Erik is a self-described 'observer of social debris'. He digs through mountains of images, tweets, posts and other media expressions in search of images, texts and combinations of both that he feels capture something of the current zeitgeist with all its absurd, pointless and obscure excesses.
This material is converted into various drawings and installations, sometimes supplemented with physical debris or discarded items that serve as sculptures in spatial collages.
The publication Social Debris provides a broad overview of Erik's practice, his various series of works that all take a different perspective on contemporary reality, and a number of texts that consider his work within the context of the 21st century.
UDC-14: Erik Vermeulen - Social Debris (Monograph 2024)
Editing: Erik Vermeulen, Casper Herselman
Graphic design: ATTAK (Casper Herselman, Lott Bonnemaijers)
Texts: Edwin Timmers, Remco de Blaaij, Josh Plough
Translation: Leila Anderson
ISBN/EAN: 978-90-833388-3-5
Format: 230 x 280 cm (portrait)
Pages: 160
Binding: Softcover