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Marzanna (2026) on the easel.
24x30cm, oil on canvas.

Intuitively painted portrait from memory. The deity whose cyclical death brings every solar year the rebirth of Spring shares their name with that of my mother.

Images of an empty furnace awaiting fire. Portable, it is rolled out, unfolded, hung up and set alight in places wishing to accomodate it, and the roar that comes when it is activated by ritual. It is transported from place to place like a travelling circus, searching for materia to dissolve and coagulate.

For those wishing to cross paths: https://athanor.one

Furnace1/Darkwood (2025)
1200x200cm (flat) / 6,92m2 (floor space)
Upcycled root tarp, sand, acrylic paint, wood, wires

Photos from my graduation show at .

Throwback to the opening of exhibition at . I had a great pleasure showing some of my work inside the black cube alongside super talented artists, including (left to right): .guy .hoopr and Storm Wilschut.