René Holm2025

And all the water backed up

Oil on copper plate mounted on wood panel
35 x 45 cm.
In And all the water backed up, René Holm continues his artistic exploration of shelter, displacement, and existential vulnerability. The work is painted in oil on copper plate – a new and radical choice in Holm’s practice – and mounted on wood. A solitary green tent rests amidst a reflective forest floor, beneath a dramatic sky, embodying the delicate tension between refuge and exposure.
The copper surface lends the piece a glowing materiality, enhancing the vivid brushwork and immersive presence. This work forms part of Holm’s evolving Shelter series, where light, nature, and human presence are woven into a fragile alliance.

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Oil on copper plate mounted on wood panel
35 x 45 cm.
In And all the water backed up, René Holm continues his artistic exploration of shelter, displacement, and existential vulnerability. The work is painted in oil on copper plate – a new and radical choice in Holm’s practice – and mounted on wood. A solitary green tent rests amidst a reflective forest floor, beneath a dramatic sky, embodying the delicate tension between refuge and exposure.
The copper surface lends the piece a glowing materiality, enhancing the vivid brushwork and immersive presence. This work forms part of Holm’s evolving Shelter series, where light, nature, and human presence are woven into a fragile alliance.