Bio
WiLL BECKERS - Art in Nature Artist
Will Beckers is an Environmental artist known for his site specific installations and nature based sculptures, often referred to as Land Art or Art in Nature.
Working as both sculptor and architect of Nature, Beckers crafts his installations out of natural materials and sustainable metal constructions.
His natural installation work invites the public to interact and experience the artwork, involving the visitor and thus inspiring a reaction.
Beckers specializes in creating site-specific natural installations that explore our relationship with the natural world. His projects can be found in public spaces and invites the public to interact and experience the artwork, involving the visitor and thus inspiring a reaction.
Beckers’ Environmental artwork often takes the form of a bio-sculpture, or a growing organism that stimulates us to challenge the relationship between individuals and our environment, he is confronting Nature with her own materials.
Time and continuity are key elements in Will Beckers’ art. The material that he brings in grows. It follows the rhythms of the seasons. His projects are always a long-term investment, but ultimately they are also sensitive to impermanence. “My work is about showing the transience of life and the regeneration of our Natural World”
During the process of creation, a metamorphose occurs. At the beginning of the process, the environment determines the nature of the sculpture, when the work is complete, the sculpture has changed the environment. A new meaning has been added to the surroundings.
“As a child, I was fascinated by deviations or oddities in Nature that I discovered through photography and drawings. I think this was a decisive phase for discovering my passion. Metamorphosis in Nature became a barometer for further exploration.”
-- Will Beckers --
Biography
Will Beckers - Holland - 1967
Lives and works in Belgium
Artist in residence
2019 Daydreamer - Sonhador, Cascais, Portugal
2018 The Wanderer - Springhornhof, Germany
2016 Our Roots - Jerusalem Botanical Gardens, Jerusalem, Israel
2016 Nature’s Memory - Gothenburg, Sweden
2016 Duality - Jutland, Denmark
2015 Through the Soul –“Attraversare l’anima” - Arte Sella, Italy
2015 Footsteps of van Gogh - Zundert, Holland
2014 Echo - Arte Sella - Borgo Valsugana, Italy
2014 The Cocoon - In Corpus Natura - Gent, Belgium
2014 Salicetum - Wetteren, Belgium
2013 Salt - Dead Sea - Israel
2012 Floriade 2012 - Venlo, Holland
2011 Landen 800 - Landen, Belgium
2011 Verbeke Foundation - Antwerp, Belgium
2008 Marble Studio Lapis - Pietrasanta, Italy
2005 - 06 Atelier T45 - Barcelona, Spain
2004 - 06 Bronze Foundry - Exametal - Barcelona, Spain
Projects
2022 I wish for Nature - Floriade Expo 2022, Almere, Holland
2022 Into the woods - Floriade Expo 2022, Almere, Holland
2022 Floriade World Expo 2022 - Almere, Holland
2022 Becoming - Slagmolen Restaurant, Oudsbergen, Belgium
2021 Time Traveller - Jesseren, Borgloon, Belgium
2021 Time Capsule - Jesseren, Borgloon, Belgium
2021 Les gouttes D’Ursel - Castle D’Ursel, Hingene, Belgium
2021 Momentum - Hidrodoe , Herentals, Belgium
2021 Sentinel - Lebbeke, Belgium
2020 For your eyes only - Warredal, Belgium
2020 L’Origine - Annecy, France
2020 Swinging outside the Lines - Genk, Belgium
2019 Mysteries of Helperzoom- Groningen, Holland
2019 Daydreamer - Sonhador, Cascais, Portugal
2018 The Wanderer - Springhornhof, Germany
2018 The World Within - Sterksel, Holland
2018 Winged Silence -“Bevlindert” - Lommel, Belgium
2018 Papillon - Lommel, Belgium
2017 Corpus - Genk, Belgium
2017 DNA - Beringen, Belgium
2017 Tree of Silence - Diepenbeek, Belgium
