Between Root and Stone

A new solo exhibition by Nick Ervinck exploring the tension between nature and human construction through ceramic sculptures and drawings inspired by bonsai and Chinese scholar's stones. About Between Root And Stone - The new solo exhibition by Nick Ervinck For the occasion, the gallery takes on a quiet, contemplative atmosphere, inspired by the East. In this exhibition, Ervinck brings together two long-held fascinations: the centuries-old tradition of bonsai and the enigmatic Chinese Gongshi, or scholar's stones. A bonsai is shaped by years of human attention, pruning and control. A Gongshi is formed by time, erosion and chance. For Ervinck, they are two extremes of the same question: where does nature end, and where does human construction begin? New ceramic sculptures and drawings come together in a speculative landscape. In it, rocks seem to become organisms, roots turn into technological networks, and digital forms collide once again with the unpredictability of clay, glaze and fire. The exhibition moves between East and West, nature and technology, mass and void, control and accident. It is not a vision of a distant future, but an exploration of the hybrid reality we already live in today. Read more Toggle Sculpture Drawing