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 Peerlings created a space where play and vulnerability take center stage. In a ‘photo game,’ they gave themselves 10 seconds to connect with each other’s bodies through analog nude self-portraits. This intuitive process expanded into a dialogue on three ten-meter-long rolls of paper – a free-flowing stream of images and words.
Born from a struggle with expectations and the pressure to achieve, this project invites you to question whether the path itself might hold more value than the destination. Are you ready to embrace the unknown?
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Photography
A small selection of the photos (total 74 photos in different sizes from small 10x15cm to 40x60cm).
Rolls of paper
Three 10-meter rolls of paper (1 roll, 1 book shape, 1 leporello shape)
Video
Screenshots of the video that shows our workprocess (17 min 17 secs)
About us
Bibi-Joan is an artist from Amsterdam that is driven by a deep curiosity about how societal norms and power dynamics shape our relationships and self-awareness. Approaching her art with a feminist lens, she challenges deeply rooted structures and explores themes of identity, gender roles and the dynamics of vulnerability. Combining analog photography, video, and text, Bibi-Joan infuses her work with playfulness and freedom. More about Bibi-Joan.
Onno Peerlings is an autodidact fascinated by creative energy and the connection that every living being has with the universe, whether they are aware of it or not. As a poet, he explores how creativity brings us closer to our inner being and how words can help us open up our minds and ourselves for a deeper sense of connection. He is mostly driven by – sometimes unbridled – curiosity, always looking for new ways to connect with everything.