Dutch artists Lonneke Gordijn (1980) and Ralph Nauta (1978) founded studio DRIFT in 2007. With a multidisciplinary team of 65, they work on experiential sculptures, installations, and performances.
DRIFT manifests the phenomena and hidden properties of nature with the use of technology in order to learn from the Earth’s underlying mechanisms, and to re-establish our connection to it. With both depth and simplicity, DRIFT’s artworks illuminate parallels between man-made and natural structures through deconstructive, interactive, and innovative processes. The artists raise fundamental questions about what life is and explore a positive scenario for the future.
All individual artworks have the ability to transform spaces. The confined parameters of a museum or a gallery do not always do justice to a body of work, rather it often comes to its potential in the public sphere or through architecture. DRIFT brings people, space, and nature on the same frequency, uniting audiences with experiences that inspire a reconnection to our planet.
Work
Fragile Future
Phosphorus bronze, LED’s, real dandelion seeds,
Site specific installation
Photo: Studio DriftFragile Future
Phosphorus bronze, LED’s, real dandelion seeds,
Site specific installation
Photo: Henning RoggeFragile Future
Phosphorus bronze, LED’s, real dandelion seeds,
Site specific installation
Photo: Ronald SmitsShylight
Aluminum, polished stainless steel, silk, LEDs, robotics Site specific installation
Photo: Andy RomerShylight
Aluminum, polished stainless steel, silk, LEDs, robotics
Site specific installation
Photo: Juuke SchoorlShylight
Aluminum, polished stainless steel, silk, LEDs, robotics
Site specific installation
Photo: Henning RoggeI am Storm, 2023
SLA, SLS, PLA, powder coated aluminium, patel gradient pet-G, woven monofilament nylon, stainless steel, POM, metal (tbc)
Dimensions variable
Photo: Ronald SmitsI am Storm, 2023
SLA, SLS, PLA, powder coated aluminium, patel gradient pet-G, woven monofilament nylon, stainless steel, POM, metal (tbc)
Dimensions variable
Photo: Ronald SmitsI am Storm, 2023
SLA, SLS, PLA, powder coated aluminium, patel gradient pet-G, woven monofilament nylon, stainless steel, POM, metal (tbc)
Dimensions variable
Photo: Ronald SmitsMaterialism: Bicycle (Gazelle), 2019
Photo: Studio DRIFTMaterialism: Lightbulb, 2018
Photo: Studio DRIFTMaterialism: Volkswagen Beetle, 2018
Photo: Studio DRIFT