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She Persisted, for Virtual Shoe Museum

News photo of refugee centre Ter Apel turned into tapestry, made out of tens of thousands donated buttons, all embroidered by hand. 250x285cm. 2023.

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Ter Apel

News photo of refugee centre Ter Apel turned into tapestry, made out of tens of thousands donated buttons, all embroidered by hand. 245x285cm. 2023.

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Rutte

Portrait of Mark Rutte, embroidered buttons on black velvet, 100x148cm. 2023.

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War Flags: Palestine

Flag of Palestine made with embroidered buttons on mesh, wooden and aluminum frame. 40x85cm. 2024.

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War Flags: Ukraine

Flag of Ukraine made with embroidered buttons on mesh, wooden and aluminum frame. 45x75cm. 2024.

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War Flags: Syria

Flag of Syria made with embroidered buttons on mesh, wooden and aluminum frame. 45x75cm. 2024.

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Walther 2.0

Handgun replica made out of glass beads, gold beads, pearls, crystal beads and Swarovski crystals. 23x30cm. Not true to size. 2023.

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Iranian Velvet: Birthday

Private photos transformed into velvet tapestries. Turquoise velvet on a wooden and aluminum frame. 70x100cm. 2023

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Iranian Velvet: Pizza

Private photos transformed into velvet tapestries. Gray velvet (two shades) on a wooden and aluminum frame. 110x150cm. 2023

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Trump Mugshot

Woven glass, metal and gold plated beads on wool, on wooden and aluminum frame. 47x42cm. 2023

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Pieta Studies no.3

Silk, organza, lace, glass beads and mesh on wooden frame. 50x40cm. 2024

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Pieta Studies no.2

Silk and pleated organza on mesh on wooden frame, 50x40cm. 2024

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Pieta Studies no.1

Embroidery with cotton thread and glass beads onto organza and mesh, on wooden frame with gold paint. 40x30cm. 2024

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The Apple

Approx. 50.000 handwoven beads, crystal, lurex yarn, glass marble filling. 35x35x30cm, chain of 90cm, 9 kilos in total. 2021

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Pietà

This tapestry is about the story of Adam and Eve and Original Sin in relation to contemporary society, especially what effect the Bible story still has in our Western society today. In Paradise, the devil disguised as a snake tempted Eve to take a bite of the forbidden apple, then Eve tempted Adam, resulting in both being banished from Paradise.

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Organza, velvet and silk tapestry with golden and crystal embroidered beads. 270x190cm. 2022
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Pietà

This tapestry is about the story of Adam and Eve and Original Sin in relation to contemporary society, especially what effect the Bible story still has in our Western society today. In Paradise, the devil disguised as a snake tempted Eve to take a bite of the forbidden apple, then Eve tempted Adam, resulting in both being banished from Paradise.

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Je zal er zelf wel om gevraagd hebben, de kalender!

Na een succesvolle crowdfunding is ‘ie dan ein-de-lijk hier: de verjaardagskalender met al mijn 12 kralenwerken met daarop botte, lompe, seksistische uitspraken. Het was maar een grapje, niet zo boos kijken, hij bedoelde het vast niet zo…. Kortom, je mag ook niks meer zeggen!

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Je bent best technisch voor een vrouw

These sentences can be heard very often when addressing inappropriate behaviour. It was just a joke, he didn’t mean it like that! Bet you asked for it, it’s just the way he is……. And so on, and so on. Every time a new sentence pops up in the media, or when I encounter one myself, I might include it in the next tapestry…

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Stel je niet zo aan

This work is part of a series where I am going to integrate common replies in Dutch on sexist or other inappropriate behaviour into kitsch tapestries, with an embroidery-style rose in the middle. I started working on these tapestries during the large #metoo scandal on The Voice of Holland.

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These sentences can be heard very often when addressing inappropriate behaviour. It was just a joke, he didn't mean it like that! Bet you asked for it, it's just the way he is....... And so on, and so on. Every time a new sentence pops up in the media, or when I encounter one myself, I might include it in the next tapestry...
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Je mag niet eens meer flirten

Part of a series addressing sexism, this artwork showcases common Dutch responses like "You're not even allowed to flirt anymore" integrated into kitsch-style tapestries. Inspired by the #MeToo scandal on The Voice of Holland, the series humorously critiques everyday sexist comments.

