Art Rotterdam 2025: Beat Zoderer, Cameron Platter, Bas Geerts, Diederik Schneemann & Erik Buijs

From Thursday, March 27 through Sunday, March 30, MPV Gallery will be at Art Rotterdam with a presentation by artists Cameron Platter, Beat Zoderer, Diederik Schneemann and Bas Geerts. The presentation also includes sculptures by Erik Buijs.

Artist Bas Geerts has been selected for an Artist Talk entitled “FACE-OFF - An Image of Power and Powerlessness." This Artist Talk will take place on Sunday, March 30, 12:30-13:15pm in the Reflections space on the exhibition floor. You can join the artist talk without reservation.

NEW LOCATION: Rotterdam Ahoy
Visit us at booth J4.

March 27, VIP Preview & Opening (by invitation only).
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CAMERON PLATTER //
Cameron Platter (b. 1978, ZA) is a South African contemporary artist known for his eclectic and thought-provoking works. His work in drawing, painting, sculpture, tapestry, ceramics, video and digital appropriates and filters the vast amount of information available today in a very personal and idiosyncratic way. His postmodern and multidisciplinary approach to making art, blurs the distinction between high and low, and draws from such diverse sources as art history, ecology, psychedelics, fast food, advertising, therapy, education and consumerism.

BEAT ZODERER //
Beat Zoderer (1955, CH) predominantly uses everyday materials as a basis for his work. Inconspicuous everyday objects and materials from the DIY market are the components from which Zoderer combines his filigree works. PVC, building boards, rubber bands, or metal strips merge into radical optical structures, which can be surprising by their ease. Zoderer makes use of the materials within what at first appears to be methodical structures based on repetition or mathematical systems. However this is a deception, as each piece allows for an arbitrary element. The play with the questioning of the visual conventions makes his art surprising and winning.

DIEDERIK SCHNEEMANN //

Dutch artist & designer Diederik Schneemann (1979, NL) is best known internationally for works that balance between art and design. Applied art in the broad sense of the word, which conveys more than aesthetics alone. His works are characterized by evoking astonishment, a memory or a sentiment. In his use of materials and forms, he usually uses existing objects and forms that carry their own charge or story. Diederik Schneemann attracted great attention with his Matchbox cabinet and a chandelier of hundreds of brilliant perfume bottles.

BAS GEERTS //

Bas Geerts' work is characterized by an openness of form, a kind of agility that manifests itself on several levels simultaneously. In the first place, there is the play of colors. Bright hues enter into a synthesis and optically merge into new shades. Secondly, the painting itself seems to change according to the position the viewer takes in relation to the work.

ERIK BUIJS //

Erik Buijs creates animated figures out of clay or wax, deliberately leaving traces of the sculpting process. Due to the intriguing mix of the whimsical and childlike appearance of his figures, combined with somber undertones, Buijs' sculptures embody a peculiar yet powerful presence. These figures, seemingly playful but with a strangely idiosyncratic twist, offer a unique perspective on the human condition. Within their seemingly simple forms lie layers of depth, revealing both sensitivity and whimsy. Buijs masterfully connects the weighty aspects of human emotion with the innocent essence of childhood. This creates sculptures that resonate with viewers on an emotional level, an artistic fusion that manages to strike the sensitive chord of the human spirit.