Category: process

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

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

pieces of something

Notes & experiment During my residency at Het Bos in Antwerp, I work in a very calm, empty and silent space. Instead of making Stukjes Niets (Pieces of Nothing) to create stillness in the public space, I now create Stukjes Iets (Pieces of Something) in the personal space. This makes the rest of the space… Continue reading pieces of something

empty residency

Notes & experiments Starting with a two week art residency at Het Bos in Antwerp. I begin every day with 5 minutes of doing nothing, and write and draw about these experiences. July 2023

nothing – something

Notes While recovering from surgery, I experienced how there’s a thin line between “nothing” and “something”. Nothing is filled with something, and vice versa, and it’s good to press the pause button once in a while and experience that. May 2023