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Small tapestry made out of glass beads. Size approx. 340,5x21cm. Handwoven. 2023
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Doe eens niet zo ongezellig

This kitsch tapestry features the Dutch phrase "Doe eens niet zo ongezellig" ("Don’t be such a buzzkill")—part of a series integrating typical dismissive responses to sexism and inappropriate behavior. Inspired by the #MeToo scandal in The Voice of Holland.

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Small tapestry made out of glass beads. Size approx. 35x28cm. Handwoven. 2023
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Vroeger kon dat gewoon

This work is part of a series where I am going to integrate common replies in Dutch on sexist or other inappropriate behaviour into kitsch tapestries, with an embroidery-style rose in the middle.

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This work is part of a series where I am going to integrate common replies in Dutch on sexist or other inappropriate behaviour into kitsch tapestries, with an embroidery-style rose in the middle. I started working on these tapestries during the large #metoo scandal on The Voice of Holland.
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Niet zo boos kijken

This work is part of a series where I am going to integrate common replies in Dutch on sexist or other inappropriate behaviour into kitsch tapestries, with an embroidery-style rose in the middle. I started working on these tapestries during the large #metoo scandal on The Voice of Holland.

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Ben je ongesteld, of zo? (Are you on your period, or something?)
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Ben je ongesteld, of zo?

This work is part of a series where I am going to integrate common replies in Dutch on sexist or other inappropriate behaviour into kitsch tapestries, with an embroidery-style rose in the middle. I started working on these tapestries during the large #metoo scandal on The Voice of Holland.

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Je zal er zelf wel om gevraagd hebben

The artwork "Je zal er zelf wel om gevraagd hebben" is part of a series that captures common responses to sexism and inappropriate behavior in Dutch culture. With an embroidered rose on a kitsch tapestry, the piece highlights how such dismissive comments reflect deeper societal issues. This artwork is currently part of the Museum W collection in Weert.

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Schopenhauer quote, right-wing extremism, fascism, Dutch politics, Fraktur font, handwoven beads, social commentary art, gold-plated art, available artwork
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Het ergste moet nog komen

The artwork "Het ergste moet nog komen" by Schopenhauer is a striking commentary on the rise of right-wing extremism and fascism in the Netherlands. Made from gold-plated handwoven beads and featuring Fraktur script, it reflects on history’s dark chapters. The quote is a chilling reminder of potential consequences in today’s political climate.

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Hij bedoelde het vast niet zo (He probably didn't mean it like that)
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Hij bedoelde het vast niet zo

The artwork "Hij bedoelde het vast niet zo" addresses dismissive responses to inappropriate behavior, often heard when confronting sexism. Part of a series inspired by the #MeToo scandal, it incorporates these all-too-common phrases into kitsch tapestries, blending them with traditional embroidery-style roses.

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This work is part of a series where I am going to integrate common replies in Dutch on sexist or other inappropriate behaviour into kitsch tapestries, with an embroidery-style rose in the middle.
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Je mag ook niks meer zeggen

The artwork "Je mag ook niks meer zeggen" addresses the frustration often expressed when people feel restricted in their comments due to societal shifts in addressing inappropriate behavior. Part of a series inspired by the #MeToo scandal, this piece integrates these defensive remarks into kitsch tapestries, blending them with traditional embroidery-style roses.

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Zo is hij nou eenmaal (That's just the way he is)
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Zo is hij nou eenmaal

The artwork "Zo is hij nou eenmaal" reflects a common excuse for inappropriate behavior, integrating it into a kitsch tapestry with an embroidery-style rose. Inspired by the #MeToo scandal surrounding The Voice of Holland, this piece is part of a series that challenges normalized sexist remarks.

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Het was maar een grapje

This work is part of a series where I am going to integrate common replies in Dutch on sexist or other inappropriate behaviour into kitsch tapestries, with an embroidery-style rose in the middle. I started working on these tapestries during the large #metoo scandal on The Voice of Holland.

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Molotov Cuddles
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Molotov Cuddles

Aren't these stuffed Molotov cocktail toys the cutest?There are three types of Molotov Cuddles, each are available in an edition of three plus one. So that's twelve softies in total!Varying sizes, ranging up from 28 to 35cm tall.

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Bronzen beeld in de openbare ruimte voor de Gemeente Utrecht / Bronze sculpture in public space for the City of Utrecht, 2022
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Een standbeeld voor Truus van Lier / A statue for Truus van Lier

Ontdek het ontroerende verhaal achter het standbeeld van Truus van Lier, een jonge verzetsheldin die haar leven riskeerde tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog. Dit kunstwerk eert haar moedige strijd tegen de Duitse bezetters. Lees meer over de achtergrond, betekenis en creatie van dit eerbetoon aan een van de heldinnen van Utrecht.

