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NEW PROJECTS 2021
Irenic – Birgit Verwer x Cor Unum Ceramics
present the series:
Irenic
My art anchored in a century-old craft, with a series of five new art pieces. In collaboration with the experts at Cor Unum ceramics in ‘s-Hertogenbosch (NL) we developed a vase, inspired by the form of vase I worked with during my artist in residency in China.
Only through the close collaboration with, and the work ethics and values of the people at Cor Unum, my new series of Irenic* vases came to be.
*Irenic: aiming at peace; from the Greek word ‘eirene’ (peace)
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Irenic vases
– in collaboration with Cor Unum Ceramics –
Making ceramics is a craft and one of the oldest art forms in the world. The first painted and decorated vases from far before our era give us an idea of the daily life of that time.
The fact that we have this knowledge is due to the almost indestructible nature of pottery. It may break into shards, but will survive the test of time. It can withstand the elements and the harshest conditions.
What if our pottery turns up at an archaeological site hundreds of years from now?
What will future generations learn about us?
In the series ‘Irenic’, contemporary personal and social issues are both title and work of art.
In my work I make use of existing materials, shapes and objects trouvés. The titles of my artworks are always as important as the artwork itself.
During my artist-in-residence in China, I found a fitting vase among hundreds of different existing shapes and moulds, which could be both a medium and a carrier of my art, which caused title and the work itself to become symbiotic.
In the series “Irenic”, contemporary personal and social issues are both title and the work of art.
‘Irenic’ series:
HEAVEN IS ON YOUR RIGHT
YOUR TRUTH OR MINE
NEVER EVER FIT THE MOULD
ALMOST DOESN’T COUNT
MAKE NATURE GREAT AGAIN
Earthenware, 2021, H41 X W34 X D9
About Cor Unum Ceramics
Cor Unum is a ceramic art centre founded and based in ’s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands. They produce ceramics designed by leading international designers, architects and visual artists. Cor Unum takes social and cultural resposibility for the legacy of the ceramic crafts.
Cor Unum Ceramics’ mission is brought to the market through a team consisting of professionals, students, volunteers, people with distance from the labour market and designers.
They all share one common passion: everyone deserves a place, everyone has got a talent and anyone can contribute to make the world somewhat nicer.
DOWNLOADS Irenic (ENGLISH)
DOWNLOADS Irenic (NEDERLANDS) 
LAUNCH ARTIST BOOK
ENCOMPASS by Birgit Verwer, 2021
I decided not to make art for a few years. Instead I’ve used this time to do extensive research on matters which are close to my heart.
From questioning “the norm” and the constructs of our society to the problems we are facing on a global scale, for example our climate. September 27th of 2019 I’ve joined the last big Climate Strike in the Netherlands before COVID-19 hit. The pandemic, two major Dutch lockdowns and the way the government and society devalue the arts made it clearer than ever, I felt the urgency to make art again.
2021 started with my collaboration with Cor Unum Ceramics in ‘s-Hertogenbosch in the Netherlands, resulting in a series of five Irenic vases. The same shape of vase with five different texts;
- HEAVEN IS ON YOUR RIGHT
- YOUR TRUTH OR MINE
- NEVER EVER FIT THE MOULD
- ALMOST DOESN’T COUNT
- MAKE NATURE GREAT AGAIN
Viriditas
My new triptych art installation ‘Viriditas’ of three rocking chairs with texts, was part of the renowned Dutch Big Art Amsterdam exhibition September 29 – October 3 at Zaanstad by curator Anne van der Zwaag.
It was due time for an artist book. In my book I am taking you on a tour through my brain, my soul, my inspiration, my artistic process and my new artworks; the series Irenic in collaboration with Cor Unum Ceramics and my triptych art installation Viriditas.
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ENCOMPASS
Artist book
by Birgit Verwer
Limited edition of 100
48 pages on wood-free, acid-free and chlorine-free produced paper
risograph print cover
ISBN: 9 789 090 352 404
H23 x W15.7 × D1.2 cm
ABOUT BIRGIT VERWER
Birgit Verwer lives and works in The Hague (NL)
Royal Academy of Art [KABK], Fine Arts, The Hague
Birgit Verwer’s art practice incorporates installations, sculptures, performances, ceramics and prints – an amalgamation of the big questions in life with less serious matter.
Since 2010 exhibiting artworks and installations in solo, duo and group exhibitions.
Amongst others at the Verbeke Foundation in Belgium, Livingstone gallery in The Hague, gallery Sebastiaan Brandl in Cologne, Villa Zebra museum in Rotterdam (supported by the Mondriaan Foundation), PAN Amsterdam and Pulse Art Fair New York.
Works included in corporate and private collections a.o. in the Netherlands, Germany, Slovakia, China, United States.
Artist-in-residencies in Dehua, China and Berlin, Germany.
