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The Natural World (ongoing)

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Ruben van Schalm

Untitled #1, 2026
Archival Pigment Print
Series: The Natural World
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A thin crescent moon settles into the last band of light above the horizon. The sky is left almost empty, a slow fade from dusk into night, held in the...
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A thin crescent moon settles into the last band of light above the horizon. The sky is left almost empty, a slow fade from dusk into night, held in the quiet moment before the light is gone.
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Field and Sea, 2026 · single-channel HD video, colour, sound · 2 minView film
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Ruben van Schalm, Fern
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Ruben van Schalm, Freedom
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Ruben van Schalm, Placid
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Ruben van Schalm, Gloom
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Ruben van Schalm, Serene
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Ruben van Schalm, Usnea
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Ruben van Schalm, Bloom
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Ruben van Schalm, Emotional Chaos
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Ruben van Schalm, Ephemeral
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Ruben van Schalm, Holding the Light
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Ruben van Schalm, Interplay of Light
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Ruben van Schalm, Ocean Gaze
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Ruben van Schalm, Peace and Solace
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Ruben van Schalm, seascapes
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Ruben van Schalm, Untitled
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Ruben van Schalm, Untitled
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Status
Ongoing
Works
17 photographs
Medium
Archival pigment prints, limited editions
Film
Field and Sea, 2026

“In nature, time slows — and attention returns.”

The Natural World records light, water and weather, and the slow time of the natural world.

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Ruben van Schalm, Desert Reverie, 2025
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Ruben van Schalm, Parallel Dreams, 2025
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Ruben van Schalm, A Dream Bends
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Ruben van Schalm, Bending Not Broken
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Ruben van Schalm, Between Skin and Stone
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Ruben van Schalm, Celestial Drift
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Ruben van Schalm, Drifting Above Time
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Ruben van Schalm, Homage Erwin Olaf
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Ruben van Schalm, Interwoven Dreams
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Ruben van Schalm, Into the Vast
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Ruben van Schalm, Reaching from the Ground
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Ruben van Schalm, Rooted in Stone
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Ruben van Schalm, Sentinel Dreams
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Ruben van Schalm, Shadow of a Dream
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Ruben van Schalm, Silent Choreography
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Ruben van Schalm, The Shape of Dreams
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Ruben van Schalm, The Weight of Time
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Ruben van Schalm, Veil of Thorns
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Ruben van Schalm, What Remains
What RemainsEnquire
Ruben van Schalm, Where Silence Grows
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Ruben van Schalm, Where the Silence Rests
Where the Silence RestsEnquire
Year
2025
Works
21 photographs
Medium
Archival pigment prints, limited editions
Place
Joshua Tree & Palm Springs
Film
Video with narration, 1:30

The body as resonance in the desert landscapes of Joshua Tree and Palm Springs.

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Ruben van Schalm, Grow and Decay
Grow and DecayEnquire
Ruben van Schalm, Being and Becoming
Being and BecomingEnquire
Ruben van Schalm, Water lilies blossom
Water lilies blossomEnquire
Ruben van Schalm, Reproduction
ReproductionEnquire
Ruben van Schalm, The young male nude seated beside the sea #1
The young male nude seated beside the sea #1Enquire
Ruben van Schalm, Flying Fox
Flying FoxEnquire
Ruben van Schalm, The young male nude seated beside the sea #2
The young male nude seated beside the sea #2Enquire
Ruben van Schalm, Your journey
Your journeyEnquire
Ruben van Schalm, Nature is Speaking
Nature is SpeakingEnquire
Year
2024
Works
9 photographs
Medium
Archival pigment prints, limited editions
Place
Seychelles

Life’s constant state of movement — of bodies, environments and what remains.

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Ruben van Schalm, True Self
True SelfEnquire
Ruben van Schalm, Alienated
AlienatedEnquire
Ruben van Schalm, Face Forward
Face ForwardEnquire
Ruben van Schalm, Introspection
IntrospectionEnquire
Ruben van Schalm, Smile
SmileEnquire
Ruben van Schalm, My View
My ViewEnquire
Ruben van Schalm, Legs
LegsEnquire
Ruben van Schalm, The Wind
The WindEnquire
Ruben van Schalm, The Barbadian
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Ruben van Schalm, Kris
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Ruben van Schalm, Rush of Water
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Ruben van Schalm, Marinus No.1
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Ruben van Schalm, Marinus No.2
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Ruben van Schalm, Walk
WalkEnquire
Ruben van Schalm, Hiding
HidingEnquire
Ruben van Schalm, Dive into the deep
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Ruben van Schalm, Hold Your Breath
Hold Your BreathEnquire
Ruben van Schalm, Rise
RiseEnquire
Ruben van Schalm, Move Forward
Move ForwardEnquire
Ruben van Schalm, Merged into Nature
Merged into NatureEnquire
Ruben van Schalm, Don't Look Back
Don't Look BackEnquire
Ruben van Schalm, Run for it
Run for itEnquire
Ruben van Schalm, Drift Ashore
Drift AshoreEnquire
Ga'ash, Israel
Shape Your BodyEnquire
Ruben van Schalm, Route
RouteEnquire
Ruben van Schalm, Be
BeEnquire
Ruben van Schalm, Thoughts
ThoughtsEnquire
Ruben van Schalm, Path in Life
Path in LifeEnquire
Ruben van Schalm, Movement
MovementEnquire
Ruben van Schalm, Facing You
Facing YouEnquire
Ruben van Schalm, Calm Waters
Calm WatersEnquire
Ruben van Schalm, Within Me
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Ruben van Schalm, Realisation
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Year
2020
Works
33 photographs
Places
Philippines, French Polynesia, Israel
Book
Paradise, Komma, 2020

Where the work first found its own language. Published as a monograph by Komma, with a foreword by Erwin Olaf.

Artist statement · PDF ↓

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