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The Snake

The Snake is part of a new series of works about the Fall of man from the Biblical paradise, Eve who got temped by the Snake and who, in turn, temped Adam to eat form the forbidden apple.

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Misogynist YouTube Titles

Two misogynist YouTube titles from the Manosphere/Incel movement. Size varies, but the letter 'e' measures about 9x9cm. Velvet and stuffing material. 2021

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Two small beadwork tapestries made out of 11.150 beads each. The tapestries have a brass suspension system.
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Beadwork tapestries

Two small beadwork tapestries made out of 11.150 beads each. The tapestries have a brass suspension system. Both texts on the tapestries are very well known within the women's rights activist movement.

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Let's get political
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Let’s get political

I decided to turn my favourite internet meme into a velvet tapestry. The tapestry is based on the 'let's get political' meme with Olivia Newton John. The tapestry measures 120x78cm and is made entirely out of velvet.

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Men on Pedestals

Men on Pedestals are a series of two black and grey velvet tapestries. On each tapestry, a man stands on a so called scully box, a small platform, so they appear taller. In this case, they want to appear taller than their female co-star.

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Tapestry made out of organza, embroidery thread, glass beads. 350x200cm, 2021.
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Teatr-e Shahr Metro Station

In 2019 I was an artist-in-residence at the Aria Residency in Tehran, Iran. One of the photos I took was of the Teatr-e Shahr Metro Station, one of the metro stations one could use when you would travel to Enghelab Street.

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Four beadwork tapestries, each measuring 30x30cm. Each beadwork tapestry is made out of 6700 individual glass and metal beads, each sewn on one by one. Brass suspension rods. 2021
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Trump no.1, 2, 3, 4

Trump to me is like a car crash: you don't want to look, but you have to. I turned one of his press photos into something else with 6700 glass and metal beads per tapestry.

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¥€$ (Yen Euro Dollar)

Back in art school in 2011 I discovered that you could make words with the currency symbols on your computer keyboard. And then I found out Yen, Euro and Dollar together made the word 'YES'. Of course a ton of others already found out about this, but I still decided to make a small work on the subject.

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Sending Thoughts and Prayers

The phrase "thoughts and prayers" is often used by officials and celebrities in the United States as a condolence after a tragic event, such as a deadly natural disaster.

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The Radium Girls were factory workers in the 1920s who contracted radium poisoning from painting watch dials with self-luminous, radioactive paint.
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Radium Girls

The Radium Girls were factory workers in the 1920s who contracted radium poisoning from painting watch dials with self-luminous, radioactive paint.

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Men of Quality
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Men of Quality

During my stay at the Aria Residency in Tehran, Iran I made a banner with the quote 'Men of quality do not fear equality'. I took it to the streets of Tehran and made a photo series of those who support the statement. 20 photos were made.

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Iranian Velvet pt.2
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Iranian Velvet pt.2

In January 2019 I was an artist-in-residence at the Aria Residency in Tehran, Iran. During my stay at the Aria Residency I made five canvases with velvet, replicas of photos I took on the streets of Tehran; please see the page on Iranian Velvet on this website for more information on that project.

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Iranian Velvet pt.3

In January 2019 I was an artist-in-residence at the Aria Residency in Tehran, Iran. During my stay at the Aria Residency I made five canvases with velvet, replicas of photos I took on the streets of Tehran; please see the page on Iranian Velvet on this website for more information on that project.

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Iranian Velvet

During my stay at the Aria Residency I made five canvases with velvet, replicas of photos I took on the streets of Tehran. One of the photos I used is not a street photo but a photo of Mount Damavand, the highest peak in the Middle East.

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Alleen op een Landgoed

In 1971 Godfried Bomans and Jan Wolkers each stayed for 7 days at an uninhabited island in The Netherlands, Rottumerplaat, to experience the loneliness and what it's like to be at a place where no one normally lives. Every day they talked about their experiences with Willem Ruis, a Dutch radio show host.

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Utility Box on Enghelab Street

The utility box in the image was used in protests in 2017 by the Girls of Enghelab Street, to protest the compulsary hijab and clothing restrictions for the people of Iran.

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Bum Revisited

Back in the old days in 2009, when I was still in art school I made one of my funniest works ever. I placed a tiny paper umbrella in between a boyfriends buttocks. Unfortunately, I lost the original digital photo and was left with only a very low-res copy.

