Noren – Space In Between

A Japanese craftsman.His material is alive. He looks at it, he smells it, he feels it.He sifts some rice powder in his bowl and adds water.Water is very clear in Chiba, that’s why he moved here.He picks up his wooden pestle. It absorbs the warmth of his hands. He starts stirring. The mixture is very […]

Alya Hessy - Noren Space In Between - 2014

Constant Companion

A work for the annual Rietveld at the Old Church exhibition with a theme Constant Companion. The exhibition took place on March 16 – April 6 2014 in the Old Church (Oude Kerk) in Amsterdam These chairs are made especially for the Mirror room of the Amsterdam Old Church, to replace the original ones from 1580. […]

Alya Hessy, Constant Companion, 2014