I see the inorganic as living material as well: it crawls, grows, and crystallizes. I want to make the vitality of material and its alchemy visible. The earth contains a magical force, a source of pigments, processes, and ongoing transformation. With my work, I hope to invite viewers into a state of wonder. The exhibition at Masterly was curated by Simone van Es, who placed a long table in the basement of the Palazzo dei Giureconsulti, showcasing art and design objects created with a sustainable perspective. In her exhibition, she wanted to portray The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci, but from a contemporary perspective. We are consuming the earth and giving too little back: it is five minutes to midnight, and something must change. ROOTS was the perfect opportunity for me to connect my activism more deeply with my art and to connect my audience with the inorganic non-human nature.

Seven artists participated in the show, including Diana Scherer, Claudy Jongstra, and Herman de Vries.


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Rust is something hybrid, something that grows and can overgrow. When I look at glass it pretends not to move, but when I look away it always feels like it starts to drip and leak. In my art practice, I have worked a lot with rust, which all started with my fascination for colors and pigments. For six years, I have been making my own pigments from plants that I pick in my garden or from wild plants, which I then use to dye organic fabrics or paint on paper. I also like to work with ceramics and glass, but I was never able to use these pigments in ceramics or glass because the high kiln temperatures - between 800˚C and 1240˚C - burn the pigments and turn them black. Rust, being inorganic, doesn’t get burned in the glass oven; instead, it transforms. So, it turned out to be applicable to both ceramics and glass. I search for rusty items as I walk and soak them in water as soon as I come home. The longer I leave the rusty finds in water, the blacker the rust becomes.
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