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For You, María Hernández

The project was about Mariá Hernández as a person in general, MH is the most common name for a woman in Mexico with more than 2000 women being named MH. The project revolved about 'her' identity in general and an artificial living space was created, to give an identity to the name, to honour her and to raise awareness about women's rights in Mexico.

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Korean Promises

Korean PromisesHand-sewn tapestry, 225x145cm, organza, nylon sewing thread, acrylic tube. Made for the exhibition CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE at In De Ruimte, Ghent (BE).

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The Institute of Misinformation

The Institute of Misinformation is an ongoing research-based project I started in Spring 2017, to research the effects of graphic design in relation to the authority of signs and symbols and how those influence our behavior.

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Soft Series: Brass Knuckles
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Soft Series: Brass Knuckles

As part of the Soft Series I made hand-sewn satin brass knuckles. On the inside there's a lead rope filling, so the knuckles keep their shape. The photos above and below are available as prints on aluminum.

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Soft Series: P7

As part of the Soft Series I made a hand-sewn replica of the Heckler&Koch P7 gun. The gun is made out of satin and filled with sesame seeds and dried lavender, just to add some scent. The photos above and below are available as prints on aluminum.

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Soft Series: Naval Mine

As part of the Soft Series and as part of my artist-in-residence at Kunsthal45, Den Helder I made a partially hand-sewn scale 1:1 transparant naval mine. The mine is made from transparant rainbow organza, transparant busks and multi-coloured nylon sewing thread.

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PITT STOP IN KASSEL

I have always had a fascination with celebrity culture and the way we, the normal folks, act around celebrities. So right after the moment became clear someone very famous was going to approach the group, I decided to start filming.

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On-Air

On-air is a piece about the traces we might leave behind with our smartphones, tablets and other WiFi-enabled devices. Over the last couple years WiFi-tracking has become more and more common for large stores and supermarkets to track their customers’ behaviour.

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The Gaze

The Gaze is a series of performances held throughout The Hague and Nijmegen, the Netherlands, researching what happens when unwritten social rules are discarded.

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DPRK

In August 2014 I travelled to North Korea to see what the North Korean ideal looked like, the ideal that's always presented to tourists and other visitors. I was wondering if some of the things you hear about North Korea in Western media and society would shimmer through the veil of perfection every now and then.

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1000 cranes

I wanted to experience what it felt like to commit myself to an action that would cost a lot of time and effort, but would not (necessarily) generate any profit in any form from it.

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Soft Series: The AK

This piece is a follow-up of the Walther Plush5 gun I made for Festival De Basis in 2014 in which I took the attributes of the crochet guns to the extreme. More fleshy pink, more softness, more uselessness…

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Series of games made for artist-in-residence site De Torenkamer of radio show Opium op 4/AvroTros, Amsterdam, NL.
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Funny Games

I designed two games for the radio show, games which promoted negative behaviour amongst its players. The games were designed to make its players act mean and unfair against their contestants.

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Untitled (for Utopia)

For the exhibition Utopia I made a new video work, in which four people where interviewed about their personal worldviews. They were all asked the same questions, and in their answers they describe their personal utopia.

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Merging Spaces

Merging Spaces can be seen as a social experiment. Tweets (Twitter messages) publicly spread online were localised to establish their geographical origin. Through this project they were brought back to their original location but this time offline, using ordinary paper stickers.

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Rogier

For this project I followed someone who shared so much about himself online, that it was possible to base a novel on it. Through a random search query on Twitter I found the 17-year-old Rogier Hogervorst and followed him for three months on Twitter and Instagram, from the 1st of April until the 30th of June.

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Walther Plush5

The Walther Plush5 is a stuffed toy handgun; a crochet replica of the Walther P5, one of the current handguns of the Dutch police force.

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Dr. Pill is a pill that embodies the solution to all problems, ailments and diseases a person can imagine. The pill itself is composed of different medicines gathered via the internet; several advertisements were placed online on various message boards and web logs.
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Dr. Pill

Dr. Pill is a pill that embodies the solution to all problems, ailments and diseases a person can imagine. The pill itself is composed of different medicines gathered via the internet;

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The World’s Most Exclusive Membership

The World's Most Exclusive Membership was a membership I designed which was so exclusive, it excluded everyone.

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IT

Series of manipulative performances for 'Three Artists Walk Into A Bar...' at De Appel, Amsterdam, 2012

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24H

24H is a real time film with a duration of twenty-four hours in which a woman is followed for exactly one day in everything she does.

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1234 people like this

Ever-ongoing internet project; started in late 2010, revealed in late 2016.

