Sumkay
For Sumkay, I explored indigenous ways of living in harmony with nature. The work reflects the need to make decisions with care and awareness, serving as a symbolic tool that invites us to pause, listen, and reconnect with the natural world.
Voor Sumkay onderzocht ik inheemse manieren van samenleven met de natuur. Het werk nodigt uit om bewuster te kiezen, te vertragen en opnieuw verbinding te maken met de natuur.
in collaboration with Noa Schout & Britt Veltman
I believe that dowsing rods are a tool to communicate with nature. Because in order to understand her better and to truly listen to what she wants when she stands on her own I first need to understand her.
I see the dowsing rods as a way to connect with nature and to train my intuition. And by strengthening this intuition, I learn to pause and reflect more deeply before making decisions.
Eventually, this practice may lead me to a place where I no longer need the physical dowsing rods at all.
Ik zie wichelroedes als een manier om met de natuur te communiceren en je intuïtie te trainen. Zo leer je beter luisteren, vaker pauzeren en bewuster beslissen, waardoor je uiteindelijk de wichelroedes niet meer nodig zult hebben.
Sumkay was created for Bos dat van zichzelf is and their forest in Doorn, Utrecht, which holds its own legal rights and prohibits human interference. The project explores giving nature a voice and recognizing it as equally significant as humanity.
2024