Travel to Den Hoorn, Texel. Kliffhanger 2011. This film takes two and a half hours: the duration of the journey from my home in Castricum to den Hoorn, Texel. The idea at Klifhanger, a biennial art event in den Hoorn, is for the artist to create work that has a connection to the place where it will be exhibited. I made a sound recording of the trip; I took it as the basis for my paintings and the film you can see here. I took the shot on a day in January; as a result, the walk on Texel was especially quiet! (...how do I paint silence?) It was new to me and very interesting to use sound as a source for my paintings. The sounds immediately bring associations: I feel the train, the long sitting, the going somewhere; I feel the rush on the boat, the atmosphere; I feel the space and vastness of the Texel landscape. That, too, ended up in my paintings. What you see on the film is mainly the slowness of painting; the technique of painting layer upon layer, the construction of the paintings and the differences in dynamics. What I can't show is how ideas arise in my head, how I spend times sitting or standing in front of a canvas watching and waiting.... I mainly show actions. I wish you much viewing pleasure.
2022 EuropArtFair at the Westergasfabriek Amsterdam 〈 impression)
2012 Kunst & Living in ‘t Gooi 〈 impression 〉
2011 Galerie De Kapberg 〈 impression 〉
2011 Open Atelier during KunstFietsRoute Castricum
2011 Art manifestation Klifhanger, Den Hoorn Texel 〈 impression 〉 (see film “Journey to Den Hoorn”)
2010 Cultural center the Circle, Heemskerk 〈 impression 〉
2010 Samaya Conference Center, Werkhoven
2009 Grote Kerk Oosthuizen 〈 impression 〉
2009 / 2010 Atelier Seligmann, Castricum 〈 impression 〉
2009 Art manifestation Klifhanger, Den Hoorn Texel 〈 impression 〉
2008 Galerie Kunst aan de kade, Zaandam 〈 impression 〉
2007/ 2008 Conference Center Samaya, Werkhoven 〈 impression 〉
2007 Gallery ‘tusse de banke’, Texel (together with Wilma Bosland, ceramist) 〈 impression 〉
2007 Het Weefhuis, Zaandijk
2006 Castricum town hall
2006 Vermeulen living and fashion, Driel 〈 impression 〉
2006 Physiotherapy practice “In Beweging,” Haarlem
2005 Gallery ‘tusse de banke’, Texel
2004 André Weda, art dealer and framer, Castricum
2002 Johanna’s hof, Castricum
2001 Sony main building Badhoevedorp, group exhibition
2001 Castricum Town Hall
2001 Toonbeeld Castricum, institution for art education
Travel to Den Hoorn, Texel. Kliffhanger 2011. This film takes two and a half hours: the duration of the journey from my home in Castricum to den Hoorn, Texel. The idea at Klifhanger, a biennial art event in den Hoorn, is for the artist to create work that has a connection to the place where it will be exhibited. I made a sound recording of the trip; I took this as the basis for my paintings and the film you can see here. I took the shot on a day in January; as a result, the walk on Texel was especially quiet! (...how do I paint silence?) It was new to me and very interesting to use sound as a source for my paintings. The sounds immediately bring associations: I feel the train, the long sitting, the going somewhere; I feel the bustle on the boat, the atmosphere; I feel the space and vastness of the Texel landscape. That too ended up in my paintings. What you see on the film is mainly the slowness of painting; the technique of painting layer upon layer, the construction of the paintings and the differences in dynamics. What I can't show is how ideas arise in my head, how I spend times sitting or standing in front of a canvas watching and waiting.... I mainly show actions. I wish you much viewing pleasure.