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She Persisted, for Virtual Shoe Museum

News photo of refugee centre Ter Apel turned into tapestry, made out of tens of thousands donated buttons, all embroidered by hand. 250x285cm. 2023.

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Ter Apel

News photo of refugee centre Ter Apel turned into tapestry, made out of tens of thousands donated buttons, all embroidered by hand. 245x285cm. 2023.

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Rutte

Portrait of Mark Rutte, embroidered buttons on black velvet, 100x148cm. 2023.

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War Flags: Palestine

Flag of Palestine made with embroidered buttons on mesh, wooden and aluminum frame. 40x85cm. 2024.

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War Flags: Ukraine

Flag of Ukraine made with embroidered buttons on mesh, wooden and aluminum frame. 45x75cm. 2024.

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War Flags: Syria

Flag of Syria made with embroidered buttons on mesh, wooden and aluminum frame. 45x75cm. 2024.

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Walther 2.0

Handgun replica made out of glass beads, gold beads, pearls, crystal beads and Swarovski crystals. 23x30cm. Not true to size. 2023.

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Iranian Velvet: Birthday

Private photos transformed into velvet tapestries. Turquoise velvet on a wooden and aluminum frame. 70x100cm. 2023

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Iranian Velvet: Pizza

Private photos transformed into velvet tapestries. Gray velvet (two shades) on a wooden and aluminum frame. 110x150cm. 2023

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Trump Mugshot

Woven glass, metal and gold plated beads on wool, on wooden and aluminum frame. 47x42cm. 2023

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Pieta Studies no.3

Silk, organza, lace, glass beads and mesh on wooden frame. 50x40cm. 2024

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Pieta Studies no.2

Silk and pleated organza on mesh on wooden frame, 50x40cm. 2024

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Pieta Studies no.1

Embroidery with cotton thread and glass beads onto organza and mesh, on wooden frame with gold paint. 40x30cm. 2024

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The Apple

Approx. 50.000 handwoven beads, crystal, lurex yarn, glass marble filling. 35x35x30cm, chain of 90cm, 9 kilos in total. 2021

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Pietà

This tapestry is about the story of Adam and Eve and Original Sin in relation to contemporary society, especially what effect the Bible story still has in our Western society today. In Paradise, the devil disguised as a snake tempted Eve to take a bite of the forbidden apple, then Eve tempted Adam, resulting in both being banished from Paradise.

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Organza, velvet and silk tapestry with golden and crystal embroidered beads. 270x190cm. 2022
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Pietà

This tapestry is about the story of Adam and Eve and Original Sin in relation to contemporary society, especially what effect the Bible story still has in our Western society today. In Paradise, the devil disguised as a snake tempted Eve to take a bite of the forbidden apple, then Eve tempted Adam, resulting in both being banished from Paradise.

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Je zal er zelf wel om gevraagd hebben, de kalender!

Na een succesvolle crowdfunding is ‘ie dan ein-de-lijk hier: de verjaardagskalender met al mijn 12 kralenwerken met daarop botte, lompe, seksistische uitspraken. Het was maar een grapje, niet zo boos kijken, hij bedoelde het vast niet zo…. Kortom, je mag ook niks meer zeggen!

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Je bent best technisch voor een vrouw

These sentences can be heard very often when addressing inappropriate behaviour. It was just a joke, he didn’t mean it like that! Bet you asked for it, it’s just the way he is……. And so on, and so on. Every time a new sentence pops up in the media, or when I encounter one myself, I might include it in the next tapestry…

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Stel je niet zo aan

This work is part of a series where I am going to integrate common replies in Dutch on sexist or other inappropriate behaviour into kitsch tapestries, with an embroidery-style rose in the middle. I started working on these tapestries during the large #metoo scandal on The Voice of Holland.

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These sentences can be heard very often when addressing inappropriate behaviour. It was just a joke, he didn't mean it like that! Bet you asked for it, it's just the way he is....... And so on, and so on. Every time a new sentence pops up in the media, or when I encounter one myself, I might include it in the next tapestry...
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Je mag niet eens meer flirten

Part of a series addressing sexism, this artwork showcases common Dutch responses like "You're not even allowed to flirt anymore" integrated into kitsch-style tapestries. Inspired by the #MeToo scandal on The Voice of Holland, the series humorously critiques everyday sexist comments.

