Jacob van der Beugel at the RA Summer Exhibition
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Jacob van der Beugel, Cut and Paste 1, 2023, exhibited as part of Jacob van der Beugel: Wherever the Two Shall Meet at Roche Court in 2023.
We are pleased to hear that Cut and Paste 1 (2023) by Jacob van der Beugel has been selected for the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2024 which is open from June 18th - August 18th.
Both Cut and Paste 1 and Cut and Paste 2 explore our relationship with gene editing. Generally considered a topic in science fiction, genetic engineering has begun to permeate our daily lives. These panels depict the genes associated with engineering biofuels, tackling disease and producing food that is increasingly resistant to disease.
The two panels illustrate the technologies in different ways; the harsh slices through the clay blocks in Cut and Paste 1 represent the perception of gene editing as an aggressive and pervasive technology. In contrast, the seamless blurring of the coloured blocks in Cut and Paste 2 shows the acceptance of gene modification and its positive presence.
In these colourful thought-provoking wall panels, modern scientific research is depicted using a material that we are intuitively familiar with, clay. Through the use of ceramics, an ancient and timeless practice, Jacob van der Beugel’s work tackles our contemporary understanding of new technologies, ancestry, legacy and the self.
Born in London, UK, 1978. Lives and works in Devon, UK.
Jacob received a History of Art degree from York University in 2001. His tutor was Michael White, a leading authority on Mondrian and De Stijl. From 2003-2004 Jacob was assistant to ceramicist and author Edmund de Waal. In 2014, he completed a major permanent installation at Chatsworth House called the North Sketch Sequence, an immersive work in handmade ceramic panels that depicts the DNA of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire. More recently Jacob has completed a significant ceramic installation called The DNA Room for the Dutch State and Royal Family.
Jacob has been artist-in-residence at The Wallace Collection and The Wellcome Sanger Institute, a renowned world-leading genomics centre. His work is held in numerous Museum Collections and collected internationally. He is currently artist-in-residence at Egenis, a world-renowned institute of data science.
The New Art Centre at Roche Court Sculpture Park is proud to continue exhibiting work by Jacob van der Beugel. Please click below for any enquiries.
Jacob van der Beugel
Cut and Paste 2, 2023
Ceramics, wooden frame
120 x 130 x 5 cm
3ft 9¼ x 4ft 2⅛ x 2 in.
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