| 2015 | 'herman de vries. to be all ways to be', Biennale Arte 2015, Dutch Pavilion, Venice |
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sanctuarium: natura mater
| catalogue number: | hdv 2015.112.1 |
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| date created: | 2015 |
| classification: | the real works: installations |
| work type: | environment |
| medium: | the lagoon itself, forms part of the exhibition as a natural, historical and ecological biotope. It is possible to visit one of the islands, the lazaretto vecchio, to experience the reality of the lagoon and of all - this - here. The sanctuarium: natura mater, is located on this island. It is a derelict building where nature is taking over human history from inside with wild flowering and fruit trees, grasses, sedge and brambles. herman de vries added 5 marble plates with goldleaf texts (be aware / life is / this / death was here / natura mater) and 1 with a dot. [source: herman de vries. to be all ways to be (Valiz/Mondriaan Fund : Amsterdam 2015) 25] |
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| signature and inscriptions: | uninscribed |
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| current repository: | temporary installation Lazaretto Vecchio, Venice |
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| related works: | 6 marble plates with goldleaf texts (2015) |
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| photo/scan: | Lilian Seegers, Amsterdam (2015) |
| rights & reproduction: | herman de vries |
exhibition history
published references
| exhibition catalogue | herman de vries. to be all ways to be (Valiz/Mondriaan Fund : Amsterdam 2015) image repr. on pages 25, 205 and 231-245. |
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| monograph | Wolfgang Aull, die sanctuarien von herman de vries (Eschenau 2025) 14-21 (ill.). |