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Small tapestry made out of glass beads. Size approx. 340,5x21cm. Handwoven. 2023
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Doe eens niet zo ongezellig

This kitsch tapestry features the Dutch phrase "Doe eens niet zo ongezellig" ("Don’t be such a buzzkill")—part of a series integrating typical dismissive responses to sexism and inappropriate behavior. Inspired by the #MeToo scandal in The Voice of Holland.

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Small tapestry made out of glass beads. Size approx. 35x28cm. Handwoven. 2023
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Vroeger kon dat gewoon

This work is part of a series where I am going to integrate common replies in Dutch on sexist or other inappropriate behaviour into kitsch tapestries, with an embroidery-style rose in the middle.

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This work is part of a series where I am going to integrate common replies in Dutch on sexist or other inappropriate behaviour into kitsch tapestries, with an embroidery-style rose in the middle. I started working on these tapestries during the large #metoo scandal on The Voice of Holland.
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Niet zo boos kijken

This work is part of a series where I am going to integrate common replies in Dutch on sexist or other inappropriate behaviour into kitsch tapestries, with an embroidery-style rose in the middle. I started working on these tapestries during the large #metoo scandal on The Voice of Holland.

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Ben je ongesteld, of zo? (Are you on your period, or something?)
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Ben je ongesteld, of zo?

This work is part of a series where I am going to integrate common replies in Dutch on sexist or other inappropriate behaviour into kitsch tapestries, with an embroidery-style rose in the middle. I started working on these tapestries during the large #metoo scandal on The Voice of Holland.

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Je zal er zelf wel om gevraagd hebben

The artwork "Je zal er zelf wel om gevraagd hebben" is part of a series that captures common responses to sexism and inappropriate behavior in Dutch culture. With an embroidered rose on a kitsch tapestry, the piece highlights how such dismissive comments reflect deeper societal issues. This artwork is currently part of the Museum W collection in Weert.

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Schopenhauer quote, right-wing extremism, fascism, Dutch politics, Fraktur font, handwoven beads, social commentary art, gold-plated art, available artwork
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Het ergste moet nog komen

The artwork "Het ergste moet nog komen" by Schopenhauer is a striking commentary on the rise of right-wing extremism and fascism in the Netherlands. Made from gold-plated handwoven beads and featuring Fraktur script, it reflects on history’s dark chapters. The quote is a chilling reminder of potential consequences in today’s political climate.

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Hij bedoelde het vast niet zo (He probably didn't mean it like that)
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Hij bedoelde het vast niet zo

The artwork "Hij bedoelde het vast niet zo" addresses dismissive responses to inappropriate behavior, often heard when confronting sexism. Part of a series inspired by the #MeToo scandal, it incorporates these all-too-common phrases into kitsch tapestries, blending them with traditional embroidery-style roses.

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This work is part of a series where I am going to integrate common replies in Dutch on sexist or other inappropriate behaviour into kitsch tapestries, with an embroidery-style rose in the middle.
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Je mag ook niks meer zeggen

The artwork "Je mag ook niks meer zeggen" addresses the frustration often expressed when people feel restricted in their comments due to societal shifts in addressing inappropriate behavior. Part of a series inspired by the #MeToo scandal, this piece integrates these defensive remarks into kitsch tapestries, blending them with traditional embroidery-style roses.

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Zo is hij nou eenmaal (That's just the way he is)
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Zo is hij nou eenmaal

The artwork "Zo is hij nou eenmaal" reflects a common excuse for inappropriate behavior, integrating it into a kitsch tapestry with an embroidery-style rose. Inspired by the #MeToo scandal surrounding The Voice of Holland, this piece is part of a series that challenges normalized sexist remarks.

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Het was maar een grapje

This work is part of a series where I am going to integrate common replies in Dutch on sexist or other inappropriate behaviour into kitsch tapestries, with an embroidery-style rose in the middle. I started working on these tapestries during the large #metoo scandal on The Voice of Holland.

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Molotov Cuddles
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Molotov Cuddles

Aren't these stuffed Molotov cocktail toys the cutest?There are three types of Molotov Cuddles, each are available in an edition of three plus one. So that's twelve softies in total!Varying sizes, ranging up from 28 to 35cm tall.

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Bronzen beeld in de openbare ruimte voor de Gemeente Utrecht / Bronze sculpture in public space for the City of Utrecht, 2022
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Een standbeeld voor Truus van Lier / A statue for Truus van Lier

Ontdek het ontroerende verhaal achter het standbeeld van Truus van Lier, een jonge verzetsheldin die haar leven riskeerde tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog. Dit kunstwerk eert haar moedige strijd tegen de Duitse bezetters. Lees meer over de achtergrond, betekenis en creatie van dit eerbetoon aan een van de heldinnen van Utrecht.

