without a vestige of sympathy 2020, ceramic, plaster.

[1] They waited patiently but without a vestige of sympathy 2020, ceramic, plaster.

[1] They waited patiently but without a vestige of sympathy 2020, ceramic, plaster.

[1] They waited patiently but without a vestige of sympathy 2020, ceramic, plaster.

[1] They waited patiently but without a vestige of sympathy 2020, ceramic, plaster.

[1] They waited patiently but without a vestige of sympathy 2020, ceramic, plaster.

[1] They waited patiently but without a vestige of sympathy 2020, ceramic, plaster.

[1] They waited patiently but without a vestige of sympathy 2020, ceramic, plaster.

[1] They waited patiently but without a vestige of sympathy 2020, ceramic, plaster.

[1] They waited patiently but without a vestige of sympathy 2020, ceramic, plaster.

[1] They waited patiently but without a vestige of sympathy 2020, ceramic, plaster.

[2] Yum Yum 2020, ceramic. (private collection)

This project conceived from a collection of abandoned objects from different geographical contexts. These receipts and materials picked up trough the course of the last years are manifestations of fragmented experiences and memories. The installation explores the emotional impact of collecting abandoned bits of boxes, electronic devices, smashed cans, paper wrappers and other objects that most of us would consider off-duty waste.

The collection slowly grows into a fantasy around these objects: their potential history, present and future. The installation forms a layered landscape of their afterlife in which they evolve from casual souvenirs into treasures. This project invites the viewer to reconsider the implications of value that derive from the different actions attached to the objects. It questions our inclination to decide the fate of things from the moment we own them to the moment we disregard them.

[3] Various objects 2020, ceramic.

[4] DJ screw CD player 2020, ceramic. (private collection

[5] Beyblade 2020, ceramic.

[6] Tokyo Ventilators 2020, acrylic, wood. (ING Bank collection)

[7] Various objects 2020, ceramic, plaster.

[8] New York 24H Wash 2020, acrylic, wood. (private collection)

[9] Marrakech car 2020, acrylic, wood.

[10] Various objects 2020, ceramic, plaster.

[11] Various objects 2020, ceramic, metal.

[12] Various objects 2020, ceramic, plaster.

[13] Various objects 2020, ceramic, plaster.

[14] Various objects 2020, ceramic, plaster.

[15] Various objects 2020, ceramic, plaster.

[16] Various objects 2020, ceramic, plaster. (Dutch Ambassy of Atlanta, USA collection)

[17] Various objects 2020, ceramic, plaster.

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Graduation project, 2020 Ceramic & plaster installation

[1] They waited patiently but without a vestige of sympathy 2020, ceramic, plaster.

[1] They waited patiently but without a vestige of sympathy 2020, ceramic, plaster.

[1] They waited patiently but without a vestige of sympathy 2020, ceramic, plaster.

[1] They waited patiently but without a vestige of sympathy 2020, ceramic, plaster.

[1] They waited patiently but without a vestige of sympathy 2020, ceramic, plaster.

[1] They waited patiently but without a vestige of sympathy 2020, ceramic, plaster.

[1] They waited patiently but without a vestige of sympathy 2020, ceramic, plaster.

[1] They waited patiently but without a vestige of sympathy 2020, ceramic, plaster.

[1] They waited patiently but without a vestige of sympathy 2020, ceramic, plaster.

[1] They waited patiently but without a vestige of sympathy 2020, ceramic, plaster.

[1] They waited patiently but without a vestige of sympathy 2020, ceramic, plaster.

[1] They waited patiently but without a vestige of sympathy 2020, ceramic, plaster.

[1] They waited patiently but without a vestige of sympathy 2020, ceramic, plaster.

[1] They waited patiently but without a vestige of sympathy 2020, ceramic, plaster.

[1] They waited patiently but without a vestige of sympathy 2020, ceramic, plaster.

This project conceived from a collection of abandoned objects from different geographical contexts. These receipts and materials picked up trough the course of the last years are manifestations of fragmented experiences and memories. The installation explores the emotional impact of collecting abandoned bits of boxes, electronic devices, smashed cans, paper wrappers and other objects that most of us would consider off-duty waste.

The collection slowly grows into a fantasy around these objects: their potential history, present and future. The installation forms a layered landscape of their afterlife in which they evolve from casual souvenirs into treasures. This project invites the viewer to reconsider the implications of value that derive from the different actions attached to the objects. It questions our inclination to decide the fate of things from the moment we own them to the moment we disregard them.

[2] Yum Yum 2020, ceramic. (private collection)

[3] Various objects 2020, ceramic.

[6] Tokyo Ventilators 2020, acrylic, wood. (ING Bank collection)

[4] DJ screw CD player 2020, ceramic. (private collection

[5] Beyblade 2020, ceramic.

[7] Various objects 2020, ceramic, plaster.

[8] New York 24H Wash 2020, acrylic, wood. (private collection)

[9] Marrakech car 2020, acrylic, wood.

[10] Various objects 2020, ceramic, plaster.

[11] Various objects 2020, ceramic, metal.

[12] Various objects 2020, ceramic, plaster.

[13] Various objects 2020, ceramic, plaster.

[14] Various objects 2020, ceramic, plaster.

[15] Various objects 2020, ceramic, plaster.

[16] Various objects 2020, ceramic, plaster. (Dutch Ambassy of Atlanta, USA collection)

[17] Various objects 2020, ceramic, plaster.

[18] Deconstruction 2020, ceramic, plaster.

[18] Deconstruction 2020, ceramic, plaster.

[18] Deconstruction 2020, ceramic, plaster.

[18] Deconstruction 2020, ceramic, plaster.

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