Past imperfect

Bik Van der Pol's ongoing research project Past Imperfect examines the extent to which radical choices and events influence the course of (art) history and through that, our forms of perception. Can these radical events actually be traced or have they intentionally or accidentally disappeared? The starting point of the research was the radical work of little-known artist Lee Lozano (1930-1999), who gradually withdrew from the art world during the 1970s, eventually disappearing completely from the public arena for the rest of her life. Past Imperfect searches for hidden pasts by lifting stones, poking about underneath and trying to get a glimpse of the events that form the present.