Zwart Water
During my seminar Zwart Water, I explored ways to visualize water using the water itself. I didn’t just rely on photographs I took; I also created patterns with the water directly.
In doing so, water became an active participant in the process. It played a role in the creation of the artwork. It wasn’t just me making the art—it was a collaboration, a connection with the water.
I chose this approach because water is a source of life. It's essential not only to animals and plants, but to us humans as well. With this project, I wanted to highlight its presence, showcase its capabilities, and take time to truly connect with it.
This idea became the foundation for my installation. I created a space where water takes center stage presented almost like holy water. Visitors are invited to pour water into a bowl, engage with texts that reflect on my personal relationship with water, and stand among the prints I created in collaboration with the water itself.
These water prints are both a record of that connection and a symbol of what it means to create with nature rather than apart from it. Because living with water isn’t just necessary it’s beautiful.
Dans
Dans met me, water
Als een golf die langzaam breekt
Daar tegen de kade
De dans die alles geeft
O, dans met me, water
Laat me draaien in je kolken
Maar hou me stevig vast
Want alleen samen wil ik dansen
De hele nacht lang
Vaststaan is losgaan
Vaststaan
Water dat me losmaakt
Met m’n benen over straat
En m’n hoofd laag
Op zoek naar water
Om gedachten te laten drijven
Blikken die niet vredig kijken
Allemaal met hun hoofd omlaag
Zoekend op straat
Naar water
Dat ook hén losmaakt
Vrij zijn
Dat je rijkelijk mag vloeien
Geen dag die nog op je wacht
Ik zal me door jou laten sturen
Water langs het zand
Je zet me even stil
Laat de geluidsgolven varen
Jij bepaalt de uren
Ik wijs alleen nog de weg
