Mimic Diagram

Before the bas-reliefs: 1988 to 2000

Mimic Diagram

1999
A design of 240 m colored neon lines placed over a milled drawing in light blue Trespa sheets installed in the ceiling of the central reception hall of the Doelen in Rotterdam. (part of the ‘makeover’ project for the central reception hall of the Concert & Congress Centre De Doelen, Rotterdam, NL. Mimic Diagram was taken down in 2009).
photo Bob Goedewaagen 1999.



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De dirigenten (The Conductors)

1999
8 archive photos from the history of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra and the Doelen institute printed on transparencies and applied to large sheets of safety glass. The images merge with the ‘brutalist’ rough concrete pillars of the reception hall of the Doelen aided by specially installed lights (part of the ‘makeover’ project for the central reception hall of the Concert & Congress Centre De Doelen, Rotterdam, Netherlands)



Kamerschermen (Room Dividers)

2000
100 metres of folding room dividers for the Doelen. Honeycomb panels, wood, Formica, aluminium.
(part of the ‘makeover’ project for the central reception hall of the Concert & Congress Centre De Doelen, Rotterdam, Netherlands)



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Doelen Receptie Meubels

1999
2 Wardrobe units of 27,5 meters each. Granite, Plywood, Formica, Flightcase materials.
18 Rolling Reception Desks. Plywood, Formica, Flightcase materials.
(part of the ‘makeover’ project for the central reception hall of the Concert & Congress Centre De Doelen, Rotterdam, Netherlands).



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Winkel meubels.

2000
Rolling shopping units for the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra and the Doelen.
Glass, stainless steel, wood, formica, lighting, etc. 2 x 1 x 1m.
(part of the ‘makeover’ project for the central reception hall of the Concert & Congress Centre De Doelen, Rotterdam, Netherlands).



Tunnel

Before the bas-reliefs: 1988 to 2000

Tunnel

1996. with Freek Drent.
For The Happy Room group exhibition in the Expo HenK exhibition space.
Salvaged wood, wallpaper, used geographic maps, miniature train set, dim: 4 x 5 x 3m. For the exhibition we rented rented a ‘kiddy-ride’ train track that ran through the exhibition and the tunnel.
Temporary project.


Ron van der Ende testing Jan Neggers airplane for safety.
Installation of the Happy Room exhibition at Expo HenK.
Left: Freek Drent. Front: Jos van der Meulen testing the train ride.



Auto

Before the bas-reliefs: 1988 to 2000

Auto (Constructie 1 / Hispano Suiza)

1988
Canadian Ceder and Limewood structure on a steel frame, 4.8 m x 1.7 m x 1 m.
Formerly in the collection of Hans Sonnenberg, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Collection of Ron Mandos, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Photo: Hans Wilschut, 1988. Taken during the ‘It’s Boring But It’s True’ Exhibition at Dionysus Gallery in Rotterdam.

Portrait with Auto in the ExpoHenK exhibition space in Delfshaven Rotterdam.
photo by Mark Weemen, 1988.


Hispano Suiza

The Hispano-Suiza h6c Targa Florio speedster with tulipwood bodywork
was designed by Marc Birkigt for André Dubonnet, an accomplished aviator and racing driver, in 1924. A wooden frame and veneers fastened with brass rivets resulted in a lightweight body suitable for racing and touring.
(source: wikipedia.org/wiki/Hispano-Suiza_H6)

Auto was the first project after art school and the first occurence of the Car theme. This object marked the start of a fruitful, decades-long cooperation with Hans Sonnenberg of Delta Gallery, Rotterdam. 

First solo show of Ron van der Ende at galerie Delta, Oude Binnenweg 111.

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Body and wheel-wells of Auto/Hispano Suiza under construction.




Wand

Before the bas-reliefs: 1988 to 2000


Wand (Wall/Installatie II)

1988
Mixed media (wood, steel, neon etc.), 6 parts, total dimensions 10 x 2,1 x 1,5m.
Temporary project.

Wall / Installation 2 : a 10 m long by 2.1 m tall row of six evenly spaced objects: a letter E, a section of a wooden lifeboat, a billboard with neon lettering, an ‘abstract piece of art’, a window (glassless but with a working ventilation fan), and a cupboard with wire-suspended shelves. They were all made from scavenged materials except the window, which was ordered from Hofman Maasdijk carpentry factory (where father Van der Ende works). The aim in this project was to probe the idea of ‘typologies’ within sculpture.
The installation was based on an extensive series of sketches which addressed the question: what could be 1m20 wide and 2m10 high and stand up by itself? From the hundreds of resulting options, six were selected on the criteria of visual quality, presence, diversity, appeal and challenge. The selected objects were placed close together in a row to form a wall-like obstruction which effectively cut the room in half.
The WdKA Maaskant Prize jury report states that this project was a decisive factor in awarding Ron van der Ende the prize in 1990.

Graduation exhibition at the art academy in 1998.

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