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Born
20-02-1997, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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Artist Statement
Participated in the “Talent Traject” at Theater Rotterdam. A course of going to twelve theater plays, and following a masterclass by the maker(s)
Fine Arts, Willem de Kooning Academy, Rotterdam
Exchange Semester Universität der Künste, Berlin
Participated in All You Can Art, Kunsthal, Rotterdam
ALL INN, Group Exhibition, Het Hem, Zaandam. Performance in collaboration with Madelief van de Beek
Performance during Een Avond op een Vierkant Eiland, Rotterdam
Guest curator for De Aanschouw, Rotterdam
Curating five recent graduates from the Willem de Kooning Academy together with Vladimir Bovt
WALK BY Billboard Exhibition, Graduation Show Willem de Kooning Academy, Rotterdam
Tussen Kunst en Cool, Group Exhibition, Rotterdam
Release Party, Solo Exhibition with De kunstband, Schiedam
Participant in The Blind date Project. A collaboration between dancers and composers of Codarts and artists of the WdKA
Badgasten, Group Exhibition, Rotterdam
Metropolis M, '"Girly", confronterend en fel - Lichting 2020 bijt van zich af in Het HEM'
https://www.metropolism.com/nl/reviews/43161_girly_confronteren d_en_fel_lichting_2020_bijt_van_zich_af_in_het_hem
Het Parool, 'Overrompelende expo in Het Hem: van mensenratten tot straathonden, helaas alleen via livestream', mentioned as “young man on pink stool”
https://www.parool.nl/kunst-media/overrompelende-expo-in-het- hem-van-mensenratten-tot-straathonden-helaas-alleen-via- livestream~bb7b6570/
NH-nieuw, interview, 'Mega-expositie in Het HEM: "Er mag helaas niemand komen"'
https://www.nhnieuws.nl/nieuws/283236/mega-expositie-in-het-hem-er-mag-helaas-niemand-komen
BK-informatie #4, Graduation work, Metalen ring, om middel gelast
https://www.bkinformatie.nl/beeld/eindexamenwerk-2020/
Bandmember of De kunstband
The ambiguity between danger and entertainment often divides my audience in people that laugh and people with a very concerning look on their face. When this split happens, I know my work came across, since this friction of joy and weight often embodies me while making the work. The confrontation between fun and risk, where passion or chosen naivety seems to blur consequence, is one which drives most of my works and enthusiasm to show it to others.
My practice exists for a big amount of me chasing my own tail, which expresses itself in performative actions and videos.
A topic which has been in my work for a long time is inexperience. My practice largely based on trying what you can’t do, and doing it in (what I beforehand consider to be) an easy way. Driven by my fear that practice and experience might cloud my initial intention.