Cecilia Vissers
Since the mid-nineties Vissers has exhibited her work in the USA (New York, Marfa TX, Houston) and Europe (UK, France, Germany, Switzerland, Belgium etc.). Vissers was a 2009 and 2014 Heinrich Boell Foundation resident fellow. She's a Brabant Art Foundation Grant recipient. Furthermore, she received stipends from the Dutch Embassy in New York, The Netherland-America Foundation in New York and the Municipality of Meierijstad in the Netherlands.
The wall-based sculptures of Cecilia Vissers are practically flat and fundamentally frontal. They're made of solid steel or aluminium plates up to 15mm thick. The placement of the work in an exhibition always considers the surrounding architectural environment. The space, the light and the work become one.
Cecilia Vissers has experimented widely with abstract and conceptual art practices. Working variously in metal sculpture, photography and printing techniques. Cecilia Vissers' art references to the wild landscapes of Ireland and Scotland. In 1998 Vissers made 'Curve No 1' which serves as a template for all her future work. Many subsequent works have been inspired by its proportions.
"Although my steel sculptures appear to be abstract, each piece invokes my own experience. I have a fascination for remote and wild places like Achill Island (IRL) and the Inner Hebrides in Scotland. These coastal landscapes reveal a fundamental truth. The power and serenity of nature bring me closer to the essence of life. Knowledge emerges from these experiences in nature rather than from reason". Cecilia Vissers, 2021.
Cecilia Vissers —
Since the mid-nineties Vissers has exhibited her work in the USA (New York, Marfa TX, Houston) and Europe (UK, France, Germany, Switzerland, Belgium etc.). Vissers was a 2009 and 2014 Heinrich Boell Foundation resident fellow. She's a Brabant Art Foundation Grant recipient. Furthermore, she received stipends from the Dutch Embassy in New York, The Netherland-America Foundation in New York and the Municipality of Meierijstad in the Netherlands.
The wall-based sculptures of Cecilia Vissers are practically flat and fundamentally frontal. They're made of solid steel or aluminium plates up to 15mm thick. The placement of the work in an exhibition always considers the surrounding architectural environment. The space, the light and the work become one.
Cecilia Vissers has experimented widely with abstract and conceptual art practices. Working variously in metal sculpture, photography and printing techniques. Cecilia Vissers' art references to the wild landscapes of Ireland and Scotland. In 1998 Vissers made 'Curve No 1' which serves as a template for all her future work. Many subsequent works have been inspired by its proportions.
"Although my steel sculptures appear to be abstract, each piece invokes my own experience. I have a fascination for remote and wild places like Achill Island (IRL) and the Inner Hebrides in Scotland. These coastal landscapes reveal a fundamental truth. The power and serenity of nature bring me closer to the essence of life. Knowledge emerges from these experiences in nature rather than from reason". Cecilia Vissers, 2021.