jakub geltner bends surveillance cameras into curved installations for exhibition in belgium

Nest series reimagines surveillance equipment in sculptural form

In Nest 11 and Nest 12, Jakub Geltner continues his ongoing Nest series, blurring the line between the industrial and the organic. The two new installations were presented at Cultuurcentrum De Steiger Menen in Belgium as part of the exhibition City Trip 2 – La Société du Spectacle, curated by Jonas Vansteenkiste.

The pieces, designed for a gallery setting, allow for controlled lighting and closer observation. The installations are composed of surveillance equipment and communication technologies, including cameras and antennas, assembled into curvilinear, spatially dynamic forms. Each element is positioned to create a continuous visual flow, producing an arrangement that references patterns found in natural growth systems.

all images courtesy of Jakub Geltner

Jakub Geltner clusters cameras into curving, organic structures

The design approach by artist Jakub Geltner prioritizes the transformation of standardized, industrial components into structures that challenge the distinction between mechanical and organic forms. Within the gallery, the works highlight the tension between surveillance infrastructure and aesthetic arrangement, situating technical hardware within a sculptural, site-responsive framework.

Nest series reinterprets surveillance equipment through sculptural forms

cameras and antennas cluster into curving, organic structures

curvilinear forms suggest systems of growth and accumulation

Nest 12 engages the ceiling plane with branching, adaptive geometry

Geltner repositions technology as sculptural material

Nest 11 and Nest 12 reflect on the aesthetics of control and observation

the installations invite a closer look at familiar technologies

elements reference nests, vines, or root systems

the works suggest a merger of infrastructure and biology

project info:

name: Nest 11 and Nest 12
artist: Jakub Geltner | @jakub_geltner

curator: Jonas Vansteenkiste | @jonasvansteenkiste

host: Cultuurcentrum De Steiger Menen | @ccdesteigermenen

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edited by: christina vergopoulou | designboom