Los Angeles, intuition, and the quiet power of surrender.
From her Los Angeles studio, Belgian sculptural artist Katrien van der Schueren transforms raw, tactile materials into monumental poetic forms. Working across sculpture, lighting, and large-scale murals, her practice is rooted not in control, but in deep attentiveness to process, touch, and material resistance.
Captured on Super-8 for The Artist Mind and released on Nowness, filmmaker Marcia Prentice offers an intimate portrait that moves beyond documentation. What unfolds is a meditation on the inner life of an artist — guided by emotion, fixation, and devotion to making.
“What revealed itself was something deeper: the mind of an artist, driven by emotion and trust in the process.”
Bridging refined technique with a willingness to embrace the unknown, van der Schueren allows wood, stone, plaster, metal, resin, and composite media to evolve organically. Her intuitive, touch-led approach invites transformation rather than imposition — resulting in works that feel both grounded and ethereal.
A film about material experimentation, artistic presence, and the beauty of letting go.
