MY PRACTICE
At the start of my studies, material research often was the starting point or the subject of my projects. I have an appreciation of materials and the interest of experimenting with their properties. This started with materials that are commonly known, such as porcelain, metal, glass, stone, fabric and plastic. During my fine arts studies I have been reusing and reinventing materials that I have found and collected in a way to become more aware of wasting money or resources.
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My interests lie within wearable art, the role of crafts in a modern society, finding stillness in the busy world (combining two worlds) and researching the underlying systems that exist and make society ‘function’. Themes such as nostalgia, symbolic interactionism, the anthropocene and anthropocentrism and simplicity are frequently referenced in my research.
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With my projects I create experiences for my audience. Whether it is a sculpture, video or social experiment, I want the audience to take a memory with them after experiencing my work.
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Just as I enjoy experimenting and using different types of materials, I do the same with different types of media. I feel most comfortable making sculptures or other three-dimensional works. Ever so often I push myself by using new media such as a book or zine, video and audio installation or a social experiment.
KEKRI: CEREMONY OF PARTING
Kekri is a ceremony created around craftsmanship. A 2-hour ceremony dedicated to craft created as a
reaction to the society of mass-consumption and mass-production.
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A general theme of Kekri is parting, as aging and change inevitably lead to loss. Mass-consumption has changed our relationship with the things we consume and given us more worries. Furthermore, it has created a numb mindset toward the items we use daily. By creating a different experience around consumption this cycle will be broken and a space of awareness and appreciation for material and craft is created
TOPIA
Absorption rings part of the Topia collection.
photo by Ingrid Koenen