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New multiple: Coin

This is the coin. It is crafted from nickel-plated copper, measuring 28 mm in diameter and available in a limited edition of 100. Order your copy now.

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New multiple: Coin

This is the coin. It is crafted from nickel-plated copper, measuring 28 mm in diameter and available in a limited edition of 100. Order your copy now.

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Penning 2.0 @ Pictura Dordrecht

PICTURA launched a call for artists to create a contemporary coin (‘penning’). I took this opportunity to produce a coin as a carrier of instructions for its temporary concealment. The exhibition opens on Sunday September 1st.

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Penning 2.0 @ Pictura Dordrecht

PICTURA launched a call for artists to create a contemporary coin (‘penning’). I took this opportunity to produce a coin as a carrier of instructions for its temporary concealment. The exhibition opens on Sunday September 1st.

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Preview of new work @ BEAM THIS Haarlem

During the 4th edition of BEAM THIS Haarlem I will show a preview of new work: ‘Instructions for Chicken and Drums’ (video and objects). The event takes place on 20 April 2024 (from 8 p.m.) at 37PK, Groot Heiligland 37 in Haarlem. Free entrance.

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Preview of new work @ BEAM THIS Haarlem

During the 4th edition of BEAM THIS Haarlem I will show a preview of new work: ‘Instructions for Chicken and Drums’ (video and objects). The event takes place on 20 April 2024 (from 8 p.m.) at 37PK, Groot Heiligland 37 in Haarlem. Free entrance.

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A Child in A Cradle @ Van Zijll Langhout Gallery

In May and June 2023 I had a solo exhibition at Van Zijll Langhout Gallery in Amsterdam. At this solo show I presented my latest project: A Child in a Cradle. Have a look at the pictures.

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A Child in A Cradle @ Van Zijll Langhout Gallery

In May and June 2023 I had a solo exhibition at Van Zijll Langhout Gallery in Amsterdam. At this solo show I presented my latest project: A Child in a Cradle. Have a look at the pictures.

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The manual of Habitus @ Not Just a Library

DEC 2022 / The manual of Habitus is presented at Not Just a Library in Arnhem (NL). This presentation by artist collective Not Just a Collective showcasts artistic and experimental manners of publishing practices and printed matters.

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The manual of Habitus @ Not Just a Library

DEC 2022 / The manual of Habitus is presented at Not Just a Library in Arnhem (NL). This presentation by artist collective Not Just a Collective showcasts artistic and experimental manners of publishing practices and printed matters.

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MELK / WATER

From 23 July to 7 August 2022 group show MELK / WATER at in Rotterdam. With a deconstructed version of the diptych Something to hold, which evolved into a new work.

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MELK / WATER

From 23 July to 7 August 2022 group show MELK / WATER at in Rotterdam. With a deconstructed version of the diptych Something to hold, which evolved into a new work.

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Working on ‘woven poem’ with Marieke Kranenburg

MAY 2022 / Last year I wove a basket from willow rods. In collaboration with weaving expert Marieke Kranenburg I am now working on a ‘woven poem’ to accompany this basket.

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Working on ‘woven poem’ with Marieke Kranenburg

MAY 2022 / Last year I wove a basket from willow rods. In collaboration with weaving expert Marieke Kranenburg I am now working on a ‘woven poem’ to accompany this basket.

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The Manual of Habitus @ Apples & Oranges Genk (B)

On October 2nd 2021 the manual of Habitus was presented at Apples and Oranges, an artist publications & multiples fair at C-mine in Genk, Belgium.

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The Manual of Habitus @ Apples & Oranges Genk (B)

On October 2nd 2021 the manual of Habitus was presented at Apples and Oranges, an artist publications & multiples fair at C-mine in Genk, Belgium.

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Weaving Residency in Lhee

AUG 2021 / In August 2021 I went to the village of Lhee, in Drenthe, for a weaving residency with weaver Barbara Mahler. In collaboration with her I made e a basket from willow rods, bases on the characteristics of the prototype that was presented at the exhibition at 37PK.

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Weaving Residency in Lhee

AUG 2021 / In August 2021 I went to the village of Lhee, in Drenthe, for a weaving residency with weaver Barbara Mahler. In collaboration with her I made e a basket from willow rods, bases on the characteristics of the prototype that was presented at the exhibition at 37PK.

