As a visual artist Erki De Vries developed his own style using installations and videos to research spacial relationships and how they effect on the way we experience them. His installations are characterized by the co-existence of a tangible and a mental world. His quintessential concept, movement and integrated light-effects result in a strong performative character. Erki regularly co-operates with other artists developing performances, theatre pieces and exhibitions. A co-operation with choreographer Benjamin Vandewalle resulted in “Birdwatching” and “One zero”. As a scenographer he worked together with, - among others -, Thomas Ryckewaeret, Andros Zinse-Brown and Mesut Arslan. Since 2012 he also cooperates with Peter Huybrechts on the elaboration of “BookProject”, an ongoing project where photography, video-work and the development of a book are alternating and stimulating one another. The development of “BookProject” can be followed on www.bookproject.eu.
Erki De Vries
Waterbaan 78
2100 Deurne
+32 479 54 05 11
info@withwit.be
Projects
Exhibitions
2016 | (Re)Thinking Space | Corrosia Theater | Almere
2015 | Framing Spaces | Solo | Galerie Valerie Traan | Antwerp
2015 | Infinetude | Workspace Brussels | Brussel
2015 | Curating Space | WP Zimmer | Antwerp
2015 | Curating Space | EMWAP Festival | SALT Beyoglu | Istanbul
2015 | Curating Space | The Image Generator | Extra City | Antwerp
2015 | Curating Space | Het Bos | Antwerp
2014 | Le Pli / De Plooi | Workplace | Antwerpen
2013 | Playground festival | Museum M | Leuven
2013 | Published by MER, Paper Kunsthalle | Kabinetten De Vleeshal | Middelburg
2013 | Book1 LO1 2018 (with Pieter Huybrechts) | Frans Masereel Centrum | Kasterlee
2013 | Second room | Antwerpen
2013 | Urban landscape #1 | Workplace | Antwerpen
2012 | Erki De Vries en Pieter Huybrechts | Lokaal 01 | Antwerpen
2012 | The Reflecting Pool | Kaaistudio | Brussel
2011 | Poltergeist (with Tim Vets) | Solo | Bewaerschole | Burgh-Haamstede
2011 | Territoria | ABN | Antwerpen
2010 | Dockville Kunst 2010 | Recreation | Hamburg
2010 | Nepotists, oportunists, freaks, friends & strangers intersecting... | Z33 | Hasselt
2010 | Expo Darwintrilogie | De Warande | Turnhout
2010 | Expo Darwintrilogie | De Monty | Antwerpen
2009 | Valse wand | Voorkamer | Lier
2009 | Exposition in a matchbox | Middelheimmuseum op locatie | Antwerpen
2009 | Front art art front (with Tim Vets) | Verbeke Foundation | Herzeele
2009 | Opendoek Filmfestival 2009 | De Warande | Turnhout
2009 | Contour-light (with Tim Vets) | Mechelen
2009 | Perche Realizzare un'opera quando e cosi bello sognarla soltanto? | HISK | Gent
2008 | Videonale 12 | Kunstmuseum Bonn | Bonn
2008 | De onbewogen beweger (with Tim Vets) | Verbeke Foundation | Kemzeke
2008 | Appell (with Tim Vets) | Museum Felix De Boeck | Drogenbos
2007 | Dark Matter (with Tim Vets) | Gallery Base-Alpha | Antwerp
2007 | CPH:DOX, international documentary filmfestival | Copenhagen
2007 | Piksel 2007 (with Tim Vets) | Kulturhuset USF | Bergen | Norway
2007 | Provinciale prijs Beeldende Kunst en Vormgeving (with Tim Vets) | Antwerp
2007 | L'oevre Ouverte: Open Source Electronic Art Festival (with Tim Vets) | Montreal
2007 | Deep Space (with Tim Vets) | Centrum Kunstlicht in de Kunst | Eindhoven
2007 | Videoprogramm écart | Gesellschaft für Aktuelle Kunst | Bremen
2007 | De donderdagen #13 (with Tim Vets) | De Singel | Antwerp
2006 | 3/3 Antwerp (with Tim Vets) | In-Between | Antwerp
2006 | HISK | Lineart | Flanders Expo | Gent
2006 | Nr. 14 Light Play (with Tim Vets) | Z33 | Hasselt
2006 | HISK, an act of presence | Museum voor Schone Kunsten | Gent
2006 | Gorge(l) (with Tim Vets) | KMSK | Antwerpen
2006 | 2nd interventions (with Tim Vets) | Experimental intermedia | Gent
2006 | Sites of Elasticity | Power plays | Platform Limburg | Lommel
2006 | 1st intervention (with Tim Vets) | Experimental intermedia | Gent
2006 | Jour Fixe | Factor 44 | Antwerp
2006 | Psychogeographies | Argos | Artbrussels | Brussel
2006 | Update: the origin | Kunstplatform Zebrastraat | Gent
2006 | A perfect present (with Tim Vets) | Theaterplein | Antwerp
2005 | City Lights I (with Tim Vets) | De Verschijning | Tilburg
2005 | Kunstenfestival Overgang (with Tim Vets) | TOR vzw | Genk
2005 | …and Lucy liked it (with Tim Vets) | HISK, Antwerp
2005 | Chat and chat, Etoile polaire | vis-à-vis art lab | Xiamen
2005 | Soundscape | Klapstuk#12 | STUK | Leuven
2005 | Belgian Focus | Argosfestival | Brussels
2005 | SUPER! (with Tim Vets) | Triennial for visual arts, fashion & design | Hasselt
2005 | Open Ateliers | HISK | Antwerp
2005 | European media art festival | Osnabrück
2004 | FEEL ESTATE performance edition | Galerij Jan Colle | Gent
2004 | Angle | 1st International Short Film & Video Festival | Xiamen