Sentient mounds of fur bear a resemblance to a foggy day in the mountains. As the heat coming from their large bodies provides a cover of steam, they can be gone in the next moment. During their fleeting presence these beings further animate their quiet surroundings.
The Steambearers brings an ephemeral quality to large masses of land, whilst it also continues to explore a recurring subject in my work: fur and steam. The interest in these textures emerged in an earlier work ‘Dog in the Bathhouse series’ in which hybrid dog-human figures continue their daily washing routines in a communal bathhouse. My aim remains to itch one’s senses with haptic visuality and to create a connection between the changing weight and wetness of fur to one’s own skin.
De Stoomdragers
2023
Houtskool op papier
167 x 105 cm
The Steambearers
2023
Charcoal on paper
167 x 105 cm
Deze tekening was een gift voor een illustratieboeken museum in de bossen
2023
Houtskool, potlood en inkt op aquarelpapier
10 x 14 cm
This drawing was a gift to a picture book museum in the forest
2023
Charcoal, pencil and ink on watercolourpaper
10 x 14 cm
Photo by Takeshi Ishizaki
Tedere herinneringen, de stille kracht van merkwaardige windvlagen en een trotse mars
die zich laat meevoeren door de muziek
2023
Installatie van diverse houtskooltekeningen en illustraties
Reminiscence, The Quiet Force of Unusual Wind Gusts and A Musically Driven March
2023
Installation of various charcoal drawings and illustrations