Dear John,
Group show, Art Island, Ijmuiden, w/Ellen de Bruijne PROJECTS, April 2024
The title "Dear John," is a reference to the history of the exhibition site, as a military defense facility throughout both world wars. The term ‘Dear John’ has been used since World War II in the US military for letters in which girlfriends or spouses of soldiers end their relationship.
Behind the work are considerations about handing over/receiving significant shifts in the intimate and personal in the face of a world where so many serious universal problems are pressing in. How do you relate to a complicated and threatened outer world while the inner world is pressured, and vice versa?
The practise of the artist in the exhibit ‘Dear John,’ let the process take place. That means that there is space and time for what happens and comes to light as interesting
during the making of an artwork. Noticing this outer influence in relation to yourself you can see an artwork and maybe our works as a ‘Dear John’ a note of letting go.
Behind the work are considerations about handing over/receiving significant shifts in the intimate and personal in the face of a world where so many serious universal problems are pressing in. How do you relate to a complicated and threatened outer world while the inner world is pressured, and vice versa?
The practise of the artist in the exhibit ‘Dear John,’ let the process take place. That means that there is space and time for what happens and comes to light as interesting
during the making of an artwork. Noticing this outer influence in relation to yourself you can see an artwork and maybe our works as a ‘Dear John’ a note of letting go.