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Karien Kortenhorst
She creates metal sculptures, with her recent work focusing on objects and installations crafted from silver, copper, iron, and aluminium wire. Through bending, winding, twisting, crocheting, and hammering, she shapes transparent volumes forms that reveal and give presence to space itself. Her practice explores the dual nature of form: simultaneously occupying space and opening it up.
The works play with the boundary between ‘inside’ and ‘outside,’ between the space contained and the space revealed. They emerge from repetitive, almost meditative gestures of winding and hammering, where the physical, organic process fosters a dialogue between artist and material. In this exchange, the character of the wire often asserts itself, offering unexpected directions and discoveries.
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I create metal sculptures by rolling, hammering and winding wire in specific ways, shaping it into transparent forms. In doing so, the air is framed, making space visible and giving it meaning.
More work
H 15.0 x W 15.0 x D 5.0 cm
The air is framed so that space becomes visible. This space is given meaning; it can be an opening, a pause, or a place to linger.
€ 225
H 8.0 x W 8.0 x D 8.0 cm
A transparent skin of metal wire holds a space — an inner world. Perhaps a memory, a feeling, an echo of something or someone. What resides within is for the viewer to discover. The sculpture can be placed freely in the room but can also be mounted on the wall.
€ 600
H 32.0 x W 32.0 x D 10.0 cm
The air is framed so space becomes visible. This space is given meaning; it can be an opening, a pause, or a place to linger.
The work consists of a single continuous line.€ 850
H 12.0 x W 12.0 x D 12.0 cm
A transparent skin of metal wire holds a space — an inner world. Perhaps a memory, a feeling, an echo of something or someone. What resides within is for the viewer to discover. The sculpture can be placed freely in the room but can also be mounted on the wall.
€ 850
H 45.0 x W 30.0 x D 10.0 cm
Promising empty space. The air is framed so space becomes visible. Meaning is given to this space; It can be an opening, a pause, or a place to linger. The work consists of a single continuous line.
€ 875
H 22.0 x W 22.0 x D 6.0 cm
A transparent skin of metal wire holds a space — an inner world.
Perhaps a memory, a feeling, an echo of something or someone.
What resides within is for the viewer to discover.
The sculpture can be placed freely in the room but can also be mounted on the wall.€ 950
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H 20.0 x W 22.0 x D 23.0 cm
Metal is rolled and hammered, which creates tension in the material and helps determine the final shape. The intention is to evoke a direct experience in the viewer: a sense of space, movement, freedom, and security all at once.
The work consists of a single continuous line. The sculpture can be placed freely in the room but can also be mounted on the wall.€ 1.250
H 45.0 x W 25.0 x D 18.0 cm
Metal is rolled and hammered, which creates tension in the material and helps determine the final shape. The intention is to evoke a direct experience in the viewer: a sense of space, movement, freedom, and security all at once.
The work consists of a single continuous line. The sculpture can be placed freely in the room but can also be mounted on the wall.€ 1.600
H 20.0 x W 20.0 x D 20.0 cm
The space is filled with metal wire and gently seeks its way outward.
The sculpture can be placed freely in the room but can also be mounted on the wall.€ 1.800
H 100.0 x W 35.0 x D 25.0 cm
New York City Space .
The metal is rolled and hammered, which creates tension in the material and helps determine the final shape.
The work consists of a single continuous line. The sculpture can be placed freely in the room.€ 2.900
The Space Beyond
H 320 x W 170 x D 100 cm
Hammered aluminium, 1 continuous line
€ 35.000,-
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