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The Snake

The Snake is part of a new series of works about the Fall of man from the Biblical paradise, Eve who got temped by the Snake and who, in turn, temped Adam to eat form the forbidden apple.

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Misogynist YouTube Titles

Two misogynist YouTube titles from the Manosphere/Incel movement. Size varies, but the letter 'e' measures about 9x9cm. Velvet and stuffing material. 2021

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Two small beadwork tapestries made out of 11.150 beads each. The tapestries have a brass suspension system.
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Beadwork tapestries

Two small beadwork tapestries made out of 11.150 beads each. The tapestries have a brass suspension system. Both texts on the tapestries are very well known within the women's rights activist movement.

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Let's get political
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Let’s get political

I decided to turn my favourite internet meme into a velvet tapestry. The tapestry is based on the 'let's get political' meme with Olivia Newton John. The tapestry measures 120x78cm and is made entirely out of velvet.

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Men on Pedestals

Men on Pedestals are a series of two black and grey velvet tapestries. On each tapestry, a man stands on a so called scully box, a small platform, so they appear taller. In this case, they want to appear taller than their female co-star.

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Tapestry made out of organza, embroidery thread, glass beads. 350x200cm, 2021.
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Teatr-e Shahr Metro Station

In 2019 I was an artist-in-residence at the Aria Residency in Tehran, Iran. One of the photos I took was of the Teatr-e Shahr Metro Station, one of the metro stations one could use when you would travel to Enghelab Street.

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Four beadwork tapestries, each measuring 30x30cm. Each beadwork tapestry is made out of 6700 individual glass and metal beads, each sewn on one by one. Brass suspension rods. 2021
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Trump no.1, 2, 3, 4

Trump to me is like a car crash: you don't want to look, but you have to. I turned one of his press photos into something else with 6700 glass and metal beads per tapestry.

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¥€$ (Yen Euro Dollar)

Back in art school in 2011 I discovered that you could make words with the currency symbols on your computer keyboard. And then I found out Yen, Euro and Dollar together made the word 'YES'. Of course a ton of others already found out about this, but I still decided to make a small work on the subject.

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Sending Thoughts and Prayers

The phrase "thoughts and prayers" is often used by officials and celebrities in the United States as a condolence after a tragic event, such as a deadly natural disaster.

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The Radium Girls were factory workers in the 1920s who contracted radium poisoning from painting watch dials with self-luminous, radioactive paint.
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Radium Girls

The Radium Girls were factory workers in the 1920s who contracted radium poisoning from painting watch dials with self-luminous, radioactive paint.

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Men of Quality
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Men of Quality

During my stay at the Aria Residency in Tehran, Iran I made a banner with the quote 'Men of quality do not fear equality'. I took it to the streets of Tehran and made a photo series of those who support the statement. 20 photos were made.

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Iranian Velvet pt.2
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Iranian Velvet pt.2

In January 2019 I was an artist-in-residence at the Aria Residency in Tehran, Iran. During my stay at the Aria Residency I made five canvases with velvet, replicas of photos I took on the streets of Tehran; please see the page on Iranian Velvet on this website for more information on that project.

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Iranian Velvet pt.3

In January 2019 I was an artist-in-residence at the Aria Residency in Tehran, Iran. During my stay at the Aria Residency I made five canvases with velvet, replicas of photos I took on the streets of Tehran; please see the page on Iranian Velvet on this website for more information on that project.

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Iranian Velvet

During my stay at the Aria Residency I made five canvases with velvet, replicas of photos I took on the streets of Tehran. One of the photos I used is not a street photo but a photo of Mount Damavand, the highest peak in the Middle East.

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Alleen op een Landgoed

In 1971 Godfried Bomans and Jan Wolkers each stayed for 7 days at an uninhabited island in The Netherlands, Rottumerplaat, to experience the loneliness and what it's like to be at a place where no one normally lives. Every day they talked about their experiences with Willem Ruis, a Dutch radio show host.

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Utility Box on Enghelab Street

The utility box in the image was used in protests in 2017 by the Girls of Enghelab Street, to protest the compulsary hijab and clothing restrictions for the people of Iran.

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Bum Revisited

Back in the old days in 2009, when I was still in art school I made one of my funniest works ever. I placed a tiny paper umbrella in between a boyfriends buttocks. Unfortunately, I lost the original digital photo and was left with only a very low-res copy.

