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Kabra Blue

Boris van Berkum (in 2022-2023)

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Ice spice asked

What is his background???????????
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen answered

Hi, Boris van Berkum is a visual artist who blends styles and forms from various periods, cultures, and religions in his art. He mainly works with ceramics and epoxy-paste. Van Berkum founded MAMA, a "showroom for media and moving art," in Rotterdam in 1997 and he is currently working on the program "Neo Afro, Winti 3D," where he collaborates with Winti priestess Marian Markelo to revive and introduce mask dancing and the use of sculpture in the Winti religion and rituals, which latest result is this Kabra Blauw. This is his website: https://www.borisvanberkum.com/.
Best, Mara
Micha asked

What is the meaning of this art work? Has the combination of Delft china and the golden ears which look Xhosa any special meaning?

Thank you in advance for your reply.

Cheers Michael
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen answered

Hi Micha,

This piece was made by the artist inspired by a 17th century Delfts blue vase and a Nigerian (Egungun) mask from another collection in the Netherlands. It was made in collaboration with Marion Markelo who is an Afro-Surinamese Winiti priest.

Best,
Lisa

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Title	Kabra Blue
Material and technique	Earthenware, faience, gold luster, tin glaze, hand painted
Object type	Sculpture > Three-dimensional object > Art object
Location	This object is in storage

Dimensions	Height 103,2 cm Diameter 45,6 cm
Artists	Artist: Boris van Berkum Decorator: Diana van Zeijl Executor: Heinen Delfts Blauw
Accession number	A 9046 a-b (KN&V)
Credits	Loan Stichting Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen. Purchased with funds from the estate of Koster & Quist, 2022
Department	Applied Arts & Design
Acquisition date	2022
Creation date	in 2022-2023
Internal exhibitions	Lievelingen (2024)
Material	Tin glaze > Glaze > Geglazuurd > Artist's material > Material > Material and technique Gold lustre > Lustre > Glaze > Geglazuurd > Artist's material > Material > Material and technique Faience > Earthenware > Ceramics > Inorganic material > Material > Material and technique Earthenware > Ceramics > Inorganic material > Material > Material and technique
Object	Sculpture > Three-dimensional object > Art object

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Boris van Berkum

Rotterdam 1968

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