2016 The Observer - Aalst, Belgium
2016 Our Roots - Jerusalem Botanical Gardens, Jerusalem, Israel
2016 In Dialogue - Ter Elst, Belgium
2016 Nature’s Memory - Gothenburg, Sweden
2016 Origin of Species - Gothenburg, Sweden
2016 Inside Nature Expo - Kattevennen, Belgium
2016 Memory - Bree, Belgium
2016 Duality - Jutland, Denmark
2016 Voyager - Aard, Belgium
2015 Refugio - Dendermonde, Belgium
2015 The Independent - Dendermonde, Belgium
2015 In the Eye, Forest theater - Hechtel-Eksel, Belgium
2015 Through the Soul –“Attraversare l’anima” - Arte Sella, Italy
2015 Footsteps of van Gogh - Zundert, Holland
2015 Natura Naturans - Botanical Gardens Meise, Brussels, Belgium
2014 Stem Cell - Verbeke Foundation, Antwerp, Belgium
2014 Mamandra - Maastricht, Holland
2014 Echo - Arte Sella - Borgo Valsugana, Italy
2014 The Cocoon - In Corpus Natura - Gent, Belgium
2014 Salicetum - Wetteren, Belgium
2013 Salt - Dead Sea - Israel
2013 Forest Theater - Lommel, Belgium
2012 The Willowman - Floriade 2012 - Venlo, Holland
2012 Beeldenstroom 2012 - Wetteren, Belgium
2011 Silent Witness, environmental artwork - Vermont USA
2011 Sahara - Lommel, Belgium
2011 Gateway to the future project for Landen 800 - Landen, Belgium
2011 Giants of Landen project for Landen 800 - Landen, Belgium
2011 Bosland project, Land art sculpture - Lommel, Belgium
2011 Bosland project, Land art sculpture - Overpelt, Belgium
2011 Bosland project, Land art sculpture - Hechtel-Eksel, Belgium
2011 Re-cover, Verbeke Foundation installation - Antwerp, Belgium
2010 Noli me tangere, 12 weeks of St Michiel - Leuven, Belgium
2010 Natura naturans Expo - Borgloon, Belgium
2010 Open Monument Day - Leuven, Belgium
2008 Gelandart expo - Hamont-Achel, Belgium
2006 Land Art project - Barcelona, Spain
2005 For your eyes only - Installation project - Barcelona, Spain
Solo exhibitions
2015 Snapshot in time - Dendermonde, Belgium
2015 For your Eyes only - Botanical Gardens Meise, Brussels, Belgium
2012 Museum - Limburg’s museum - Venlo, Holland
2010 Noli me tangere, 12 weeks of St Michiel - Leuven, Belgium
2010 Natura naturans Expo - Borgloon, Belgium
2005 Solo exhibition - Watch Me - Galerie Siesta - Barcelona, Spain
2005 Solo exhibition Sculpturales, Washington Gallery - Penarth, UK
Group exhibitions
2012 Museum - Musée Ianchelevici - La Louvière, Belgium
2010 Galandart Land Art Expo - Hamont-Achel, Belgium
2010 Green summer, Second life, Verbeke Foundation - Antwerp, Belgium
2010 Group exhibition bronze sculptures, Gallery Anima - Deinze, Belgium
2009 Organism - Lokart Expo - Brussel, Belgium
2009 Group exhibition sculptures, Hun Gallery - New York, USA
2009 Group Exhibition - European Makers Gallery - Amsterdam, Holland
2009 Group exhibition bronze sculptures, Gallery Anima -Deinze, Belgium
2009 Exhibition bronze sculptures, Galerie Emeraude - Le Touquet, France
2008 Group expo bronze sculpture,“Mamas for Africa”-Hasselt, Belgium
2008 Group expo bronze sculptures, Washington Gallery -Penarth, UK
2007 Group expo sculptures, Oliver Burns Int - London, UK
2007 Group expo sculptures, Galerie Emeraude - Le Touquet, France
2007 Group Expo Mixed media, T45 – Barcelona, Spain
2006 Group exhibition bronze sculptures - Oliver Burns - London, UK
2006 Group expo bronze sculptures, Galerie Paspartu - Barcelona, Spain
2006 Solo exhibition Chelsea - London, UK
2006 Solo exhibition Hampton Court - London, UK
2005 Group Expo Mixed media, T45 - Barcelona, Spain
2005 Solo exhibition Hampton Court - London, UK
1997 Abbey of Zelem, Green Day, Belgium
1993 - 95 Organic Art Installations - Frankfurt, Germany
1991 Group Exhibition - Antwerp, Belgium
1988 - 90 Group Exhibitions - St Josephkerk - S’Hertogenbosch, Holland