Artists Team
"Vulnerability is your strength; it is permissible to be fragile." — Frieda Mellema, Dutch Female Photographer
Frieda Mellema, a Dutch female photographer, explores the theme of vulnerability as a form of strength in her photography. Her images are interconnected, forming a larger narrative much like people who share and understand each other's vulnerabilities. For Mellema, these images serve as a shield and an escape from the harsh realities of the world. Each photograph is not just a standalone piece but part of a cohesive story, akin to holding hands in solidarity. Her work emphasizes that being fragile is not only permissible but powerful.
Frieda Mellema
"Always seeking to tell a story that makes the jewelry not just conventionally beautiful but intriguing." — Truike, Art Jewellery-Maker
Truike, based in Amsterdam, runs Maria Lux Jewellery and crafts unique jewelry inspired by personal themes developed over her 30-year career. Trained at Vakschool Schoonhoven and the Gerrit Rietveld Academy, she creates eclectic pieces that blend old jewelry and materials like embroidery, wood, and gold into intriguing designs. Her work, which often incorporates elements with deep personal stories, is featured in museums and private collections worldwide. Truike specializes in transforming heirlooms into personalized, meaningful jewelry that captures memories and legacy.
Truike
"Without the body, there is no need for jewellery." — Anke Huyben, Jewellery Designer
Anke Huyben, trained as a jewellery designer, creatively challenges traditional views of jewelry by using diverse materials and media to abstract the human body. Her work often combines color photographs with synthetic materials like silicon, exploring themes of control and power. One notable piece features her body printed on a curtain, engaging viewers in a dynamic interplay of control, revealing a subtle, underlying aggression. Her art redefines jewelry's connection to the body, focusing on psychological rather than physical impacts.
Anke Huyben
"When I enter a city, town, street, or space, my gaze immediately goes to the form—the shape of buildings, furniture, or objects." — Ted Jooren, Creator of ARCH
The individual behind ARCH has always been drawn to observing and creating. From a young age, his attention was captured by the shapes of buildings, furniture, and objects, whether they arose by chance or were crafted to perfection. His creative journey began with woodworking in childhood, followed by formal training as a furniture maker and further education at an art academy, where his passion for architecture deepened. Through his work under the name ARCH, he seeks to bridge art and architecture, focusing on how art relates to light and architecture to space, while ARCH emphasizes form.
Ted Jooren
"The constant consideration is the boundary between shape and reshape, solid and movements, vulnerability and strength." — Cecil Kemperink
Cecil Kemperink is an artist with a rich background in art, dance, textiles, and fashion. Her diverse experiences influence her sculptures, which explore the connection between space and the body through rhythm, shape, and movement. A significant motif in her work is the circle, symbolizing unity and infinity, which she integrates into her dynamic, interactive sculptures. Inspired by natural forces like wind and tides, Kemperink instinctively molds clay to capture time and energy. Her work, balancing form and fluidity, strength and vulnerability, is exhibited across Europe, Asia, and the Netherlands. Kemperink lives and creates on the island of Texel.
Cecil Kemperink
"Technology's double edges are both thrilling and concerning." — Katja Prins
Katja Prins is a jewelry artist who explores the complex relationship between technology and the human body through her work. She uses diverse materials such as silver, plastic, and glass to create unique pieces that have been exhibited worldwide. Prins's art investigates technology's dual nature—its potential to both enhance and endanger, capturing its intriguing and often unsettling implications. Her work is featured in major museum collections across the globe.
Katja Prins
