Bertjan Pot Ropemasks (and gloves) 2020-2022
text : Bertjan Pot & Lien Van Leemput
design and editing: Marjolein Fase en Lien Van Leemput for 6'56"
Art Paper Edition,Gent 2022, 176 pages, 17×23,5cm, paperback, ISBN 9789464660623, first edition of 1000 copies
Bertjan Pot's most well known product is probably the Random Light (1999) but the Masks he makes out of colourful rope have also drawn quite some attention. Both the Random light and Masks started as a material research, which is basically the starting point of each work created by Bertjan Pot. The outcome is usually an interior product showing a fascination for techniques, structures, patterns and colours. Most experiments start quite impulsively by a certain curiosity for how things would function or how something would look. From there, Bertjan Pot takes on challenges with or without manufacturers to explore possibilities and push boundaries. The reward for each challenge is a new one.