Category: 2023

invitation for nothing

Experiments Some experiments for invitations for “2024 – the year of nothing”. This is an idea for an campaign for a book about doing nothing, with empty posts, newsletters and ads. December 2023

stories

Sketches Since I quit my job I started drawing and writing stories, about the creative flow, mental health and life in general. December 2023

adventure time

Note & sketch I started going on “adventures”. This means I take the train or boat to go outside the city, make a long walk and drink tea somewhere. December 2023

sketchbook

Sketches Since I quit my job, I feel a lot more space for creativity. I started in a new sketchbook with drawing and designing. I also started using different materials and colors than only my black fountain pen. Unfortunately, the colors didn’t look good on the scans. So here are, again, only black and white… Continue reading sketchbook

whirlwind

Notes A short story about the whirlwind in my head. I call it “The Kraken Unleashed”. October 2023

handbook for “radicaal niksen”

Notes Writing the first pages of a book I have in mind: Handbook for “Radicaal Niksen”. Radicaal Niksen (radically doing nothing) means making a powerful statement in a world where we always have to be reachable, loud and productive.I discovered the hard way that this is not easy. That’s why I’m writing down the lessons… Continue reading handbook for “radicaal niksen”

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observations

Observations In a separate notebook I keep track of all my observations. These are texts about daily life, and explain my awkwardness towards normal things, such as work, social interactions, commuting… I gave it the following title: Easy Things Made Difficult September 2023

third life crisis

Note While dealing with some sort of “third life crisis” (because: almost 30, life gets serious, freedom more scarce, possibilities more limited and ovaries more impatient) I write about what I want in life. I stumble upon a wish that seems very simple, but that lies at the bottom of everything I (want to) create:… Continue reading third life crisis

walk

Experiment Instead of starting the day at my art residency at Het Bos with doing nothing, I started this day with a walk. Together with two other residents, I walked through the city to capture shapes, patterns and spaces. I wrote the following text (in Dutch): Verlopen Vergeten Vergaan Ver gaan om de lucht achterna… Continue reading walk