Born 1972, lives and works in The Hague, The Netherlands
EDUCATION
Royal Academy of Art The Hague [KABK], The Netherlands
ABOUT
YOU WIN!
Every Saturdaynight during the 1980ies I sat in front of the television in my pyjamas; a little girl watching a game show in a kind of placebo-glitter& glamour-décor (not just yet falling into pieces due to its deficient condition). My favourite was De Sterrenshow, with my game show host hero Willem Ruis running like a idiot from left to right the whole night, totally winding himself up as if he was a participant himself going to lose the game.
During the show Willem Ruis always shouted “stop the time! ”. And to put it philosophically: Don’t we all want that? To stop the time?
I have a roman catholic upbringing. The show elements and the spectacle of the rituals, the altars and the annunciation of the Word of God in the gothic church we went to – to me this was all wonderful! It was in fact exactly like on television with all its showbusiness- and game programs.
Isn’t life itself a game show? Only the risk is bigger. But what do we win? A price, a time out, control, the assurance of an upcoming death? Do we play for all or nothing?
EDUCATION
Royal Academy of Art The Hague [KABK], The Netherlands
ABOUT
YOU WIN!
Every Saturdaynight during the 1980ies I sat in front of the television in my pyjamas; a little girl watching a game show in a kind of placebo-glitter& glamour-décor (not just yet falling into pieces due to its deficient condition). My favourite was De Sterrenshow, with my game show host hero Willem Ruis running like a idiot from left to right the whole night, totally winding himself up as if he was a participant himself going to lose the game.
During the show Willem Ruis always shouted “stop the time! ”. And to put it philosophically: Don’t we all want that? To stop the time?
I have a roman catholic upbringing. The show elements and the spectacle of the rituals, the altars and the annunciation of the Word of God in the gothic church we went to – to me this was all wonderful! It was in fact exactly like on television with all its showbusiness- and game programs.
Isn’t life itself a game show? Only the risk is bigger. But what do we win? A price, a time out, control, the assurance of an upcoming death? Do we play for all or nothing?
