Glitch

While living in Bristol I Skype a lot with my loved ones back in Holland. I am fascinated by the way someone is ‘digitalized’ in a way. For now, those people only exist… Continue reading →

Fujiko Nakaya at Arnolfini

Last week I started volunteering at Arnolfini, Centre for Contemporary Arts in Bristol. A few weeks ago a bridge in Bristol turned in to an artwork, the Fog Bridge by Fujiko Nakaya. Currently… Continue reading →

Stranger Visions

In Stranger Visions artist Heather Dewey-Hagborg creates portrait sculptures from analyses of genetic material collected in public places. Working with the traces strangers unwittingly leave behind, Dewey-Hagborg calls attention to the impulse toward… Continue reading →

Precious Plastic

Dutch designer Dave Hakkens created an open-source prototype for DIY plastic recycling. The setup consists of a plastic shredder, extruder, injection moulder, and rotation moulder that ideally you can scrap together yourself. This way… Continue reading →

Londen Trip / Tony Oursler

Yesterday we went on a trip to London to visit a few galleries. The work of Tony Oursler: template/variant/friend/stranger is now exhibited in the Lisson Gallery. I had never heard of him before, so… Continue reading →

Thoughts on the influence of art

A lot of artists create their work to make the public think about the subject of their work and challenge them to see the world differently. I think the role of an artist… Continue reading →

Workshops Etching and Linocut

Last week I did two printing workshops at Bower Ashton, Etching and Linocut. I had never done these techniques before, so it was great to learn something completely new. I wasn’t very well… Continue reading →

Press Pause Play

http://www.presspauseplay.com The digital revolution of the last decade has unleashed creativity and talent in an unprecedented way, with unlimited opportunities. But does democratized culture mean better art or is true talent instead drowned… Continue reading →

Symbiosis

Jelte van Abbema / Symbiosis Printed media puts a pressure on our environment. Solutions like soya ink or natural pigments are a way in the good directions, but Jelte van Abbema tried to… Continue reading →

Die Electric Projects

Scott Amron made a series of works called Die Electric Projects, which exists of different electricity plugs that don’t use electricity at all, making us aware of our extreme use of electricity while… Continue reading →