Koen Kievits

 Koen Kievits (b. 1996 NL) works at the intersection of construction and deconstruction, treating painting as a process of fragmentation and revelation. He cuts and reassembles wooden blocks, introducing misalignment and interruption as intentional elements. The gaps between these fragments reflect the tension between cohesion and rupture.

His practice also involves scraping away layers of paint rather than applying them, allowing forms to emerge through subtraction rather than accumulation. This process mirrors the instability of memory, shaped as much by what is erased as by what remains. Rooted in childhood recollections of landscapes in France, his works balance nostalgia with disruption. Defined by clean lines and minimal shapes, they impose a sense of order within an otherwise unpredictable process.