Robert Hengeveld – Intercession
Intercession includes two kinetic projects that continuously and methodically operate in an effort to maintain a slice of the urban landscape; a lawn and a hedge. Kentucky Perfect and Ghostrider are both equipped with the means necessary to create and maintain the ideal specimen.
Read the exhibition essay by Kelly Jazvac.
Opening reception + Artist talk: September 7th at 7pm
About the artist:
Robert Hengeveld is an installation and multimedia artist whose work explores the boundaries between reality and fiction, and where we find ourselves within that relationship. He is currently living and working in Toronto, Canada. He completed his MFA at the University of Victoria in 2005 and studied the Ontario College of Art and Design. He began his art practice at Georgian College, where he received a Certificate and Diploma in Fine Arts. He is currently Artist-in-Residence at the University of Guelph in the School of Environmental Science. Some recent and upcoming exhibitions include Hallwalls Contemporary (Buffalo), MacDonald Stewart (Guelph), Eastern Edge (St. John’s), EyeLevel Gallery (Halifax), and Mulherin Pollard Projects (NYC). Robert Hengeveld is represented by Katharine Mulherin Contemporary.
