With a degree from the Academie Beeldende Kunsten in Maastricht, the Netherlands, artist and designer Kaspar Hamacher (BE), originally from Belgium’s Eastern Cantons, takes nature as the starting point of his daily practice as a sculptor and creator of artistic furniture. “Monoxyle purity blooms from sylvan beauty”. Raised in the forest by his father, a ranger, Hamacher has forged a singular path through the world of art and design, moving fluidly between sculpture and contemporary applied arts. Far from the rush of the digital world, he cultivates an intimate connection with each fragment of trunk he sculpts, crafting stamped works infused with his own physical energy. He focuses on the object in all its material strength— more as a maker than a conceptual designer. His understanding of wood as a living substance is the fruit of both instinct and imagination: whether working with a tree stump or a piece of leather, he preserves authenticity at every stage of creation. In his philosophical approach, which he calls “Die Werkstatt” (The Workshop), used as the title for his 2017 exhibition at Spazio Nobile, Hamacher seeks to create objects that are both deeply personal and meaningful, imbued with soul.
“Le Sacre de la Matière”, two exhibitions curated by Spazio Nobile at L’Ancienne Nonciature in Brussels, reflects this authenticity, while “Mother Earth”, the eponymous title of his solo exhibition at CID Hornu in summer 2021, encapsulates his enduring dialogue with natural elements. Over the past decade, Spazio Nobile has presented Hamacher’s work at major international fairs and exhibitions, including Art Brussels and Collectible Brussels, PAD Paris and PAD London, Salon Art + Design New York, NOMAD St Moritz, as well as in thematic shows such as “Land/Scapes”, “The New Age of Humanism”, “Threads of Nature”. His sculptural furniture, burnt, carved, and shaped from single blocks of local wood, embodies a physical and emotional dialogue with nature, grounding his practice in the raw materiality of the forests from which it originates.
Kaspar Hamacher has been represented by Spazio Nobile since 2016.
Kaspar Hamacher: Strength in Serenity
Kaspar Hamacher: Monoxyle Purity Blooming from Sylvan Beauty
Kaspar Hamacher : L’homme des bois
