I find inspiration for my art practice in encounters with nature, the invisible biological processes or the human body and all its secrets. As a visual artist, I do artistic research on the human body and its diseases. I question the medical sciences by revealing connections between body and nature, from this it appears that the natural ecosystems and mechanisms of humans are identical to those of the earth. In my projects, I work closely with doctors, professors, scientists, biologists and other experts to further ground my work. My practice includes text, photography, printmaking and installation, all of which are done with a collaborative, hands-on and research-driven working method.''
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Proposal by: Naomi Jansen
Karkínos
Project Proposal: Visual Artistic Research on Cancer
Karkínos is a visual artistic research in which cancer encounters different facets of the earth. In Karkínos, cancer is interconnected with, for example, the astrological world, the animal kingdom...