"Lace as a concept"
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In my work lace is a metaphor for transience and fragility. The more holes a material gets, the more it touches the essence of lace, namely transparency. Iron with rust holes is less than the object it once was, but also more. Forms that were not there arise. Textiles can be luxurious, but also worn-out. This gives it an extra meaning. After all, there is a story attached to it; it has 'lived'.
"Bee poetry"
This 3-dimensional bobbin lace is inspired by a honeycomb and shows the fragility of every system, but also the power that can emanate from connection. From a chaos of threads, a stable structure emerges.
Bee colonies are often seen as an ideal society, where all individuals work together. Moreover, the honeycomb is a hexahedron, which is the most efficient use of space, using a minimum of material without compromising stability.
-paper thread-
2025
"How would we do it now?"
Humans have always sought meaning, stability in the chaos, a higher power, often referred to as "God." A search for a connection between heaven and earth. This work invites you to reflect on different belief systems. Now that organized religion is under pressure in many places around the world, many are seeking new "religions," seeing themselves as creators of their own faith. If we were in a completely new world, how would we search for meaning? How would we give a place to the inexplicable? Would it be very different to what we know already?
-coton, heddles, rosary beads, chain-
2025
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