‘Nimbus’ is an project
that explores the idea of a cloud being mysteriously created inside a
space in which it does not belong. In this series of photographic prints Smilde playfully
reinterprets the cartoon reference of a cloud being a the universal sign of bad
luck by creating the impossible, walking into an empty space dominated
by a cloud which makes one ask whether it is real or just a weird hallucination. Berndnaut Smilde’s work is largely inspired by transitional spaces such as corridors,
elevators, staircases and balconies. He
creates installations and sculptures that are replicas of real storm clouds, that
question the notions of temporality, size, and the function of materials and
architectural elements. However when viewed out of their natural context, one
cannot quite grasp how to interpret the clouds. Ominous and threatening, yet
strangely serene, they carry a baffling duality, appearing to be as much part
of the room as they are out of place. Embracing the surreal aspect of it all, Smilde challenges conflicting notions
of the inside and the outside, celebrating the ephemeral, the immaterial and
the whimsical in his own unique way.
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