TheIlluminant 1 Selected areas are then carefully

Selected areas are then carefully polished with beeswax

embody flexibility and resilience—both in their form and their symbolic significance

Risograph DW 12/30 is part of a series

Dirk reflected on the role of art during crises

TheIlluminant 1 Selected areas are then carefullyA beacon of stillness in a world in motion. TheIlluminant 1 is a distinctive object within the collection of Dirk Vaessen. Where his work often explores identity as a philosophical foundation, this piece begins with a longing for light both literal and symbolic. As evening falls and the candle slowly burns down, the shadow it casts begins to shift and deepen transforming the surrounding space with quiet movement, like a living presence on the wall.