Eric van Hove
Eric van Hove works throughout the world, wherever his projects and his curiosity for travel take him. Belgian artist, born in Algeria in 1975, he grew up in Cameroon and lives regularly in Japan. Being a nomad constitutes both a personal necessity and a artistic position. His work addresses both local and global issues, and he is committed to creating links between them.
Back from Morocco, Eric Van Hove presents « V12 Laraki », that he has produced in
Marrakech. This artwork is the continuation of Abdeslam Laraki’s dream, who wished to build the first 100% high performance Moroccan car, the Laraki Fulgara. But the engine had to be build in Europe, making this dream unfinished.
« V12 Laraki » is a hybrid and metaphorical piece, which closes the loop of this project : Eric van Hove worked with forty Moroccan craftsmen who rebuild each of the 465 components making up the engine used in the Fulgara. The artist reinvests a diversity of ancestral practices, and in doing so recreates an object that symbolizes the strength of industrialism and economic globalization of the world.
Back from Morocco, Eric Van Hove presents « V12 Laraki », that he has produced in
Marrakech. This artwork is the continuation of Abdeslam Laraki’s dream, who wished to build the first 100% high performance Moroccan car, the Laraki Fulgara. But the engine had to be build in Europe, making this dream unfinished.
« V12 Laraki » is a hybrid and metaphorical piece, which closes the loop of this project : Eric van Hove worked with forty Moroccan craftsmen who rebuild each of the 465 components making up the engine used in the Fulgara. The artist reinvests a diversity of ancestral practices, and in doing so recreates an object that symbolizes the strength of industrialism and economic globalization of the world.
V12 Laraki
