Lenticular paravin

MATERIAL:
lenticular postcards from around the world, wood, brass
SIZE:
L 51 W 3 H 174 cm
YEAR:
2020
EDITION:
7+1 a.p.
Concept

A room divider made from a personal collection of old 3D postcards from all over the world. ‘Cherished’ is Diederik Schneemann’s latest project revolving around the concept of collecting. In search of new interesting materials to work with, Schneemann stumbled upon some old, discarded and unique collections cherished by people in the course of many years, often decades. Such hidden collections, like matchboxes, pins, postcards, smurfs or perfume bottles represent a different kind of value than expensive materials such as marble or bronze. Think love, effort, dedication, the evocation of an era, bringing up sentiments and early memories. These collections used as a raw material turned out to be a much more inspiring for him to work with. Schneemann looks for a unique quality in collected items and showcases them in anumber of entirely new design pieces, thus rendering a new reality, a new meaning.