INSTALLATIONS
Work that needs space and/or a certain amount of time.
The Healers, 2024, H195 x W160 x D70 cm, stitched fabric, installation of four partsResearch has shown that a brain calms down by performing repetitive activities such as embroidery. This has proven to be true by having filled 4 large panels completely with hand stitches, connecting several layers.
Three panels are hung by straps that make them seem robes from monks or ancient healers. The third one is lying on the ground, symbolizing vulnerability. Red cheese cloth expresses hurt and woundedness.
Random Thoughts, 2024, 45 elements L29-70 x W18-45 cm, painted, stitched and cut fiber elements, installationWalking in a forest, thoughts come easily. They often seem to come out of nowhere and occasionally they disappear before you can grasp them. Also, thoughts can sometimes be difficult to make concrete. These aspects are depicted by cut-out holes and/or blue or silver reflective surfaces on the white elements. The black contours and lines give shape to the thoughts and are inspired by the work of Jean Dubuffet.
Building Bricks, 2023, variable installation possibilities, 12 blocks 30 x 30 x 15 cm, reclaimed discarded textile wall hangings by the artist, paintedBuilding something new with something old, inspired by the renovation of an old, worn-out house.
Echoes, 2021, L1439 x W40 cm, 9 connected panels, re-claimed antique and vintage fabrics, paper, drawings, photo transfers, paint, two-sidedEveryone has personality traces inherited from family, upbringing, external influences and other sources. Part of the Foremother series.
Containers, 2020, 157 pyramid shaped, hand stitched transparent objects, variable from 3 x 3 x 3 to 20 x 20 x 20 cm, plastic, charcoal, soundThe concept behind this installation is the existence of aerosols: tiny solid particles or droplets in air or another gas. Clouds, fog, mist, dust, geyser steam, volcano eruptions are made up of aerosols. Breath can contain these small particles too. Aerosols can be carriers of pollen, viruses, sooth and polluting fine particles. This is symbolised by the charcoal powder in the pyramids.
A month after realisation of this work the Covid pandemic was a fact.
Birth, 2018, H47 x W171 cm, 3 min. video, sound, photos, embroideryEverything originates from something. It will finally disappear again, leaving some residue, some legacy, some heritage to shape a new beginning.
This looped video visualises a circular process of 3 hours in 3 minutes. Moments of the process are frozen into photos; the residue is added in a frame.
Women on a North bank of a river, 2016, 43 objects H6-16 cm x W10 cm, stitched and stiffened fabricInspired by the duality of yin and yang: everything is connected, not one without the other. The title is a combination of yin – the female principle in nature: negative, passive, black – and yang – the North bank of a river (the sunny side): positive, active, white. The objects portray different human characteristics like shyness, braveness, strength, weakness, humbleness, and brazenness.
Half of the 43 objects have tops covered in white lacquer paint, the other half black lacquer paint. The red inside stands for unity, the differently coloured bottom edges symbolise diversity.
Period, 2015, 40 elements H20 x W20 x D4 cm each (total length 8m), silk, cotton, natural dye, stitching, collage40 Collages on canvas that symbolise 40 years of fertility, that came to a sudden stop.
Passages, 2014, L230 x W150 x H200 cm, 24 objects, Tyvek, cotton, silk, stitching, heat manipulation, LED candle lights, 2 veils, musicThe objects symbolise all the people that join you during your life for a while. Some were already there before you, some will stay on after you.