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Casper  Braat, Carrara Marble White, MeatGrinder, 2020

Forever

5 September - 17 October 2020


Casper Braat



About "Forever"

Torch is proud to present 'Forever', Casper Braat's first solo exhibition at the gallery. 'Forever' is an ongoing sculpture series that strips home appliances of function, encapsulating these throwaway practical devices forever in stone. Sculpted in marble and gold, Casper elevates throwaway culture to monumental permanence, a celebration of today that will last forever.

Consumer society’s value for convenience has created a great availability of goods intended to make life easier. Home appliances are one such example. Due to global demand and copy culture, these machines suffer from standardized aesthetics and cheap mechanics. The short life span of these devices will ultimately land them in the trash, replaced by a near exact copy. Home appliances are a testament to wanton consumption in contemporary times, a beautifully perverse culture that values the indulgence of the current moment despite the inevitable consequences to come.

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Casper Braat (1991) is a visual artist and art director based in Amsterdam.

Consumer society values convenience in our daily lives, underlined by a desire for luxury, and a fetish for the new. Conspicuously marketed to everyone, this disposable culture results in excessive needs and designed obsolescence.

Casper’s sculptures and installations confront society’s devotion to consumption. He glorifies the everyday by lifting the ordinary onto a pedestal. The use of classical production methods and materials elevates the common to the iconic. In his work, the world appears perfect from the surface, but this dreamy representation of reality is just a reflection of the everyday.

Casper seeks to first act as critic, but above all else, to celebrate this perfectly perverse culture.

Art/Images in "Forever"

  • Casper  Braat, Carrara White Marble, Blender, 2020

    BLENDER, 2020

    Carrara White Marble
    Casper Braat

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    BLENDER

    Carrara White Marble

    Casper Braat

  • Casper  Braat, Hand Carved Marble, Marble Airco, 2020

    MARBLE AIRCO, 2020

    Hand Carved Marble
    Casper Braat

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    MARBLE AIRCO

    Hand Carved Marble

    Casper Braat

  • Casper  Braat, Carrara marble white, stainless steel titanium plated, Toaster, 2019

    TOASTER, 2019

    Carrara marble white, stainless steel titanium plated
    Casper Braat

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    TOASTER

    Carrara marble white, stainless steel titanium plated

    Casper Braat

  • Casper  Braat, 1000 toothbrushes, signed and numbered 1-1000, 1000 Toothbrushes, 2020

    1000 TOOTHBRUSHES, 2020

    1000 toothbrushes, signed and numbered 1-1000
    Casper Braat

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    1000 TOOTHBRUSHES

    1000 toothbrushes, signed and numbered 1-1000

    Casper Braat

  • Casper  Braat, Carrara Marble White, Iron, 2020

    IRON, 2020

    Carrara Marble White
    Casper Braat

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    IRON

    Carrara Marble White

    Casper Braat

  • Casper  Braat, Carrara Marble White, EggBoiler, 2020

    EGGBOILER, 2020

    Carrara Marble White
    Casper Braat

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    EGGBOILER

    Carrara Marble White

    Casper Braat

  • Casper  Braat, Carrara Marble White, VacuumCleaner, 2020

    VACUUMCLEANER, 2020

    Carrara Marble White
    Casper Braat

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    VACUUMCLEANER

    Carrara Marble White

    Casper Braat

  • Casper  Braat, Carrara Marble White, ToastyIron, 2020

    TOASTYIRON, 2020

    Carrara Marble White
    Casper Braat

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    TOASTYIRON

    Carrara Marble White

    Casper Braat

  • Casper  Braat, Carrara Marble White, OrangeJuicer, 2020

    ORANGEJUICER, 2020

    Carrara Marble White
    Casper Braat

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    ORANGEJUICER

    Carrara Marble White

    Casper Braat

  • Casper  Braat, Carrara Marble White, MeatGrinder, 2020

    MEATGRINDER, 2020

    Carrara Marble White
    Casper Braat

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    MEATGRINDER

    Carrara Marble White

    Casper Braat


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