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Exhibitions


SPECTACULUM

Allianz x Seashepherd
From: 14/03/2023
Until: 21/09/2022

A solitary, unearthly looking species and the largest of the nine hammerhead sharks known
for its highly prized and beautiful sickle shaped fins.

AMO Expo
From: 01/07/2021
Until: 30/09/2021

“Through the medium of art, I want to raise awareness around the importance of these species for the health of our oceans, and for the future of our planet and humanity.” Vincent Mock

2023

Group Exhibition 'Senza Forzare' (August) at Tenuta di Forci, Lucca, Italia - Artist Residency (June, July, August) at Tenuta di Forci, Lucca, Italia - Extended solo exhibition 'Saving Our Blue' Allianz Headquarters München, DE

2022

Solo Exposition Allianz München, DE Headquarters in collaboration with Sea Shepherd conservation society

2021

Solo exhibition 'AMO' in Porto Cervo, Sardegna, Italia (april-oktober) - Solo expo (12m Whaleshark sculpture) in Phi Beach, Sardegna, Italia (april-oktober) - 12m Whale Shark sculpture in permanent exhibition as part of a private collection in Rotterdam - PAN Amsterdam, Van Vlissingen Art Foundation - Installation of Giant Oceanic Manta Ray (5,5m), Forte dei Marmi, Italia

2020

Collaboration with Sea Shepherd conservation society for Solo Expo in Sardinia, Italy - 12m Whale Shark sculpture permanently installed at AWAREHouse, Amsterdam, Netherlands

2019

Solo exhibition at Oceanàrio de Lisboa, Portugal (opened by Her Royal Highness Princess Laurentien of The Netherlands) - Exhibition of 'A New Paradigm' rhino skulls at No. 5 Foundation, The Hague, The Netherlands - United World Collages (UWC) auction at Hermitage, Amsterdam, The Netherlands - Group exhibition at ABN-Amro Circulair Paviljoen, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

2018

Hermitage Amsterdam - Pulchri Studio, Den Haag - No. 5 Foundation, Den Haag - Oyens en Van Eeghen, Amsterdam - Singer Museum, Laren

2017

Lil’ Amsterdam, nieuwe Amstelpassage, Centraal Station - ABN-Amro Circulair Paviljoen, Amsterdam

2016

Solo Museum Beelden aan Zee, Scheveningen

2015

Kunstprijs Van Vlissingen Art Foundation

2014

Realisme, beurs voor hedendaagse figuratie, Amsterdam

2013

Affordable Art Fair, Amsterdam - Solo Wereld Natuur Fonds, Zeist

2012

The Art of Nowness, Hotel Arena, Amsterdam - Ongekend Young Masters at Auction, Amsterdam - Flamboyant Fusion, Hotel Arena, Amsterdam - Intersections, Science in Contemporary Art, Weizmann Institute, Israel

‘A New Paradigm’ 
Gold plated genuine white rhino skull with glass horns
85x37x102cm
The amount of work and team effort that goes into some artworks can be quite insane.. a big thank you to all involved. What an inspiration! 
This series of works are an ode to the last megafauna and their wilderness. If we are capable of saving iconic species, we might actually be able to save ourselves.
Translation text on skull:
In harmony with the Tao,
the sky is clear and spacious,
the earth is solid and full,
all creatures flourish together,
content with the way they are, 
endlessly repeating themselves,
endlessly renewed.
.
When man interferes with the Tao,
the sky becomes filthy,
the earth becomes depleted,
the equilibrium crumbles,
creatures become extinct.
.
The master views the parts with compassion,
because he understands the whole,
His constant practice is humility.
He doesn’t glitter like a jewel but lets himself be shaped by the Tao,
as rugged and common as stone.
.
Lao Tsu - Tao Te Ching +-300 BC
#savetherhino #taoteching #rhinopoaching #behindthescenes #rhino 
conservationart @deroosadvocaten @demallenmaker @katrinmaurerams
Calligraphy by Zhou Le Cheng
@savetherhinointernational

‘A New Paradigm’
Gold plated genuine white rhino skull with glass horns
85x37x102cm

The amount of work and team effort that goes into some artworks can be quite insane.. a big thank you to all involved. What an inspiration!

This series of works are an ode to the last megafauna and their wilderness. If we are capable of saving iconic species, we might actually be able to save ourselves.

Translation text on skull:

In harmony with the Tao,
the sky is clear and spacious,
the earth is solid and full,
all creatures flourish together,
content with the way they are,
endlessly repeating themselves,
endlessly renewed.
.
When man interferes with the Tao,
the sky becomes filthy,
the earth becomes depleted,
the equilibrium crumbles,
creatures become extinct.
.
The master views the parts with compassion,
because he understands the whole,
His constant practice is humility.
He doesn’t glitter like a jewel but lets himself be shaped by the Tao,
as rugged and common as stone.
.
Lao Tsu - Tao Te Ching +-300 BC

#savetherhino #taoteching #rhinopoaching #behindthescenes #rhino
conservationart @deroosadvocaten @demallenmaker @katrinmaurerams
Calligraphy by Zhou Le Cheng
@savetherhinointernational
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Making the invisible visible: from a tiny radiolarian microorganism measuring just 0.1 mm to a sculpture 3½ metres in diameter. It remains truly inspiring what modern technology can achieve in producing an exact scan at this scale.
We are deeply grateful for the collaboration with the Geoscience Department of the University in Switzerland, and to Kadans Science Partner, Cepezed Architecten, @decorator_susanne, Frank Broos and ofcourse Eline Feenstra for making this work a reality.💚

