I am an artist with a practice rooted in the exploration of natural processes and the transformative power of materials. Like an alchemist, I transform, extract, or fuse this chemistry. I extract pigment from plants, melt sand into glass, and transform rust into dripping red forms in glass. I inspire a sense of wonder in my audience for the non-human nature.
I am interested in the boundary where science meets magic, the place where we know too little to fully understand, but where we can still observe. Sometimes, a sensual nature emerges in my work, as I explore natural pigments and their biochemical relationship with the human body. I create pigments from materials collected during walks and experiment with oxides from old metals, ground rocks, and plant-based dyes. I am also fascinated by the queerness of nature, which I see as something boundless and fluid. Think of the dripping of glass, the leaking of rust, and the delicious, almost sensual colors of flowers and plants. Through my alchemy, I try to blur the colonial structure of science, which divides the world into different groups such as genders, atomic particles, and chemical processes.
I am interested in the boundary where science meets magic, the place where we know too little to fully understand, but where we can still observe. Sometimes, a sensual nature emerges in my work, as I explore natural pigments and their biochemical relationship with the human body. I create pigments from materials collected during walks and experiment with oxides from old metals, ground rocks, and plant-based dyes. I am also fascinated by the queerness of nature, which I see as something boundless and fluid. Think of the dripping of glass, the leaking of rust, and the delicious, almost sensual colors of flowers and plants. Through my alchemy, I try to blur the colonial structure of science, which divides the world into different groups such as genders, atomic particles, and chemical processes.
Exhibitions
2024 Door het vuur!, Kunsthal 45, Den Helder
2024 Het Resort, Groningen
2024 Dutch Design Week, Eindhoven
2024 Big Art, Amsterdam
2024 Galleri Korpúlfsstaðir, Iceland
2024 Digital Archeology, WILLOW, Groningen
2024 Trails of Terra – Cas-co Leuven, BE
2024 Boox Space – Solo Exhibition, Haarlem
2024 Backstage Academy – KunstRAI, Amsterdam
2023 Hoeders van het land – Kunstenlab, Deventer
2023 ArtEZ Graduation show, BEAR, Arnhem
Upcoming Exhibitions
2025 Salone del Mobile – Simone van Es, Milaan
2025 Kunstenlab, Deventer
2025 Light on Labs, Glaslab, Den Bosch
2026 Solo expositie Raadhuis, Aalsmeer
2026 Villa Mondriaan, Winterswijk