The Space Between is Casper Faassen’s first solo exhibition at Bildhalle Amsterdam. After a solo presentation in Zurich (2021) and a series of important art fairs such as Photo London or Art Rotterdam, Bildhalle and the artist deepen their collaboration with the presentation of works created by the artist especially for this exhibition. The show offers the opportunity to discover the full range of his multi-layered œuvre: portraits, movement studies of male and female dancers, and explorations of the nude, landscapes and still lifes.
The title of the exhibition refers to central aspects of Casper Faassen's work: the distance he maintains from the photographed object, the multi-layered nature - both in terms of craft and content - and the space between these layers that defines what is visible and what is not. Faassen draws inspiration from the Japanese concept of Ma, understood as negative space or emptiness in space. But Ma is not just emptiness, it is also the space between two dancers in a duet, the space between two works, or the silence that occurs just before someone begins to speak. For the artist, the magic lies precisely in these voids and pauses. This exploration of negative space allows him and us to focus on certain aspects of life and art. It's like turning off certain senses in order to sharpen others.
"I continue to explore ways to translate time, beliefs and feelings into the visible. In this exhibition there will be landscapes based on the tides, moon, clouds, seasons coming and going. Works of dancers appearing and disappearing reminding us of the transience of things.
I will continue to ReCollect vases and sculptures that were collected before. And there will be works from my unfinished project around the concept of Ma that also deals with space and intervals, emptiness full of possibilities."
Casper Faassen
