Root Gallery
Contemporary art gallery
Root Gallery represents a dedicated group of contemporary artists working across painting, sculpture, photography and mixed media. Built on long-term collaboration, the gallery focuses on practices defined by material research, conceptual depth and a distinct artistic language.
Located in a restored 1900 dike building in the Krimpenerwaard, just outside Rotterdam, Root Gallery presents changing exhibitions alongside an ongoing presentation of works by the gallery’s represented artists.
Visitors are welcome every Friday and Saturday from 13:00 to 17:00, and by appointment.
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By Francisca Snel
31,2 × 16,5 cm
Glass, silver
Unique
In Stellar Magnitude 2, Francisca Snel places fine silver wire within a tall, oval form of hand-blown glass. Blue and green layers fold around flashes of red and magenta; the silver catches the light in slender, shifting lines. The work brings together two kinds of brightness: the colour held within the glass and the reflective traces of a metal associated with electrical conduction. Part of Snel’s exploration of light pollution, the sculpture asks how artificial light alters what remains visible in the night sky.
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By Francisca Snel
17 x 24 cm
Glass, copper
Unique
In Stellar Magnitude 4, vivid orange, red, pink and blue glass curves around a dark central opening. Copper wire appears within the layers, a material detail that connects the sculpture’s colour and light to the electrical systems that illuminate the night. The saturated glass seems to hold its own glow, while the dark centre keeps the work anchored in shadow. This contrast gives physical form to Francisca Snel’s investigation of light pollution and the gradual loss of darkness from our view of the stars.
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By Francisca Snel
17 × 22,3 cm
Glass, copper
Unique
The horizontal form of Stellar Magnitude 3 draws the eye through layered bands of blue, green and amber glass towards a dark circular centre. Fine copper wire runs through the coloured layers, recalling the conductive systems behind artificial illumination. From the side, the sculpture reads as a sequence of curved colour; from its open end, the darker interior comes into focus. Francisca Snel’s work belongs to Stellar Magnitude, a series shaped by her experience of leaving Rotterdam’s ambient glow for the star-filled darkness of rural Fryslân.
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By Francisca Snel
29 × 16,5 cm
Glass, copper
Unique
Francisca Snel explores the contrast between darkness and transparency in Crystal Clear #19. Deep red, near-black and subtle turquoise tones surround a delicate copper mesh, inspired by an everyday cleaning sponge. The fine copper structure appears suspended within the blown glass, creating a striking contrast between the solid, substantial form and the intricate material inside.
Viewed from different angles or in changing daylight, the sculpture reveals unexpected colours and layers. Its dark palette gives the work a distinctive presence, while the transparency of the glass allows light to reveal details beneath the surface.
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By Lisette Schumacher
25 × 15 × 10 cm, 2026
Solid hand-cast glass, paint, varnish
From the series Spatial Shade
Spatial Shade XVIII is a contemporary glass sculpture by Lisette Schumacher, made from solid, hand-cast Venetian glass, paint and varnish. Upright rectangular glass forms create a compact architectural composition. Blue, turquoise and gold-coloured passages appear through the translucent glass, with one side emphasising deep blue and the other revealing warmer golden tones.
For her Spatial Shade series, Schumacher takes the brick as a building block. Its modular use in modern architecture, including the work of Mies van der Rohe, Alvar Aalto and Le Corbusier, provides a starting point for her exploration of balance, proportion and elementary forms. Replacing stone with glass allows light and transparency to become part of that architectural language.
In Spatial Shade XVIII, painted colour and the substantial depth of the glass interact. Looking through and around the sculpture reveals overlapping surfaces, reflections and changes in the apparent position of colour. The work invites viewing from several sides, each offering a different relationship between its structure and painted composition.
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By Lisette Schumacher
28 × 14 × 5,3 cm, 2026
Solid hand-cast glass, paint, varnish
From the series Spatial Shade
Spatial Shade Arch I is a pale blue glass and mixed-media sculpture by Lisette Schumacher. Its semicircular arch surrounds an open centre, while flowing white markings extend across the translucent form. The substantial glass edges catch the light, giving the architectural shape a changing visual depth.
The work belongs to Spatial Shade — Segment and Arch, a series inspired by the curved brick walls and decorative façade reliefs of the Amsterdamse School. Schumacher draws on the use of brick in the designs of Jo van der Mey, Michel de Klerk and Piet Kramer, translating an architectural building block into solid, hand-cast Venetian glass.
The open arch makes the space around and beneath the sculpture part of the composition. It brings together Schumacher’s interest in architecture, craftsmanship and the relationship between solid material and light.
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By Lisette Schumacher
17 × 14 × 5,3 cm, 2026
Solid hand-cast glass, paint, varnish
From the series Spatial Shade
Spatial Shade Segment II is a pink glass and mixed-media sculpture by Lisette Schumacher, inspired by architectural brickwork. Warm rose and reddish-brown tones meet translucent areas and delicate white lines. The glass edges have a subtle green tint, framing the colour within a fan-shaped form.
