At first sight, Els Dietvorst’s work is of a breathtaking diversity. It ranges from installations and clay sculptures to drawings in red ink, theatre monologues, and other texts; from woodcuts and graphs in metal frames to magazines and artist books; from audio works, 16mm film, documentaries and various types of video pieces to tattoos and community building. This is what Joseph Beuys would describe as ‘sociale Plastik’ and what cultural policy makers in Flanders in recent years labelled ‘socio-artistic work’. (Bart De Baere)
>Els Dietvorst, Sappho (Daughters of Zeus), 1988.Print, woodcut; ink on paper, 108 x 75.5 cm.
>Els Dietvorst, Sappho (Daughters of Zeus), 1988.Print, woodcut; ink on paper, 105 x 75 cm.
>Els Dietvorst, Lust, ik haat je, trek niet meer, mijn hart splijt open, 1993.Print, etching, dry needle on paper, framed 81.3 x 61.3 cm.
>Els Dietvorst, Me, 2019.Print, woodcut; ink on paper, 32 x 24 cm - (woodblock: 18 x 13.5 cm).
>Els Dietvorst, The Black Lamb, 2019.Print, woodcut; ink on paper, 16 x 12 cm.
>Els Dietvorst, Mud, 2019.Print, woodcut; ink on paper, 48 x 32 cm - (woodblock: 26.5 x 20.5 cm).