Selected Exhibitions
Here and There. [Unfair 2024, Westergasfabriek Amsterdam + Facade exhibition, Paradiso, Leidseplein Amsterdam.]
The concept of Here and There reflects the essence of the painting process, where a constant movement occurs between 'here' and 'there'—both physically and conceptually. Each new layer in a painting pulls me, on the one hand formally 'there,' into a new dimension of the material, paint, and texture, while at the same time returning to previous layers to delve deeper into the details and textures that already exist, redefining the image conceptually. This continuous movement is not only a description of ‘the making of’, but also serves as a metaphor for a deeper, personal, introspective process.
This movement is also reflected in the shift between working on paper and canvas. Often beginning with quick sketches on paper - this allows spontaneous experiments - these sketches serve as studies that later find the way to the painting. As the process moves to the canvas, the experiments on paper take on their own form. This process of translation and repetition strengthens the dialogue between the impulsive sketch and the painting, between immediacy and monumentality.
The paintings become sites where different layers of time, emotion, and intervention converge—a ‘crime scene’ of encounters and collisions. Through this method, each painting becomes a dialogue between the past and the present, where each step is an echo of the previous one and a prelude to the next.
In addition to this exhibition at Unfair, there is also work on display at Paradiso, Leidseplein Amsterdam, where the concept of Here and There takes on a literal meaning. This parallel presentation reinforces the idea of being present in multiple places at once—the work exists here, but also there.
Documentation: Robin Meyer
Year: 2024