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For You, María Hernández

The project was about Mariá Hernández as a person in general, MH is the most common name for a woman in Mexico with more than 2000 women being named MH. The project revolved about 'her' identity in general and an artificial living space was created, to give an identity to the name, to honour her and to raise awareness about women's rights in Mexico.

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Korean Promises

Korean PromisesHand-sewn tapestry, 225x145cm, organza, nylon sewing thread, acrylic tube. Made for the exhibition CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE at In De Ruimte, Ghent (BE).

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The Institute of Misinformation

The Institute of Misinformation is an ongoing research-based project I started in Spring 2017, to research the effects of graphic design in relation to the authority of signs and symbols and how those influence our behavior.

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Soft Series: Brass Knuckles
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Soft Series: Brass Knuckles

As part of the Soft Series I made hand-sewn satin brass knuckles. On the inside there's a lead rope filling, so the knuckles keep their shape. The photos above and below are available as prints on aluminum.

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Soft Series: P7

As part of the Soft Series I made a hand-sewn replica of the Heckler&Koch P7 gun. The gun is made out of satin and filled with sesame seeds and dried lavender, just to add some scent. The photos above and below are available as prints on aluminum.

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Soft Series: Naval Mine

As part of the Soft Series and as part of my artist-in-residence at Kunsthal45, Den Helder I made a partially hand-sewn scale 1:1 transparant naval mine. The mine is made from transparant rainbow organza, transparant busks and multi-coloured nylon sewing thread.

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PITT STOP IN KASSEL

I have always had a fascination with celebrity culture and the way we, the normal folks, act around celebrities. So right after the moment became clear someone very famous was going to approach the group, I decided to start filming.

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On-Air

On-air is a piece about the traces we might leave behind with our smartphones, tablets and other WiFi-enabled devices. Over the last couple years WiFi-tracking has become more and more common for large stores and supermarkets to track their customers’ behaviour.

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The Gaze

The Gaze is a series of performances held throughout The Hague and Nijmegen, the Netherlands, researching what happens when unwritten social rules are discarded.

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DPRK

In August 2014 I travelled to North Korea to see what the North Korean ideal looked like, the ideal that's always presented to tourists and other visitors. I was wondering if some of the things you hear about North Korea in Western media and society would shimmer through the veil of perfection every now and then.

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1000 cranes

I wanted to experience what it felt like to commit myself to an action that would cost a lot of time and effort, but would not (necessarily) generate any profit in any form from it.

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Soft Series: The AK

This piece is a follow-up of the Walther Plush5 gun I made for Festival De Basis in 2014 in which I took the attributes of the crochet guns to the extreme. More fleshy pink, more softness, more uselessness…

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Series of games made for artist-in-residence site De Torenkamer of radio show Opium op 4/AvroTros, Amsterdam, NL.
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Funny Games

I designed two games for the radio show, games which promoted negative behaviour amongst its players. The games were designed to make its players act mean and unfair against their contestants.

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Untitled (for Utopia)

For the exhibition Utopia I made a new video work, in which four people where interviewed about their personal worldviews. They were all asked the same questions, and in their answers they describe their personal utopia.

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Merging Spaces

Merging Spaces can be seen as a social experiment. Tweets (Twitter messages) publicly spread online were localised to establish their geographical origin. Through this project they were brought back to their original location but this time offline, using ordinary paper stickers.

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Rogier

For this project I followed someone who shared so much about himself online, that it was possible to base a novel on it. Through a random search query on Twitter I found the 17-year-old Rogier Hogervorst and followed him for three months on Twitter and Instagram, from the 1st of April until the 30th of June.

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Walther Plush5

The Walther Plush5 is a stuffed toy handgun; a crochet replica of the Walther P5, one of the current handguns of the Dutch police force.

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Dr. Pill is a pill that embodies the solution to all problems, ailments and diseases a person can imagine. The pill itself is composed of different medicines gathered via the internet; several advertisements were placed online on various message boards and web logs.
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Dr. Pill

Dr. Pill is a pill that embodies the solution to all problems, ailments and diseases a person can imagine. The pill itself is composed of different medicines gathered via the internet;

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The World’s Most Exclusive Membership

The World's Most Exclusive Membership was a membership I designed which was so exclusive, it excluded everyone.

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IT

Series of manipulative performances for 'Three Artists Walk Into A Bar...' at De Appel, Amsterdam, 2012

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24H

24H is a real time film with a duration of twenty-four hours in which a woman is followed for exactly one day in everything she does.

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1234 people like this

Ever-ongoing internet project; started in late 2010, revealed in late 2016.

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