From: Greylight Projects (NL)
To: Kunsthaus NRW (DE)
Luuk Smits (NL, 1986), is a visual artist based in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Smits works primarily in photography, installation and video.
I am interested in urban and non-urban construction material, material that is defined by its functionality. My working process is intuitive, beginning with a question and it unfolds through the language of the visual. It evolves along different lines of inquiry: One, a more research-based exploration into the material’s history, and the other, a more playful investigation into its capacities. Over the years I found, that the more time I spend with a material, the more it starts to develop a personality of itself. My sensitivity to the specific material evolves and gives space to playfullness. My interest remains triggered by the intelligence of these materials.
