‘Untitled’ is a series of wooden relief panels carved entirely from solid oak, with which Couzijn explores the use of religious iconography in contemporary visual culture.
Though artisanal in appearance, the reliefs were composed digitally in 3D software, partially through the use of various computer science technologies. With a combination of organic shapes resembling twisted trees or gnarled branches as well as fragmented geometric shapes and distorted human figures, the ornamental relief panels inevitably refer to religious and mythological iconography in a highly concrete yet abstract way. In doing so, the work attempts to bring together the histories, cultures, and craftsmanships of the past with the visual culture of today. By using elements that allude to the palpable absence of a divine entity, Couzijn retains the ornamental beauty and symbolism of traditional religious art, without depicting it directly.