Artist statement
For a long time, I have felt a desire to get a grip on a reality that is constantly changing. But what kind of structure can we impose? The tension between that desire and the dynamic forces that push back fascinates me. It is there, at a crossroads with poor visibility, that my structured dream world collides head-on with reality.
The free will of oil paint and my control over it is constantly being tested. Spatial interventions within the presentation form expand paintings into installations. Material choices such as ice and resin allow transformation and fixation to coexist. It seems like maps and encyclopedias are tools for orientation and overview. But in the end, north turns out not to be a fixed point, and butterfly wings flake off the moment you touch them. Could it be that reality is running away from us, unwilling to be captured?
In a searching manner, the human being does not appear in controll, but as someone trying to grasp and organize something that keeps escaping that order.
Education
- September 2022 – July 2026 Bachelor of Fine Art, AKV St. Joost Den Bosch
- September 2025 – December 2025 Internship, Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten Amsterdam
- September 2018 – February 2019 Minor Art History, Universiteit van Amsterdam
- September 2015 – July 2019 Bachelor Mathematics, Universiteit van Amsterdam
Residencies
- Werkperiode vanuit AKV St. Joost, De Fabriek, Eindhoven, January 2026
- Werkperiode, IDFX, Breda, June 2025
- Werkperiode vanuit AKV St. Joost, Viervaart Zeeland, May 2025
- Werkperiode, De Melkfabriek, Den Bosch, August 2024
Exhibitions
- "Trying to get a grip", Rechtbank Amsterdam, July - September 2026, solo exhibition
- "De afstand met je handen meten", St. Joost, Den Bosch, July 2026, Graduation show
- Afsluiting werkperiode, De Fabriek, Eindhoven, February 2026, group exhibition
- “Randwerk", Stadsgalerij Breda, December 2025, group exhibition
- "NOW WE ARE EARTH: On Balance”, ITA Amsterdam, Stadsschouwburg Utrecht, Spot Groningen, Het Nationaal Theater Den Haag, Chasse Theater Breda, Parktheater Eindhoven, De Harmonie Leeuwarden, Schouwburg Haarlem, Vrijthof Maastricht, Schouwburg Hengelo, Leidse Schouwburg Leiden, Musis Stadstheater Arnhem, Meervaart Amsterdam, July-November 2025, group exhibition
- "Reflections of Time”, De Heg Marineterrein, Amsterdam, July 2025, solo exhibition
- "Intermundia / Cornucopium”, IDFX, Breda, June 2025, duo exhibition
- "Om Water Naar De Zee Te Dragen”, St. Joost, Den Bosch, June 2025, group exhibition
- "Offside", Melkweg EXPO, Amsterdam, November-December 2024, solo exhibition
- Afsluiting werkperiode, De Melkfabriek, Den Bosch, August 2024, group exhibition
- "Work In Progress", Lokaal 0.62, Den Bosch, June 2024, group exhibition
- "Sluis & Sluimer", Kunsthek Oosterpark, Amsterdam, April 2024, solo exhibition
- "Aan de Muur @ Hall of Fame", Tilburg, January-March 2024, group exhibition
- "Flying By, Dragging Slowly", Skek, Amsterdam, April-May 2023, solo exhibition