
Levende Linies (2019)
2 of 5 large-format photographic panels that are part of 'Levende Linies', an artwork in public space, Vechten (Utrecht)
Public artwork
L 564 cm x B 343 cm
2 of 5 large-format photographic panels that are part of 'Levende Linies', an artwork in public space, Vechten (Utrecht)
Photograph
‘A line of succession’, a sequence of consecutive buildings which are linked through time.
Framed photographic textile print
L 200 x H 300
The Tower’s Memory is a large-format photograph that shows architecture as a framework that has yet to be filled in.
Photographic series
The Window Archive is a continuous process and expanding archive, that investigates the role of windows in public space.
Most of the time I start my projects making observations in public space by using photography, this helps me to observe and draw conclusions. Although the photographic medium used to be the basis of my practice, a photograph can now be a starting point of a drawing, which can lead to a scale model. Subsequently, the scale model can lead to a sculpture in an installation or be used as an object in a performance in a video work. I also
find it interesting to bring the scale model back to the flat surface, by filming or photographic the object. The transformation in scale provides an interesting tool to suggest the volume of an architectural structure.
I find the ideologies with which architectural spaces around us are designed highly fascinating; for example: the modernist idea that daylight and space are primarily conditions for human wellbeing and happiness. Windows, walls and façades are a recurring motive in my work.
In my most recent project A Building’s Memory, I am investigating areas in the urban landscape in which architecture is in a state of transition. Areas where houses are being built up or where architecture is ‘eroding’ and buildings are being demolished. With the eroding of our houses, our ideals about how these spaces should look like are shifting as well.