Through your own engagement with the mechanisms in the installation ‘A Rondo with the Printed’, you come face to face with the printed skin of ‘fur’. This act sets a suspended tension within this installation back into motion… all the while, a charged moment unfolds between you and the print as it quietly moves toward you. In this project I aim to create a tangible connection between your senses and the printed image.
In this new work, I am taking the opportunity to further deepen my understanding of etching and to realize a large scale, moving installation. The work will be shown at the International Drawing Center in Nijmegen in December 2025. The Arnhem based Heij Konijn Fund has given me the initial support to start this project. With this Voordekunst campaign I hope to fully finance the work that I develop!
What drives me to create this project?
In my work I explore various ways to envelop someone literally and metaphorically with drawn narratives. Japanse sliding doors are an important inspiration. Not only do they adorn their surroundings with painted landscapes, the doors can also be touched and used to repeatedly divide, close or open spaces. A flat, spatial element is therefore able to alter the experience of a space.
During my time at the printing workshop at ArtEZ, the cycles between a momentum and rest stayed with me: printing, studying, storing, cleaning…. These acts and movements, that are naturally part of the rhythm in the workplace, have been the driving force behind the setup of the installation ‘A Rondo with the Printed’.
Anyone one who sets the graphic work in motion, briefly steps into the space between two making processes. It is important that the installation can be set into motion not only by me but also by others. These interactions are valuable for my growth as an artist. The themes of craftsmanship, touch and motion do not end with this installtion, but continue to carry through to the next work.
The Project
The installation ‘A Rondo with the Printed’ emerged from the context of a curious scenario: ‘A suspended making process inside a fictional printing workshop, where many hands of printmakers have been at work documenting large, fur coats of superhuman size. They directly apply ink onto the coats’ delicate fur and firmly press each strand down.’
It is an installation that invites visitors to pull these giant prints of fur coats towards themselves and experience the details of this peculiar act of documentation from up close.
Three fur coats are stored high near the ceiling – each print attached to its own wooden frame, which can move up and down through a pulley system. The emphasis in this installation lies in the interaction between the person and the moving mechanisms. However the work also raises other questions I will explore further below…
Fur coats? Fur prints?
The leitmotiv for this project is the texture of ‘fur’. I have been working for a longer time on expressing the tactility of fur through otherworldly scenes in my drawings. For this work, its texture is going to be translated through various etching techniques. Each etching plate is versatile, meaning that a single plate can print multiple elements of a coat, such as a sleeve, pocket, collar or a different part of the piece. When assembled, each coat becomes a ‘patchwork of etchings’ which from a distance appears as a unified whole. Over time, a worn print within a coat can be ‘patched up’ with another print from the same edition.
A ‘rondo’?
The title of the project is inspired by the ‘dance’ that emerges when the graphic works are set in motion by the visitor through a pulley mechanism. Much like the musical and choreographic form of a ‘rondo’, the artworks move up and down at varying tempos, driven by human interaction/manual labor. Yet, all pieces gradually return to the ‘main theme’ — their original position near the ceiling.
My approach
For the etching process, I am working at the printmaking studio of Productiehuis Plaatsmaken in Arnhem, where I’m learning various etching techniques under professional guidance. I start by practicing on smaller zinc plates, and then move on to the real work: printing on larger plates measuring 40 x 50 cm, 60 x 80 cm, and even 80 x 100 cm.
For the design and construction of the mechanisms that will set these printed works in motion, I’m collaborating with makers based in Den Bosch.
The goal: 3000,-
The funds from this campaign will finance:
- Material costs for both the making of many large etchings and the three moving installation pieces
- Renting the etching workplace and make use of their facilities/materials
- Transportation costs: for renting a small bus to move the installation from the studio to the exhibition space.
- Build-up compensation: for those who will help me build the work in the exhibition space.
Where and when will you be able to set the installation in motion?
Location: International Drawing Center Nijmegen
Opening times: Thur till Sat 13:00 – 17:00
Exhibition period: month of December
Entree: free
Adress: Papengas 6, 6511 WT Nijmegen, Nederland
You will be able to support the project with a donation or by sharing and following this campaign link!
Updates will follow on the official campaign page and on my socials. If you have any questions about the project, feel free to contact me.
Some donations come with a small gesture of gratitude for your support!
25 euros
Large Fur sticker
A sticky patch of ‘fur’
50 euros
Card with ‘Fur Figures’
“A postcard showing a fragment from the world in my drawings… Come by to pick one out, or receive it in your mailbox!”
75 euros
A print covered in ‘fur’
Receive a handmade cyanotype (10 x 15 cm) — a sun-printed image of an illustration that explores the theme of ‘fur’.
150 euros
A Personal ‘Rondo’
You’ll receive a unique invitation for a personal tour of the installation.
During this visit, I’ll guide you through the making process and share in detail how the etching techniques were used, as well as the imaginative world behind the work.
As a keepsake, you’ll receive a symbolic entrance ticket which is hand-printed. A tangible reminder of your involvement in this project.
Where possible, I’ll organise the tours in small groups. I will personally contact you to schedule a suitable time.
500 euros
A Testprint: Study of ‘fur’
During my working period in the etching workplace, I produce many prints; including test prints from experiments in which I explore new ways of expressing ‘fur’ through etching.
These test prints are not part of an edition and are not numbered, but each one is unique and offers a glimpse into the creative process.
Normally, these proofs remain in my personal archive, but for this campaign, I’m offering a few of them as a tangible token of appreciation for your support of A Rondo with the Printed.
(3 available, dimensions vary)