“For Straat, I am showing a collection of new paintings, combined with installations and neon works that were created over the past three years as in-situ works for previous exhibitions. For example, the installation Zwart Zaad (conversation piece) stands as a central element between the paintings. This work was created in 2023 for an exhibition at the S.M.A.K., for which the NICC organized an exhibition on the occasion of their 25th anniversary.
The work consists of a park bench on which the public is invited to eat sunflower seeds and engage in dialogue with each other. The shells of the seeds are left on the ground, creating a trail of this human interaction.
The work functions as a seating object, but also accentuates the installation-like character and themes of my work.
Almost all of the paintings originate from the series of paintings Street, which I started earlier this year (2025). For this, I am working for the first time with my archive images that I have developed since graduating in 2018. These are images of banal and everyday elements from the infrastructures around us. By focusing on these, I question the power they exert in public space.
There are also two neon works on display, both of which refer to graffiti and vandalism. One of these, “... was here,” was recently on display at the Doel Festival. Consisting of red letters, the text “was here” suggests the presence of something or someone. ...”
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