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Marcel van Beek
Germany
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15 pieces
Artist highlights
- Favorited by galleries
- Featured in gallery curations
- Works on commission
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Artwork details
- Printing : Digital on Metal , Metal
- Framing : Framing on request
- Dimensions : 31.5x31.5in
- Edition : 1 / 15
- Artist's proof : 1
About this artwork
In this work, I am interested in the moment when a river becomes a construction. The water is contained, tamed, guided along smooth walls – and yet it remains in motion, unpredictable in its eddies and foamy edges. The urban canal, the Pleißemühlgraben in Leipzig, appears like a technical cross-section of the landscape: straight lines, joints, levels, a space designed for flow.
The old waterwheel adds a distinctive touch, a reminder of earlier mills… on the site. With its serial blades and circular forms, it stands between past and present: a relic of its former use, making the water's energy visible without making a sound itself. I am fascinated by this interplay between its rigid frame and vibrant surface – how the city structures the water, and yet how the water retains its own unique voice.
The old waterwheel adds a distinctive touch, a reminder of earlier mills… on the site. With its serial blades and circular forms, it stands between past and present: a relic of its former use, making the water's energy visible without making a sound itself. I am fascinated by this interplay between its rigid frame and vibrant surface – how the city structures the water, and yet how the water retains its own unique voice.
Marcel van Beek
Germany
Credentials
- Favorited by galleries
- Featured in gallery curations
- Works on commission
Marcel van Beek works with photography, painting, and graphic design, drawing on his artistic background from his studies at the Alanus University of Art and Social Sciences. His technique combines pictorialist influences with romantic-symbolist imagery. His photographs embody contemporary fine art photography and conceptual photography, often featuring monochrome recolors in tertiary colors.
He creates a poetic visual language interested in forms and structures, combining this with a modern, conceptual approach that claims social relevance. In his works, he explores inner and outer landscapes, conveying feelings of longing and threat, as well as a fascination with the hidden. He has published various art publications (most recently "World of Water," 2025), which are represented internationally in academy and museum libraries (including Vienna, Basel, Düsseldorf, and Berlin).
More: www.marcelvanbeek.de
He creates a poetic visual language interested in forms and structures, combining this with a modern, conceptual approach that claims social relevance. In his works, he explores inner and outer landscapes, conveying feelings of longing and threat, as well as a fascination with the hidden. He has published various art publications (most recently "World of Water," 2025), which are represented internationally in academy and museum libraries (including Vienna, Basel, Düsseldorf, and Berlin).
More: www.marcelvanbeek.de
Marcel van Beek
Wasserrad
$3,100
