Jan Bom

The Memento Mori of Aron Demetz

The memento mori of Aron Demetz are not classical artworks with skulls, wilted flowers or hourglasses. His wooden sculptures make death itself visible. The heads and bodies of his sculptures show traces of transience and decay. Demetz shows the inevitable end, without passing moral judgment. The memento […]

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A Pilgrimage to Val Gardena

A pilgrimage to Val Gardena, the mecca of wood carving art. Visiting internationally renowned artists from South Tyrol (Italy) in four days. I created a dream itinerary for myself that leads along the workshops of Walpoth, the Demetzes, Verginer and Prugger. A pilgrimage to Val

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