The sculpture belongs to Spatial Shade — Segment and Arch, a series rooted in the curved brick walls and decorative reliefs of the Amsterdamse School. Schumacher takes the brick as a sculptural building block, referencing the craftsmanship and material sensitivity found in the designs of Jo van der Mey, Michel de Klerk and Piet Kramer.
Rendered in solid, hand-cast Venetian glass, this familiar architectural element acquires transparency and visual depth. Segment II combines the rhythm of its curved outline with soft colour transitions and flowing marks, inviting close attention to the relationship between glass, colour and light.
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By Lisette Schumacher
28 × 14 × 5,3 cm, 2026
Solid hand-cast glass, paint, varnish
From the series Spatial Shade
Spatial Shade Arch II is a blue and white glass and mixed-media sculpture by Lisette Schumacher. Its U-shaped form rests on a rounded outer curve, with an open centre facing upwards. Sweeping blue marks and fine white lines follow and cross the curve, bringing movement into the solid architectural shape. Transparent areas reveal the depth of the glass and frame the concentrated colour.
The work belongs to Spatial Shade — Segment and Arch, a series inspired by the curved brickwork and decorative façade reliefs of the Amsterdamse School. Architects Jo van der Mey, Michel de Klerk and Piet Kramer used the brick as both a structural and an expressive element. Schumacher translates this attention to form, material and craftsmanship into solid, hand-cast Venetian glass.
In Arch II, the upward-facing opening gives the architectural arch a different orientation. The flowing blue-and-white composition contrasts with the defined silhouette, connecting a painterly language with the physical presence of glass.
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By Lisette Schumacher
17 × 14 × 5,3 cm, 2026
Solid hand-cast glass, paint, varnish
From the series Spatial Shade
Spatial Shade Segment I is a blue geometric glass and mixed-media sculpture by Lisette Schumacher. A curved upper edge, angled sides and a concave lower edge define its fan-shaped silhouette. Intense blue colour is crossed by fine, flowing white lines, creating a sense of movement within the compact architectural form.
Part of Spatial Shade — Segment and Arch, the sculpture takes its starting point from the shaped brick. The curved brickwork and ornamental façade reliefs of the Amsterdamse School inform the series, with references to architects Jo van der Mey, Michel de Klerk and Piet Kramer.
Schumacher translates this building element into solid, hand-cast Venetian glass. In Segment I, the contrast between the precise outline and the sweeping blue-and-white composition connects architectural structure with an expressive use of colour.
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By Francisca Snel
30 × 17,5 cm
Glass, copper
Unique
In this glass sculpture from Stellar·Magnitude, Francisca Snel explores darkness, artificial light and our changing view of the night sky. Layers of deep green, turquoise and transparent glass surround fine traces of copper, which appear suspended like lines or fragments of an unknown celestial body.
The series was inspired by Snel's experience of moving from Rotterdam to rural Friesland and becoming increasingly aware of the contrast between urban light pollution and a truly dark sky. The copper also refers to conductivity, electricity and the technology behind artificial illumination.
As natural light moves through the sculpture, its transparent and coloured layers continually shift, creating an artwork that changes depending on its surroundings and viewing angle.
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By Francisca Snel
29 × 16 cm
Glass, copper
Unique
The copper mesh takes a prominent role in Crystal Clear #14 by Francisca Snel. Visible through reddish-brown glass, its fine network occupies much of the upright form, while turquoise and amber accents gather towards the lower section.
This sculpture invites close attention to the relationship between its materials. The glass provides a smooth outer surface; the copper introduces folds, openings and an intricate internal texture. An object associated with cleaning becomes something to examine and retain, with its original structure still recognisable within the artwork.
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Discover emerging and mid-career artists at Root Gallery
Root Gallery is a contemporary art gallery based in a restored 1900 dike building in the Krimpenerwaard, just outside Rotterdam. The gallery presents a changing exhibition programme featuring emerging and mid-career European artists working across painting, sculpture, photography and mixed media.
Built around long-term collaborations with its artists, Root Gallery focuses on practices defined by material research, conceptual depth and a clear artistic signature.
The upper floor presents a new exhibition every six weeks, while the lower floor features an ongoing presentation of works by the gallery’s represented artists.
Root Gallery regularly participates in international art fairs, while also working closely with private collectors, architects and corporate collections.
Among the artists we represent are Donald Schenkel, Vera Klaus, Sophie de Vos, Noah Arends, Madelon Uljee, Saïd Kinos, Lisette Schumacher, Freerk Wilbers, Jeske Haak and Karen van de Vliet.
Opening hours
The gallery is open Friday and Saturday, 13:00 – 17:00,
and by appointment.
Molendijk 46, 2931 SC, Krimpen aan de Lek
contact@root.gallery | +31 6 23819111
By Francisca Snel
26,3 × 14 cm
Glass, copper
Unique
Francisca Snel’s Crystal Clear 22 is a hand-blown glass sculpture built around the fine copper mesh of a cleaning sponge. Red-orange glass encloses the mesh alongside dark and transparent passages, making the familiar structure visible within the sculpture. In direct sunlight, the glass casts a sharp orange reflection onto the surface beneath it. The work belongs to Snel’s Crystal Clear series, which brings an overlooked object associated with domestic work into sustained focus as contemporary glass art.
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