The Garret Sculpture, 2013. 304 × 251 × 266 cm. Wood, glass, paint, synthetic plaster, pigment, epoxy resin, steel

In this peaceful, fictive segment excised from an attic room is a table covered with a solid sculpted tablecloth and a fragile, completely unusable plaster chair. The room is lit by the light that falls through the window onto the small table, on which is a sculpted glass of water, a jug, and a saucer of hyper-realistic ripe blackberries (cast in synthetic resin), apparently just waiting to be eaten.

The whole room is in a state of stasis. It seems to suggest that it belongs to a lone occupier. We see here the objects left over from a recent presence. Perhaps the blackberries, the smallest and most vulnerable objects in the entire setting, claim the greatest attention because they have a different colour and shine. The black colour and the gleam endow them with something precious, as if they were jewels, yet at the same time they also acquire something temporary.

Courtesy: Museum Voorlinden - Wassenaar (NL)