[Website under construction]
2023
BLOB #1
Sculpture ‘BLOB #1’
[Wet clay, drip,
Cloth with waterglas]
100 x 100 x 70cm
2023
The deformed human blob made from wet clay embodies human relationship with a seemingly simple system that both sustains and shapes us. The sculpture's malleability is sustained by a lifeline, a drip that infuses seemingly desired "nutrients" into it. This drip, reminiscent of the external influences of our societal structure, symbolizes the continuous provision of influences that, on the surface, may appear beneficial or desirable, yet simultaneously perpetuate a sense of hunger or unfulfillment. The materiality, form and surface in this work capture a state of being that is perpetually unresolved, in constant flux.
2022
OUR MIND AS A HOST
Video Installation
[Database with 1866 images,
321 sounds of parasites
and surveillance technologies]
7.5 x 3 m
2022
[Database with 1866 images,
321 sounds of parasites
and surveillance technologies]
7.5 x 3 m
2022
Documentation video
New species are entering our world and living at our expense. As parasites, hidden surveillance technologies are preying and feeding on us. When they find a weak spot, their biometric algorithms crawl under our skin without consent. They modify behavior, interpret and maybe even shape one’s being, often without us noticing.
I assembled a database of 1866 images and 321 sounds of parasites and surveillance technologies, and compared their appearance and behavior, like surveillance algorithms and parasitologists do to analyze their find. In the montage, a mental phenomenon is used, where the viewer creates- from two images, a third image in te brain. Therefore,these images are expected to interact in the mind of the viewer; even though they are in reality unrelated. Visual similarities lead the edit, and‘‘control’’ the viewer’s eyes over the screen. As unpredictable and elusive parasites andsurveillance technologies are, the images appeara-rhythmic, in different sizes and places, which makes it hard to isolate and identify one byitself.
So the work will, as a parasite in the brain, manipulate perception -and can only exist- in ourmind as a host.
2022
SPONSORED
Book ‘Sponsored’
[Ink on paper, saddle stitch binding]
21 x 21 cm (1080 x 1920 px)
2022
New dummy in production
[Ink on paper, saddle stitch binding]
21 x 21 cm (1080 x 1920 px)
2022
New dummy in production
‘’The relationship with my phone used to feel like a one-way relationship. But now it isgetting more intelligent and is able to talkback sometimes. Swiping from advertisementto advertisement, I’m in a continuous feedback loop of who I consciously- but also unconsciously am. Or maybe; of who I shouldbe?’’
This ongoing conversation is laid bare in a photobook novel, where brutally honestdata is kept chronologically. The feedbackloop manifests itself directly, with a huge delay, or not at all. It is not always clear what influences what, yet biases present themselves. In the narrative, elements like maintaining a healthy lifestyle, migration and being in a relationship are misconstrued as signs of pregnancy, contrary to reality. These assumptions found in the personalized ads, result in a distored self-perception. As the story unfolds, the ads seem to take sides, endorsing the partner's perspective in conflicts and subtly probing whether the user is trapped in a toxic relationship. Initially promoting casual alcohol consumption and dating, the ads gradually escalate to the point of advocating behaviors that result in liver problems and sexually transmitted diseases.
2021-2023
PAREIDOLIA ‘SELFIE’
Prints ’Selfie’ 1 t/m 31
[Hacked surveillance cameras,
crystalgloss dibont]
Variable sizes
2021-2023
[Hacked surveillance cameras,
crystalgloss dibont]
Variable sizes
2021-2023
Over 770 million security cameras worldwide are watching over us. Even though, they are here to secure us from danger -like yet another god who is always by our side- it is easy to enter their minds and become a viewer through their eyes. While breaking into surveillance cameras, I started to feel empathy for them. I developed the tendency to recognize animalistic- and human traits in security systems. A sense of pareidolia might even occur to them -the security systems- as well. Seeing familiarities where there are none.
How do they view themselves? Who’s domesticating who?