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Podcast Habitus available

MAY 2021 / The podcast of Habitus (Dutch only) is available at Anchor.fm, Spotify and YouTube.

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Podcast Habitus available

MAY 2021 / The podcast of Habitus (Dutch only) is available at Anchor.fm, Spotify and YouTube.

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Residency at VOL_22

DEC 2020 / 37PK, platform for the arts in Haarlem, invited me to do a residency in the VOL_22 in Haarlem. I am very grateful for this opportunity! From December 2020 to April 2021 I will work in the spacious studio in a former school building, located in the centre of Haarlem.

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Residency at VOL_22

DEC 2020 / 37PK, platform for the arts in Haarlem, invited me to do a residency in the VOL_22 in Haarlem. I am very grateful for this opportunity! From December 2020 to April 2021 I will work in the spacious studio in a former school building, located in the centre of Haarlem.

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Work in progress: ‘It doesn’t rustle’

AUG 2020 / Since the summer of 2020 I have been working on the project ‘It doesn’t rustle / Het ritselt niet’. What started as an idea for a woven sculpture and the fascination for the repetitive act of weaving, has turned into an investigation of weaving materials, the meaning of weaving, and the functionality of a basket.

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Work in progress: ‘It doesn’t rustle’

AUG 2020 / Since the summer of 2020 I have been working on the project ‘It doesn’t rustle / Het ritselt niet’. What started as an idea for a woven sculpture and the fascination for the repetitive act of weaving, has turned into an investigation of weaving materials, the meaning of weaving, and the functionality of a basket.

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Ongemakkelijk / Awkward @ Arti et Amicitiae

Group show in collaboration with artists Claudia Mulder and Robbert Weide about the gaping hole between what humans want and what the world has to offer. With works of 16 renowned and upcoming artists.

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Ongemakkelijk / Awkward @ Arti et Amicitiae

Group show in collaboration with artists Claudia Mulder and Robbert Weide about the gaping hole between what humans want and what the world has to offer. With works of 16 renowned and upcoming artists.

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PICK ME! @ DE.GROEN Arnhem

From 14 September to 22 December 2019 We Like Art! showed a wide selection of works, edition and artists at DE.GROEN in Arnhem. Both Something to hold and Small Change were part of the exhibition. Location: DE.GROEN, Weverstraat 40, 6811 EM Arnhem (NL).

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PICK ME! @ DE.GROEN Arnhem

From 14 September to 22 December 2019 We Like Art! showed a wide selection of works, edition and artists at DE.GROEN in Arnhem. Both Something to hold and Small Change were part of the exhibition. Location: DE.GROEN, Weverstraat 40, 6811 EM Arnhem (NL).

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Edition ‘I want everyone to know’

Edition of ‘I want everyone to know’ C-print, 30 x approx. 42 cm, 2019 Edition of 10 (+2 AP) SOLD OUT Photography: Gert Jan van Rooij

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Edition ‘I want everyone to know’

Edition of ‘I want everyone to know’ C-print, 30 x approx. 42 cm, 2019 Edition of 10 (+2 AP) SOLD OUT Photography: Gert Jan van Rooij

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Something to hold @ Ghent (B)

FEB 2019 // From 15 February to 14 March 2019 a site specific adaptation of diptych ‘Something to hold’ was presented at De Vitrines, Meerseniersstraat 4, Ghent (Belgium). Read more about this work at We Like Art! Photo: Hendrik Braet  

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Something to hold @ Ghent (B)

FEB 2019 // From 15 February to 14 March 2019 a site specific adaptation of diptych ‘Something to hold’ was presented at De Vitrines, Meerseniersstraat 4, Ghent (Belgium). Read more about this work at We Like Art! Photo: Hendrik Braet  

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Open studio

NOV 2018 // Come and visit my studio on 10 & 11 November 2018 at Nieuwe Uilenburgerstraat 5, 1011 LM Amsterdam. Open on Saturday from 12 AM – 6 PM, Sunday from 2 – 6 PM. More info: Open Ateliers Nieuwmarkt.

