Stroll through neglected neighborhoods, where time has etched stories onto weathered, orphaned walls, cracked cement and pealing paint.
In these textures of decay I see a canvas for my imagination. That evocative mood urges me to create...
I invite you into my creative journey, an ongoing exploration shaped by memory, material, and the layered depths of imagination.
My work moves between past and present, between what is visible and what lies beneath the surface, searching for connections between memory, displacement, and form.
Since 2017, the interaction between transparent sheets, the canvas of the contemporary, and the ancient tactile presence of jute has become a central area of my research. Within this dialogue, transparency and opacity, precision and rawness, merge into a layered visual language reflecting fragmentation, material memory, and the traces that persist through time.
Projects such as *Boundless Mutual Connection Through Art* and *The Intellectual Decapitation of Suriname* evolve beyond the individual artwork,
each developing its own internal dynamic.
They invite participation and connection, unfolding through shared fragments and collective experiences that extend the work into a broader, lived context.
With *LUMORAS*, a more intuitive path toward awareness is explored, where material and form engage the imagination and create space for reflection on existence, continuity, and the fragile relationship between humanity and nature.
With *MEMOS*, poetry, color, and form converge in a visual language where rhythm, emotion, and composition seek a careful equilibrium.
This website presents a curated selection of works and ideas, an entry point into my ongoing exploration.
In 1975, I held my first exhibition at sociëteit Het Park. The response was encouraging, there was strong interest, and many works were sold.
This was more than a success; it was a necessary condition for continuing as an artist in a context without social support systems, where sustaining a practice depended directly on public engagement and sales.
This work belongs to a series that marks the result of my first exploration of transparent sheets and jute, where two contrasting materials reinforce each other from their unique physicality
My research into the interaction of materials gradually led me toward this visual language, a direction that resonated naturally with my artistic development.
More than a new approach, it opened a space for continuity, growth, and deeper exploration.