Filtered

Abstract:

Filtered explores the interplay between accumulation and erasure, tracing the passage of time through the remnants of daily life. Through tactile, material traces and the act of filtering, the exhibition delves into the nuanced relationship between presence, absence, and memory, questioning what lingers and what disappears in the process of lived experience.

In one room, a horizontal pole suspends thirty used coffee filters, each accompanied by a length of cloth bearing repetitive stains—the residue of the artist’s ritualistic coffee-making from the first day of his residency in Enschede. This evolving imprint functions as both a record and a painting, a tactile diary of labor and presence. The filters, stained by the artist’s everyday act, accumulate over time, offering a tangible reflection of daily rituals that fade yet persist as an intimate marker of experience.

In another room, projections unfold on a collage of receipts, presenting a stop-motion sequence of receipts collected in Enschede. Each frame reveals a single word before vanishing, layering meaning like sediment, capturing transient moments as they dissolve into memory. The receipts, mundane yet significant, reflect the cycles of exchange and documentation, their impermanence drawing attention to the process of filtering life’s continuous flow into meaningful fragments.

The projection room also offers a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the artist’s process—showcasing the collection of receipts and the construction of the installation itself. This space invites viewers to engage with the methods of filtering, accumulation, and removal, as well as the artist's subjective perspective on what constitutes value, memory, and identity.

Filtered invites contemplation on how everything is filtered through varying lenses—whether shaped by institutions, groups, or the individual. We are constantly filtering and being filtered, whether through the roles we play in society or our private acts of self-definition. The exhibition raises questions about the forces that shape how we perceive the world, and how the traces we leave behind can both persist and fade within the vast, shifting landscape of human experience.

Cultureel Vulpunt Tankstation opens it’s doors to the public every Tuesday & Thursday from 17:00 to 23:00. The Exhibition ‘Filtered’ is to been Seen on tuesday 4th of march and Thursday 6th of march 2025.