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Open studio

NOV 2018 // Come and visit my studio on 10 & 11 November 2018 at Nieuwe Uilenburgerstraat 5, 1011 LM Amsterdam. Open on Saturday from 12 AM – 6 PM, Sunday from 2 – 6 PM. More info: Open Ateliers Nieuwmarkt.

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We Like Art @ Westergasfabriek

DEC 2017 // Secret Postcard Sale by We Like Art: postcard size works of a wide selection of artists are sold for € 100,- each. From 15 to 29 December at Westergasfabriek in Amsterdam. With works of both renowned and emerging

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We Like Art @ Westergasfabriek

DEC 2017 // Secret Postcard Sale by We Like Art: postcard size works of a wide selection of artists are sold for € 100,- each. From 15 to 29 December at Westergasfabriek in Amsterdam. With works of both renowned and emerging

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Stacking series on PRISM Photo Magazine Blog

FEB 2017 // The Stacking series was published on the PRISM Photo Magazine blog.

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Stacking series on PRISM Photo Magazine Blog

FEB 2017 // The Stacking series was published on the PRISM Photo Magazine blog.

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2nd Prize Theodora Niemeijer Prize 2016

JULY 2016 // ‘I didn’t see it coming’ was awarded 2nd Prize of the Theodora Niemeijer Prize 2016. This was announced on Thursday evening 7 July 2016 during a ceremony in the auditorium of the Van Abbemuseum. The first prize

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2nd Prize Theodora Niemeijer Prize 2016

JULY 2016 // ‘I didn’t see it coming’ was awarded 2nd Prize of the Theodora Niemeijer Prize 2016. This was announced on Thursday evening 7 July 2016 during a ceremony in the auditorium of the Van Abbemuseum. The first prize

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Nomination Theodora Niemeijer Prize 2016

MAY 2016 // The jury of the Theodora Niemeijer Prize 2016 has announced the names of the visual artists shortlisted for the prize. The three nominated artists are (in random order): Marieke Gelissen, Sissel Marie Tonn and the artist duo Lotte van der

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Nomination Theodora Niemeijer Prize 2016

MAY 2016 // The jury of the Theodora Niemeijer Prize 2016 has announced the names of the visual artists shortlisted for the prize. The three nominated artists are (in random order): Marieke Gelissen, Sissel Marie Tonn and the artist duo Lotte van der

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Residency in Ukiha, Japan

AUG 2016 // In August 2016 I joined the Artist-in-residence program of Ukiha City (Japan). This resulted in a presentation in Ukiha City on August 21st, 2016 and and the exhibition of Stacking at Minou Books & Cafe. Some first works

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Residency in Ukiha, Japan

AUG 2016 // In August 2016 I joined the Artist-in-residence program of Ukiha City (Japan). This resulted in a presentation in Ukiha City on August 21st, 2016 and and the exhibition of Stacking at Minou Books & Cafe. Some first works

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Intervention Camouflaged Art in Madrid

NOV 2015 // Text work Abstract Sentence was part of an intervention in the public toilets of Madrid. This intervention, Invasive Art, was part of the International Festival of Camouflaged Art 2015. More info here.

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Intervention Camouflaged Art in Madrid

NOV 2015 // Text work Abstract Sentence was part of an intervention in the public toilets of Madrid. This intervention, Invasive Art, was part of the International Festival of Camouflaged Art 2015. More info here.

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Parallel Paper Tunnel in publication on site specific art

NOV 2015 // Parallel Paper Tunnel was selected for the publication The State of Art – Installation & Site Specific #2. This publication is part of The State of Art series of Bare Hill Publishing (UK), which aims to give an

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Parallel Paper Tunnel in publication on site specific art

NOV 2015 // Parallel Paper Tunnel was selected for the publication The State of Art – Installation & Site Specific #2. This publication is part of The State of Art series of Bare Hill Publishing (UK), which aims to give an

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STUDIO 47 @ Unseen

SEPT 2015 // Turning Pages was included in the STUDIO 47 presentation at UNSEEN photo fair, from 18 – 20 september 2015 in Westergasfabriek, Amsterdam. The Turning Pages photograph was be available in a small edition. You find STUDIO 47 & STUDIO 47 PRESS at

