What if we become everything?
What If We Become Everything is an art project about the deeper meaning of intuition, creativity, and play – but most of all, about what happens when we dare to let go. Artist Bibi-Joan and poet Onno created a space where play and vulnerability take center stage. In a ‘photo game,’ they gave themselves 10 […]
Hug me
Touch plays an important role in our health, emotion regulation and the shaping of social relationships. I am fascinated by the fact that in many cultures, touch seems less accepted for men than for women. If touch is so important to our emotional development, shouldn’t we redefine how we look at touch between men? The […]
The game
In THE GAME, a man and a woman reverse gender roles in one of the most conventional relationships in art history: artist and model. An intimate dance, where honest dialogues meet moments of friction. In art history, the role of the naked model is traditionally reserved for women. This division of roles is essentially still […]
Hij naakt. Zij maakt.
In 1989 the Guerilla Girls asked the question: “Do women have to be naked to get into the Met. Museum?” They indicated that less than 5 percent of all art in that museum was made by women, while 85 percent of the nude models are female. More than 30 years later this question seems to […]
Look at me
Look at me is a female exploration of the nude male body. The project began because I was wondering why I see so little nude men in our visual culture. While I was investigating this, I became interested in the way nude men are portrayed. I noticed that they were often depicted according to a […]
100 grams
This project is a first exploration of my ‘female’ gaze on the male nude. It started with my wondering why we hardly ever see the male nude in the arts and media. Moreover, the male nude is often depicted in a very stereotypical masculine way. Therefore, I was looking for a more versatile perspective on […]
A female diary
Throughout history, most images of the female nude in art have been made by and on behalf of men for the pleasure of other men. This ‘male gaze’ is used in many contexts to describe the sexual objectification of women in the visual arts and other media. The passive and sexual way in which the […]
Show me something real
How do images of our body change the way we see ourselves? The human body is central to our understanding of identity. We alter our bodies and clothing to align with our gender, sexuality, race, and ethnicity. I grew up with a very open-minded view on the body. In the world around me, however, I […]