Paul Devens is an artist who crosses borders between different media. He is educated as a pictorial artist, but has also a large production of work based on sound. In many of his works it’s the tension between the material object and the abstract sound that creates the dimensions of meaning. Another aspect that makes you want to look closer at his work is the element of surprise. This element, either conveyed through sound or size, tends to be a humorous one. The passing of time is also an important aspect of Paul Devens’ work. Time tends to make the works more familiar, but without negating the element of alienation. (text by Siv Hofsvang art-historian and curator at Galleri F 15) C.V. Paul Devens (NL) Lives and works in Maastricht www.niew.nl/pauldevens Education 1989-1991 Jan van Eyck Academy, postgraduate academy, Maastricht, the Netherlands 1984-1989 ABK, academy for visual arts, Maastricht, the Netherlands Selected exhibitions and projects 2001 Exhibition (group) Museum Van Bommel Van Dam, Venlo, the Netherlands Concert Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and broadcasted on national radio (VPRO) Performances with band during the openings of the Venice Biennale, Italy Giving lectures and workshops at the academy in Maastricht, the Netherlands Exhibition (group) at le Confort Moderne, Poitiers, France Exhibition (group) “Who Says Seeing Only Happens With The Eyes?”, TENT., Rotterdam, the Netherlands Exhibition (group) “Who Says Seeing Only Happens With The Eyes?”, F15., Moss, Norway 2000 Exhibition and concert during Oblique Nights, Le Lieu Unique, Nantes, France “MOPED”, permanent installation at the University of Maastricht, the Netherlands Curation and participation in the project “TAG”, eight cooperations with eight artists for the Luxus Foundation, Den Haag, the Netherlands “ON HOLD”, exhibition in Marres, Maastricht, the Netherlands Concerts in Cologne, Germany, Rotterdam, Maastricht, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Antwerpen and Genk, Belgium CD-release of “-FUCK -IT” on the web 1999 Exhibition of “HEADS” / “BALL(ceiling)”, bought by the Bonnefantenmuseum, Maastricht, the Netherlands Concertproject “Bluenail” in the CBK Maastricht, De Parel, Amsterdam, Doornroosje, Nijmegen, Boulevard, Den Bosch, the Netherlands, Baudelopark, Gent, and Winterslag, Genk, Belgium Lecture and workshop at the ABK Maastricht, the Netherlands 1998 Production and curation of audio-CD project “HEDAH 500RPM”, the Netherlands Museum Stadsgalerij, Heerlen, the Netherlands Lokaal 01, Breda, the Netherlands Presentation “MODEL(book)” “The Eye and the Ear”, Sticht. Duende, Rotterdam, the Netherlands 1997 W139, Amsterdam, the Netherlands “Cone 8”, permanent installation, city of Enschede, the Netherlands 1995 Bonnefantenmuseum, Maastricht, the Netherlands 1994 Artist-in-residence, Grenoble, France, organised by Pépinières Européennes pour Jeunes Artistes Magasin, Grenoble, France Lecture at the École des Beaux-Arts, Grenoble, France Proton ICA, Amsterdam, the Netherlands “Toucheprijs ’94”- selection, Arti et Amicitiae, Amsterdam, the Netherlands 1993 Apollohuis, Eindhoven, the Netherlands “Sound & Vision”, ICA, Amsterdam, the Netherlands 1992 “Euregionale 1992”, Provinciaal Museum, Hasselt, Belgium