Making the invisible visible: from a tiny radiolarian microorganism measuring just 0.1 mm to a sculpture 3½ metres in diameter. It remains truly inspiring what modern technology can achieve in producing an exact scan at this scale.
We are deeply grateful for the collaboration with the Geoscience Department of the University in Switzerland, and to Kadans Science Partner, Cepezed Architecten, @decorator_susanne, Frank Broos and ofcourse Eline Feenstra for making this work a reality.💚
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Today is World Nature Conservation Day.
A shark made from thousands of steel fish hooks carries a contradiction at its core: an animal shaped by the very object used to catch it.
My sculptures often begin there, in the uneasy space between admiration and harm. We are fascinated by the natural world, yet our presence leaves traces in every ocean, habitat and ecosystem.
Conservation is not only about protecting distant landscapes or endangered species. It is also about reconsidering the materials we use, the systems we support and the relationship we choose to have with the living world around us.
Nature does not need to become more useful to deserve protection. Its existence is reason enough.
#WorldNatureConservationDay #NatureConservation #OceanConservation #SharkConservation #ContemporaryArt #VincentMock #hookedonlife

Today is World Nature Conservation Day.

A shark made from thousands of steel fish hooks carries a contradiction at its core: an animal shaped by the very object used to catch it.

My sculptures often begin there, in the uneasy space between admiration and harm. We are fascinated by the natural world, yet our presence leaves traces in every ocean, habitat and ecosystem.

Conservation is not only about protecting distant landscapes or endangered species. It is also about reconsidering the materials we use, the systems we support and the relationship we choose to have with the living world around us.

Nature does not need to become more useful to deserve protection. Its existence is reason enough.

#WorldNatureConservationDay #NatureConservation #OceanConservation #SharkConservation #ContemporaryArt #VincentMock #hookedonlife
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It is Shark Awareness Day today.
Here is some food for thought: sharks kill about 10 people a year worldwide. Humans kill roughly 100 million sharks a year.
The fear runs one direction. The damage runs the other.
What we should actually be afraid of is an ocean without sharks — no apex predator to keep everything else in balance.
Every sculpture in the Hooked on Life series is built from the same hooks used in that damage — reassembled into something that asks you to look at the animal, not the myth.
#SharkAwarenessDay #hookedonlife #VincentMock #MarineConservation #SharkArt

It is Shark Awareness Day today.
Here is some food for thought: sharks kill about 10 people a year worldwide. Humans kill roughly 100 million sharks a year.
The fear runs one direction. The damage runs the other.
What we should actually be afraid of is an ocean without sharks — no apex predator to keep everything else in balance.
Every sculpture in the Hooked on Life series is built from the same hooks used in that damage — reassembled into something that asks you to look at the animal, not the myth.
#SharkAwarenessDay #hookedonlife #VincentMock #MarineConservation #SharkArt
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Making a new shark is, in theory, nothing new.
Same materials, same process, same kind of focus that slowly takes over the day. There’s a rhythm to it that Vincent knows by heart by now. Position, weld, adjust, repeat again. Somewhere between routine and ritual.
And yet, every time, it ends up being different.
Maybe it’s the curve that turns out better than expected. Maybe it’s the way the light hits the surface of the mold. Maybe it’s just the mood of the day quietly sneaking into the piece.
It’s one of those processes that become meditations. You don’t really chase the final result. You just flow with the process and determine the end result =) 
Familiar, but never quite the same.
A new shark in progress.
#vincentmock #artprocess #artiststudio #sculpture #contemporaryart #workinprogress #sharkart #oceaninspired

Making a new shark is, in theory, nothing new.

Same materials, same process, same kind of focus that slowly takes over the day. There’s a rhythm to it that Vincent knows by heart by now. Position, weld, adjust, repeat again. Somewhere between routine and ritual.

And yet, every time, it ends up being different.

Maybe it’s the curve that turns out better than expected. Maybe it’s the way the light hits the surface of the mold. Maybe it’s just the mood of the day quietly sneaking into the piece.

It’s one of those processes that become meditations. You don’t really chase the final result. You just flow with the process and determine the end result =)

Familiar, but never quite the same.

A new shark in progress.

#vincentmock #artprocess #artiststudio #sculpture #contemporaryart #workinprogress #sharkart #oceaninspired
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What a ride it has been to make a giant radiolarian sculpture from a 0,1 mm one celled organism. Many thanks to a great team of dedicated people for making the invisible visible ✨🙏🏽
Check it out at the new LPVS ULTRA building in the Utrecht Science Park. @kadanssciencepartner @unifribourg

What a ride it has been to make a giant radiolarian sculpture from a 0,1 mm one celled organism. Many thanks to a great team of dedicated people for making the invisible visible ✨🙏🏽
Check it out at the new LPVS ULTRA building in the Utrecht Science Park. @kadanssciencepartner @unifribourg
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Hanging a sculpture under water is quite a challenge but it worked out beautifully thanks to @manfred.bortoli. The piece is an ode to the critically endangered scalloped hammerhead shark which used to be so numerous and was part of the @amoexpo in Porto Cervo, Sardegna. 
The 2.3 m work is made of approx 2200 industrial longline fishinghooks. 
#sharkdiving #sculpture #sardegna #portocervo #scallopedhammerhead @residenza_capriccioli @cites

Hanging a sculpture under water is quite a challenge but it worked out beautifully thanks to @manfred.bortoli. The piece is an ode to the critically endangered scalloped hammerhead shark which used to be so numerous and was part of the @amoexpo in Porto Cervo, Sardegna.
The 2.3 m work is made of approx 2200 industrial longline fishinghooks.
#sharkdiving #sculpture #sardegna #portocervo #scallopedhammerhead @residenza_capriccioli @cites
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