Video & photos expo opening WIWBE
On May 23 was the expo opening of our project ‘What if we become everything’. This video captures the atmosphere, the conversations, the images, the togetherness. Let us take you back into the feeling of that evening! And if you were not there, then this video will give you a glimpse of what happened – […]
In the beginning there was a poem
In the final session of our project ‘What if we become everything’, we went outside. A big step, especially for Onno, as this was far outside his comfort zone. The poem below is the first poem Onno wrote for this project. Similarly, I had to take a big step outside my comfort zone to make […]
International Women’s Day is not complete without men
On Instagram I came across an account full of ‘inspirational’ slogans for International Women’s Day. A lot of rather angry slogans aimed at men – especially the white man and the Trump and Tate types. ‘Looking for a man without an opinion’, ‘vote for a non-man’, ‘patriarchy = misogyny’, ‘fuck off with your dick privilege’. […]
Sustainable photo printing and framing
In my search for more sustainable ways of living and solutions to minimize my impact, I am also researching my own art practice. This Sunday at the Volkshotel Photography Market I will sell prints on Hahnemuhle Hemp paper. I don’t want to buy new frames, so I will reuse frames as much as I can. […]
An exhibition about ‘The Man’: is this still relevant?
In december I will be part of a group exhibition of Stichting KEG entitled ‘The Man’. When the curators asked me to write an introduction about this topic, the question immediately arose: why dedicate an exhibition solely to people of the male sex? What is the relevance and what can we say about this topic? […]
Project: in 67 hours by train from Amsterdam to Turkey
I’m traveling by train from Amsterdam to Turkey in about 67 hours to attend my sister’s wedding. Because of the climate, I don’t want to travel by plane. About the project I use the train journey to reflect on the personal dilemmas regarding the climate. What do I give up on a personal level to […]
A journey into the darkness to find the light
Often the world is too much for me and I can’t think beyond the swirling thoughts in my head. I think twenty times about every step I take and every thought goes through my head a hundred times more. Right, wrong, right, wrong. Really wrong. Really right. Error. Error. Error. Stop! There is no right […]
What it means to stare at sun glitter
Have you ever looked closely at the sparkling light formed when sunlight reflects from water waves? It looks like little lights or diamonds, or maybe like little fireflies. In order to really experience the world around you, you have to be able to pause. But how can we do this with all the stuff happening […]
How an artwork changed my life
Can an artwork change your life? Yes it can. Read what happened to me after seeing an artwork about the history of oil made by artist Sandra M Sawatzky. Going from a climate shock to redesigning my purpose in life to new thoughts about moral responsibility and our power to act. Woken up by an […]