The secrets kept between me and my friends are a sign of the vulnerability and trust shared between women. They are just one of the many things we share, they are a symbol of intimacy and connection.
With this series, I want to visualize what it feels like to be truly connected to someone. The softness in the way you look at someone you love; careful and caring. There is room to be playful and curious together. You can your mind, knowing it will be held with care.

Yulin and I designed the debut photography book Sometimes I Am Fourteen by upcoming photographer Eliza-Sophie Sekrève. In her book, Eliza-Sophie introduces to us her younger brother Lawrence. Lawrence is a teenage boy who is eight years younger than her, but the bond they share is very strong. He makes her remember her own childhood and the book makes you relfect on when you were fourteen yourselve. Differentiating between moments of feeling like a child and feeling like an adult, wondering how people perceive you. 

For this book, Joey Streppel and I turned to the forest. Something we often do, but it’s not so often we publicate it. The forest is a place for us to reconnect with nature, something that we draw a lot of inspiration from. This publication shows our differences and similarities. Like the forest, this publication allowed us space to create, and come together, while also discussing our differences.

I was asked to design the catalog for the exposition Licht/Donker. Licht/Donker was initiated by FAAM, De Maakruimte and De Kleine Kunstkamer. The exhibition was heavily inspired by the building havenloods. The catalogus was to be a way to remember the exhibition, and since all the participants were upcoming, a nice way to put them in the spotlight. Around thirty participants, individuals and collectives, based in Utrecht came together to share their understanding of “Light” and “Dark”. 

For artist Anne Schillings, Thomas and I designed a zine, to conclude Anne’s trip to Japan. On her trip, Anne visited a lot of Japanese sights, that inspired her to paint a lot. Her painting are collected in this riso-printed zine, along with some photos that inspired the paintings. Anne personally painted all of the zine covers, so every zine exists as a work on its own.

For the identity of FDFA 2023, the theme Buiten de lijntjes (Outside the Lines), asked attention for celebrating indifferences and creativity. FDFA is a yearly festival in Arnhem that celebrates fashion and the creatives who work with fashion. Ralph, Brigit and I created a visual identity that arose from handmade typography in combination with digital interventions. 

Experience

Education

2022-2023 Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht- Minor Reframe Media
2020-2025 Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht- Graphic Design- Bachelor
2014 - 2020 Amadeus Lyceum, Vleuten -VWO
2005- 2014 Basisschool De Achtbaan, Utrecht

Internships

2023 feb-mei Studio Bruens & Van Eijk Arnhem Letterontwerp, brainstormen en (visueel) conceptontwikkeling, (mede) advies gesprek met opdrachtgevers
2023 feb-juni Studio TOSAM Utrecht
Workshop risoprinten begeleiden, boeken magazineontwerp, (mede) gesprek met opdrachtgevers, posterontwerp

Exhibitions

Maart 2023 Licht/Donker - FAAM
Voor deze expositie heb ik -naast mede realiseren en organiseren- ook de expositie-catalogus ontworpen
Februari 2023 - Soul Life Mind Soul - De Nijverheid
Mei 2022 - De Verdieping - AG

Collaborations

Bruens & van Eijk
Dinke van der Zalm
Eliza-Sophie Sekrève
Joey Streppel
Madelon van Vredendaal
TOSAM
Yulin Bernards