![]() During my studies I found myself drifting towards more research-based processes and conceptual work, which is why I went to study at the RCA in the first place. So I ended up studying industrial design and took a technical degree, maybe thinking it was some way of combining these things. At the same time I was always quite good at science and mathematics as a kid. It was the 1990s and there was all this contemporary dance and I was really influenced by it. Growing up in Belgium as a teenager I was doing a lot of things like working with video, photography and performance, and also dance. We met peers, curators, and writers who really inspired us and it was a really natural progression. But after we both graduated and started our own practice, we felt that the discourse was shifting us more towards the art world. I’ve never in my life worked as a designer, nor made anything of use to anybody (laughs). Then I went to study at the RCA in London (Royal College of Art), which is where I met Tuur. So, I got into design, but very much in the setting of conceptual design, things that were meaningful as part of life, mostly objects. ![]() As much as I love the practice of painting, I wasn’t so inspired about what to paint. When I started making art, I was mostly into painting but couldn’t quite see myself as a painter. R: As a small child, I already knew I wanted to become an artist, but my parents were not encouraging and at some point, I oriented myself more towards design and architecture. Revital, Tuur, what led you both to creating art? ![]() Their experimental projects traverse the worlds of design, film, science, sociology and politics, and have been snapped up by MoMa and Hong Kong’s M+ Museum. Whether they are growing a genetically-modified goldfish or examining the gambling industry, their work always stands out. They work with objects, installation, film and photography to explore manmade production processes as cultural, ethical and political practices. ![]() The London-based art duo Revital Cohen and Tuur Van Balen are occupied with broad meanings of material and production. ![]()
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