The Reception

Mathieu Klomp uses plastic to make large installations. His works evoke the atmosphere of a story, even though there isn’t any context or actual intended meaning. Humans have a natural urge to seek understanding and meaning in the things they see. This urge is the main source of inspiration for Mathieu Klomp’s works. For him, a work is successful when it doesn’t feel like an “exhibited object”, but like a situation that is happening in real time. To help achieve this effect, Mathieu is always looking for ways to create a relationship between the work and the environment it is in.

Mathieu Klomp (Amsterdam, 1984) graduated from the Utrecht university of the arts in 2013. He had exhibitions in the Centraal Museum, Singer Laren Museum, and in Moscow for the FIFA World Cup 2018. In 2014, he lived in the EXbunker for a month, creating his first large on-site installtion.