Artist statement
My work is characterized by humor in combination with a feeling of discomfort or confusion. With my work I push the boundaries between functionality and dysfunction. Although this is not the starting point of a process, it is often the outcome. An unconscious fascination that I don't yet know where exactly it comes from, or what triggers me.
I get inspiration from my environment, such as a bolt lying on someone's table, a hilly landscape through which I cycle, or people's discomfort when something is useless. I prefer to make crazy combinations here. For example, in an earlier project, I asked myself the question; What if a cupboard can decide for itself whether it is full or not? And how does consumption behavior play a role in this?
With my work I hope to bring a smile to people's faces and evoke an emotion such as confusion, irritation or friction.
