Boaz Hoek

How do we preserve something that has already passed? Work that has sprouted from a place of grief has evolved into an ongoing act of preservation, a form of labour I treat with care and devotion.  Deconstructed procession banners and hand gestures inviting you for participation. By reframing objects that have lost their function, and reusing tools and relics my father left behind, I ask what more should be asked of traces that remain.

Referencing transition processes helps me address themes beyond material. sculptures are captured in their off time, falling apart, or barely kept together using construction materials, everyday objects, and found materials. Through sculpture, preservation becomes both a material practice and an ethical gesture. In times of shared grief and increasing social, political, and ecological pressure, my work reflects on value, loss, and what remains.