Theo Konijnenburg is inspired by everyday objects. Chair, cup, record player, milk carton; no object escapes his artistic adaptation. It gives Konijnenburg great pleasure to execute these objects in materials which are often contrary to the actual object. For example, a steel chair made out of standard PVC pipes, a record player made out of solid plastic and a milk carton made out of MDF. He often changes the scale of the object. The chair and the record player are smaller than their actual size. Konijnenburg's work is light, and certainly not without humour.
I love the little heater and the dancing milk cartons; they cheer me up, put me in a good mood, and are touching. I also love the audience watching them. The surprise you hear in their voices. It is what it is. That's nice. Konijnenburg shows us the ordinary things around us in a friendly, casual way. He strips the design down to its essence. And makes us look at the form again. So you might be moved by the little heater and laugh at a milk carton.
Theo Konijnenburg (Capelle aan den IJsel, 1966) works in Arnhem.
