Winner of the Klaas Dijkstra Academy award 2016
| 2019 |
CLASHXXL |
Art & Music Festival |
| 2018 |
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Startup project about the mind in an elderly body ‘Zijn het toch de geraniums geworden’ |
| 2017-2019 |
Art Academy Minerva |
Presentations – Guest teacher |
| 2017 |
Galery K38 Roden |
Exhibition results into ‘Order & Chaos’ with 25 tractors – video en virtual reality experience |
| 2017 |
Frederiksoord |
Life research into ‘Order & Chaos’ with onderzoek 25 tractors and their drivers |
| 2017 |
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Startup research into Order and Chaos with tractors |
| 2017 |
Texel |
Geestcurator for art collective ‘Kunstclub Zout’ |
| 2017 |
Groningen ‘Noorderzon’ |
Exhibition/presentation during Noorderzon Festival with project |
| 2017 |
Nieuw-Amsterdam |
Artist in Resident with the Community Art Project ‘Everdina, Nellie & the Caravan” – a publication of a book was part of the project During Februarie t/m May 2017 |
| 2016 | IKEA |
A dialogue with KEA Groningen with art project 'I am Esmé and living at IKEA' with final exam exhibition in the SUIKERFABRIEK Groningen
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| 2016 | Galerie Sign Groningen | Zeepkist collectief ‘Books & Zines’ Event |
| 2016 | RKZ Groningen | ‘Hope You Get Well Soon’ |
| 2015 | Haarlem | ‘Does it Count If You Remain Unnoticed’ |
| 2015 | Groningen | ‘The Holy Mountain’ groepsexpositie |
| 2015 | Duitsland Worpswede | ‘Zeepkist Collectief’ |
| 2014 | Drawing Centre Diepenheim | ‘After Alexandria’ groepsexpositie |
| 2014 | Groningen | Groepsexpositie |
| Hanze Hogeschool | Kunstacademie Minerva |
| HKU | Basisopleiding Fine Art-Vormgeving |
| Vrije Universiteit | o.a. Propedeuse Engels |
“People can only be free if they do not know the answer to the ultimate questions. I have to want because I don’t know. ”
Philosopher K.T. Jaspers, from “Willen” by Hannah Arendt
Chaos, anger, the perfect imperfect. That part that lays between perfection and destruction is my field of study. I find it positively intriguing to investigate this imperfect side of existence.
Essential element of all my projects is becoming part of each other’s world. Entering into a relationship, I want to get to know the dynamics of the place where I am.
Only when I thoroughly understand this, work can be started on the tangible, tactile, visible part of the projct. This is also the reason that I am looking for intriguing gaps within our society, interstices. Smaller worlds within society that form a gap or interruption in something that is generally continuous, formed by walls, employees, corporate images, history, conviction. I desire to immerse myself in this environment, the collaboration is intense, I seek to be part of each other’s world.
Saying goodbye afterwards hurts.
In my work there is an element of disruption, I introduce a question that I want to investigate together in this interstice, let it grow, evolve, gain momentum enhanced by dialogue. Until it becomes like a living machine, a growing concept that evolves and can be, all the while observing what happens. Being aware of the dynamics.
My goal is not to improve things, to do well, to teach, I facilitate and look for answers together with others. The movement, dynamics, and momentum that arises grow until it stays alive without me. Although I have to say that deep inside me lives a little worldimprove. I try to curb this. Participatory Art must be more than just having fun conversations. Art, research and social context must coincide.