Leon van de Graaff
sculpture - video - installation
Melbourne, Australia
GALLERY
![Have We Got A Video?](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cd0dcf_71643c4ec8a44313b8a0277376ad0b3f.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_196,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/cd0dcf_71643c4ec8a44313b8a0277376ad0b3f.jpg)
From the group exhibition Cutting Edge Gadgets of the 1980s, 2011, installation view, CRT TVs, DVD players, Video 8 camera, modified VHS recorder.
![Have We Got A Video?](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cd0dcf_24e4e508ac7f415188f0cb10f7c7c801.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_110,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/cd0dcf_24e4e508ac7f415188f0cb10f7c7c801.jpg)
Detail: Working VHS recorder with illuminated, transparent case modification. From the group exhibition Cutting Edge Gadgets of the 1980s, 2011, installation view, CRT TVs, DVD players, Video 8 camera, modified VHS recorder.
![The Great Experiment](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cd0dcf_e390a60320ded4fd503d82892daca926.jpg/v1/fill/w_105,h_109,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/cd0dcf_e390a60320ded4fd503d82892daca926.jpg)
2006, found objects, closed circuit video, vintage video camera viewfinder, in drawer, glazed.
![Grollerbor](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cd0dcf_cdce3ec8b4b238fb40d7273bf4f8916e.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_177,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/cd0dcf_cdce3ec8b4b238fb40d7273bf4f8916e.jpg)
Installation view. 2008 Found, modelled and cast objects in antique card file drawers, electric lighting, audio loop with sensor activated speaker. Made for: Once Upon a Time group exhibition. This work is based on the Grimm's tale: the three golden hairs of the devil.
![Grollerbor](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cd0dcf_e3de828d2b81057ab36825aa524007a3.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_110,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/cd0dcf_e3de828d2b81057ab36825aa524007a3.jpg)
(bilingual inscription view) Installation view. 2008 Found, modelled and cast objects in antique card file drawers, electric lighting, audio loop with sensor activated speaker. Made for: Once Upon a Time group exhibition. This work is based on the Grimm's tale: the three golden hairs of the devil.
![Grollerbor](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cd0dcf_6716c179ed543169d5d60f98ab183abd.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_132,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/cd0dcf_6716c179ed543169d5d60f98ab183abd.jpg)
(drawer contents view) Installation view. 2008 Found, modelled and cast objects in antique card file drawers, electric lighting, audio loop with sensor activated speaker. Made for: Once Upon a Time group exhibition. This work is based on the Grimm's tale: the three golden hairs of the devil.
![Chick Vs Egg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cd0dcf_a1228667a7ffb12d02faf3cd5abb8b78.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_99,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/cd0dcf_a1228667a7ffb12d02faf3cd5abb8b78.jpg)
2008, kinetic wall piece, hand operated. Wood, recycled bicycle parts, synthetic polymer paint, found objects. Click link to see in motion.
![Only Child](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cd0dcf_ab50088d85b8730b5a45a99d24814bb2.jpg/v1/fill/w_110,h_199,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/cd0dcf_ab50088d85b8730b5a45a99d24814bb2.jpg)
2002 BBQ matchsticks, wood, epoxy.
![We're So Proud](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cd0dcf_ea6abfddec1fab1e515c496f183fa296.jpg/v1/fill/w_107,h_199,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/cd0dcf_ea6abfddec1fab1e515c496f183fa296.jpg)
2000 egg shell, matchsticks, disposable chopsticks, epoxy
![Egg Problem 1 (Koan)](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cd0dcf_68ab369291eec8caca5d0f1a582f7734.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_130,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/cd0dcf_68ab369291eec8caca5d0f1a582f7734.jpg)
matchsticks, egg shells, wood, epoxy
![Insomnia](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cd0dcf_dc4c568e2c1babfe6724e9e3cc62d54e.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_110,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/cd0dcf_dc4c568e2c1babfe6724e9e3cc62d54e.jpg)
2003, BBQ matchsticks, wood, used mattress foam, textiles, found vintage watch.
![Insomnia](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cd0dcf_af3508c26d4168940b07ed9221f54ebd.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_130,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/cd0dcf_af3508c26d4168940b07ed9221f54ebd.jpg)
detail view, 2003, BBQ matchsticks, wood, used mattress foam, textiles, found vintage watch.
![yellow](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cd0dcf_ff4a4cb1de6f3cf8aaf7d7608d55bceb.jpg/v1/fill/w_143,h_245,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/cd0dcf_ff4a4cb1de6f3cf8aaf7d7608d55bceb.jpg)
found objects, synthetic polymer paint in cigar box lid. (SOLD)
![Seer](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cd0dcf_3eb4e722ca9c3eaeeaf4ee168c5d1b11.jpg/v1/fill/w_74,h_117,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/cd0dcf_3eb4e722ca9c3eaeeaf4ee168c5d1b11.jpg)
recycled steel balustrade, tree stump. 1994
![Apart_Ment](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cd0dcf_03623dd320c31b8111184fc2fe3597a3.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_100,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/cd0dcf_03623dd320c31b8111184fc2fe3597a3.jpg)
interior - exterior composite view, 2003, found, modelled and cast objects in antique wooden lockers, electric lighting and timer, coin mechanism.
![Mode D'emploi 2](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cd0dcf_cfb9003b7fe1bf0d5fef9793b1217502.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_157,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/cd0dcf_cfb9003b7fe1bf0d5fef9793b1217502.jpg)
2012 collage of vintage instructions and technical books on mat board (SOLD)
![Mode D'emploi 1](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cd0dcf_fdeac00742a9edf4c430fcf96469c173.jpg/v1/fill/w_127,h_162,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/cd0dcf_fdeac00742a9edf4c430fcf96469c173.jpg)
2012 collage of vintage instructions and technical books on matt board
![Mode D'emploi 3](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cd0dcf_57c1e4ba566fbe746e9d68023bb88c14.jpg/v1/fill/w_127,h_162,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/cd0dcf_57c1e4ba566fbe746e9d68023bb88c14.jpg)
2012, collage of instruction manuals on matt board
![the Last Wild Places](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cd0dcf_9e26528c0396289f2bd4a7f2fea7b589.jpg/v1/fill/w_155,h_184,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/cd0dcf_9e26528c0396289f2bd4a7f2fea7b589.jpg)
2012 collage of vintage educational books.
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