I do belong to the earth,
but I am not the earth,
I’m becoming earth.
I walk over it, I go through it, I penetrate into it,
I try to reveal an essence of it, to find myself in the soil through the print
by leaving a part of me.
Bart Ensing is a Dutch visual artist, making art with and in nature. Both as a sculptor and as an installation artist, het works organically, connects with the material or the location, and start working. The art work made is the result of the interaction between the artist and the environment.
He especially aims to make people experience nature in antoher, more intense way.
The body of work of Akunzo (Karola Pezarro & Aris de Bakker) consists mostly of ephemeral, site-specific projects, in which natural materials are used. The projects of Akunzo have a strong commitment to the environment.
Cherie Sampson has worked as an environmental performance, sculptor and video artist for over 25 years, exhibiting internationally in live performances, art-in-nature symposia and video/film screenings. She has received a number of fellowships including two Fulbright awards (1998 & 2011). Sampson is a Professor of Art at the University of Missouri and President of AiNIN.
I consider myself as a multifaceted artist. Well, I’m not a purist like those who use to work exclusively with natural materials - The term art itself comes from artificiality and allows whatever type of artistic expression. I use to integrate recycled materials in my works, giving them a new life this way, but always keeping the aesthetics in mind and avoiding a trash look.
I am an artist interested in standing out the beauty and poetry of impermanence and ephemerality linked to our everyday experiences and natural processes. Usually installed in open spaces, my work is made to change and adapt to the places and nature it is surrounded by. Nature has always the last word on my work.
