Artist Statment

As a visual artist and educator with a background in sociology, I use photography to examine the structures and systems that order contemporary life. My practice focuses on public spaces—environments deliberately designed to optimize efficiency, regulate behaviour, and minimize uncertainty.

Photography functions as both a conceptual tool and a visual language. Through it, I translate sociological inquiry into imagery, combining analytical observation with aesthetic precision. My process begins with theoretical research and extends into prolonged visual fieldwork, allowing me to critically engage with the social dynamics embedded in the spaces I photograph.

By revealing the subtle tensions and contradictions present in everyday environments, my work invites viewers to reflect on their own position within the systems that shape modern existence. Ultimately, I aim to create spaces for dialogue—where images become prompts for questioning the visible and invisible forces that govern how we live together.


EDDUCATION

Photography, B.A.
Royal Academy of Art, The Hauge (NL)
2020 – 2024

Sociology, MSc
University of Amsterdam (NL)
2015 - 2017


EXHIBITION

2024
ADAMANT
The Hagye University of Applied Science
(The Hague, NL)
Solo exhibition

The Age of Reason & the Unreasonable Act
Royal Academy of Art (The Hague, NL)
Graduation Show

2023
As Above So Below
The Grey Space in The Middle (The Hague, NL)
Group exhibition by The Fool Collective

2022
We do/are photography
International Photo Scene (Cologne, DE)
Group exhibition by The Fool Collective

Trickle
Motoki Kollektive  (Cologne, DE)
Group exhibition by The Fool Collective


PUBLICATION

2024
The Age of Reasone & the Irrational Act.
A self-published work created as part of my graduation project. Explores the conflict between rationality and play within a structured society. 

Presented at FUTURES Photography on Unfolding Futures
(Amsterdam, NL), August 31, 2024.

2023
DOCU Magazine. Best of Documentary & Street Photography. Vol. 28

2022
The Fool Collective. Trickle. Come, go, or appear slowly.