Jeroen Heester (1972) Amsterdam.
Amsterdam University for the Arts.
Info.: jeroenheester [at] gmail [dot]com
Heester focusses on how we shape our world.
After his study landscape design, he received his master at the Amsterdam School for The Arts in city design.
During his career as a landscape and city designer at the municipality of Amsterdam, Heester published various theories and innovative design concepts regarding the way we shape our world. In addition he won a prize in a respectful international architecture competition.
He developed a curiosity in opposing forces to the design of cities. His analyses resulted in the creation of a series of sculptural works and photo collages. Some of which where invited for museum exhibitions. Also, Heester was commissioned an art project in the public space of Amsterdam.
His findings led to the series of his final theory concerning the culture of society (ink on paper.)
Afterwards Heester lived in Iceland for a year while teaching as a visiting professor in city- and landscape design. During his stay he concluded all his findings that concern the way we shape our world in a series of non-judgemental land art compositions, created in Iceland, France, Belgium and in the Netherlands.
Each composition shows a juxtaposition of effort and context.
Mirroring a sustainable reflection of culture and inviting thoughts on how to shape our struggling world today.
Works by Heester can be categorised in four stages, in chronological order:
1: Architectural and city design projects.
Medium: Architects medium, mostly digital collages, computer drawings and some sculptural works of styropor foam.
2: Projects that examine the culture of society.
Medium: Mostly sculptural works containing plastics, plaster, human blood and tar. Few digital collages.
3: Theoretical studies that concern the culture of society.
Medium: paper and ink.
4: Land art projects that invite to re-think how to shape our world.
Medium: effort and context.
Heester has donated the spider-project to the NDSM Warf in Amsterdam as a form of funding, and has destroyed his remaining works.
