People often say my work reflects a childlike imagination; that I’m doing things children love to do (but are not always allowed to). When I encounter everyday objects I touch them, play with them, try to pull them apart and turn them upside down, as if I‘m holding… Read More
This work is commissioned by Paradiso’s Small Museum. Paradiso is a famous music venue in a former church in Amsterdam and the Small Museum is situated in one of the cabinets at the facade (which used to function as the church’s notice board). Paradiso is also known as Pop Temple. Read More
The cruise Costa Mediterranea is an artificial environment with its own codes and rules. On board you find yourself in a world inspired by different eras and continents, randomly mixed together. Every act, every programme, every meal, every table companion, every outfit is scripted in advance. My life on board was… Read More
An inflatable mattress, a brush and a tube of ketchup do not have a logical nor natural relation. Although we all have them laying around at home, few people besides MacGuyver would attempt combining them. But it is the people who would in particular, who are addressed in the 1938… Read More
How cutlery can cultivate mindful dining rituals? That’s one of the main theme of Maki Okamoto’s series, designed for the Experimental Gastronomy organized by Steinbeisser. For Mold Magazine I experimented with these objects and their meaning. Commissioned by Mold Magazine
We Are Public is an art and culture community in The Netherlands. For 15 euros a month their members have access to a selection of daily events at over 100 cultural venues. With the contribution from the members they invest in art and culture. Because they pay for the tickets,… Read More
The Amsterdam Fund for the Arts (AFK) invests in the arts which enriches the experience of life in the city of Amsterdam. For their annual report I created images that depict a selection of different initiatives, projects and persons who received a grant for their activities. The first picture is… Read More
Over in-betweenness, stoelen op een gang en een pand in Amsterdam Jaren geleden bezocht ik met een aantal medestudenten het depot van een groot etnografisch museum. In een enorme kelder stonden objecten uit allerlei culturen en tijdsperioden kris kras door elkaar opgesteld: van boten tot zwaarden, van tapijten tot sieraden. Eén moment staat… Read More