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STUDIO 47 @ Unseen

SEPT 2015 // Turning Pages was included in the STUDIO 47 presentation at UNSEEN photo fair, from 18 – 20 september 2015 in Westergasfabriek, Amsterdam. The Turning Pages photograph was be available in a small edition. You find STUDIO 47 & STUDIO 47 PRESS at

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In Platform Platvorm Magazine

JUNE 2015 // Hanging has been published in the first issue of Platform Platvorm, an artist run magazine. The magazine was launched in June 2015 and includes works by more than 90 artists, a.o. Sara Barbosa de Campos, Fleur Dodewaard, Jan Hoek, Liza May

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In Platform Platvorm Magazine

JUNE 2015 // Hanging has been published in the first issue of Platform Platvorm, an artist run magazine. The magazine was launched in June 2015 and includes works by more than 90 artists, a.o. Sara Barbosa de Campos, Fleur Dodewaard, Jan Hoek, Liza May

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Parallel Paper Tunnel @ 17ZWEI, Zürich

MAY 2014 // From May 27th 2014 Parallel Paper Tunnel was presented at 17ZWEI, a public exhibition wall in Station Hardbrücke in Zürich, Switzerland, initiated by Deutsche Bank and the Zürich Art Academy. It is an inkjet print on truck tarp, sized 1600 x 215 cm.

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Parallel Paper Tunnel @ 17ZWEI, Zürich

MAY 2014 // From May 27th 2014 Parallel Paper Tunnel was presented at 17ZWEI, a public exhibition wall in Station Hardbrücke in Zürich, Switzerland, initiated by Deutsche Bank and the Zürich Art Academy. It is an inkjet print on truck tarp, sized 1600 x 215 cm.

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Tubelight – Review Prospects & Concepts

FEB 2014 // Tubelight, magazine of contemporary art reviews, wrote a review on the Propects & Concepts exhibition, which took place from 6 – 9 February 2014 at Art Rotterdam in the Van Nellefabriek in Rotterdam. Read the article here

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Tubelight – Review Prospects & Concepts

FEB 2014 // Tubelight, magazine of contemporary art reviews, wrote a review on the Propects & Concepts exhibition, which took place from 6 – 9 February 2014 at Art Rotterdam in the Van Nellefabriek in Rotterdam. Read the article here

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Still Performances in Ei Magazine

OCT 2013 // Photo series Still Performances was published in the October issue of Ei Magazine, Dutch  magazine for word and image. View publication online: tijdschriftei.com.

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Still Performances in Ei Magazine

OCT 2013 // Photo series Still Performances was published in the October issue of Ei Magazine, Dutch  magazine for word and image. View publication online: tijdschriftei.com.

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Still Performances published in Prism

JULY 2013 // A selection of photographs was published in Prism Photography Magazine (#12, July 2013) as a series: Still Performances. View the full magazine online: Prism Photo Magazine #12. This 2nd anniversary issue includes the work of Isabelle Wenzel,

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Still Performances published in Prism

JULY 2013 // A selection of photographs was published in Prism Photography Magazine (#12, July 2013) as a series: Still Performances. View the full magazine online: Prism Photo Magazine #12. This 2nd anniversary issue includes the work of Isabelle Wenzel,

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Grant from Mondriaan Fonds

DEC 2012 // Mondriaan Fonds, the Dutch national cultural funding organization,  awarded me a startstipendium, a grant that enables me to continue developing my work in 2013. www.mondriaanfonds.nl  

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Grant from Mondriaan Fonds

DEC 2012 // Mondriaan Fonds, the Dutch national cultural funding organization,  awarded me a startstipendium, a grant that enables me to continue developing my work in 2013. www.mondriaanfonds.nl  

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Commissioned work included in Anniversary Exposition Five 4U

OCT 2012 // The work ‘Tomorrow I will stop being twenty’ was especially made for the Anniversary Exposition of Five 4U, with works of graduates from art academies thoughout the Netherlands. Other artists were: Karina Beumer, Ilse Haak, Pim Leenen

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Commissioned work included in Anniversary Exposition Five 4U

OCT 2012 // The work ‘Tomorrow I will stop being twenty’ was especially made for the Anniversary Exposition of Five 4U, with works of graduates from art academies thoughout the Netherlands. Other artists were: Karina Beumer, Ilse Haak, Pim Leenen

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