Polifinario

“Polifinario” – Galandart, Hamont, Belgium, 2008

The “Polifinario” is a fictional species that was conceived by the famous Dutch comedian Toon Hermans. The animal was brought to life in the monologue in his show in 1980.

Will Beckers has taken the call of the “Polifinario” and instead of depicting the fictional bird itself, has given us a glimpse of his conceptual habitat. The floating installation, over twenty metres in length, was a suspended landscape. Materials from and around the location were used for the work.

Noli Me Tangere

“Noli Me Tangere” – St Michiel Church, Leuven, Belgium, 2010

During the 12 weeks of the exhibition, the artwork could be seen to grow from the ceiling of the church. This growing natural installation, gradually filled the space. Hanging spheres like organisms, interconnected the monumental character of the building with the void of space.

Snapshots in Time

“Snapshots in Time” – House of Winckel, Dendermonde, Belgium, 2015

The ' outdoors man ‘ Beckers was also as an artist under the spell of ancient crafts such as casting bronze and glass blowing. He worked for five years in a bronze foundry in Barcelona.

Beckers' sensitivity for organic material also appears in his "indoor work", as can be seen in the exhibition Snapshots in time at House of Winckel. With The independent he shows a fifteen-meter-long tree, an ash with a beautiful bark, which was doomed. Beckers has interconnected the tree with metal links. It seems to be a tree in motion: evolution is recorded in a snapshot.

The tree of liberty is a cross section of a 140-year-old oak tree, a true survivor of the First World War. The work shows in an intrinsic way this era of destruction, depicted in bronze.

Timelines, (drawings) is a reflection on the passing of time and the metamorphosis of the Natural world.

Text By: Geert Van der Speeten