Set in Stone

SIS / 2020 - ongoing
About The Secret of Deep Time

↪︎ Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate, 2024

⁠We change the composition of the atmosphere and the Earth like no other creature ever did. Now it becomes clear that we must change our attitude: instead of exploiting the earth, we must show solidarity with it. From this idea the work Set in Stone (2020) was created, for which I am transforming thin-sections of stone into inviting and tactile fabrics.

Stones are an accumulation of time. Each tapestry in this collection captures the timeless beauty and intricate formations found in ancient rocks. Sourced from cratons—Earth’s oldest archives—these stone patterns were shaped over billions of years by the delicate dance between life and rock. Every thread in these tapestries is woven to evoke a renewed appreciation for the profound, intertwined story of life and our planet.

↪︎ Read the latest 'Artwork of the Week' feature in De Volkskrant here.

SIS / 2020
About Collaboration
With special thanks to Hanco Zwaan for providing me with the space and time to work in the Netherlands Gemstone Laboratory (NEL).

↪︎ Art Rotterdam, Prospects 2021, Set in Stone (and Ichor)

↪︎ Verwey Museum, The Secret of Deep Time, 2024 (Set in Stone)

↪︎ Art Rotterdam, Prospects 2021, Set in Stone

MORE TEXTILES SOON ⇣

↪︎ Thin-slice images of stone

^{↪︎ 3D rendered image of fabric made from stone thin slice}

↪︎ 3D rendered exhibition design image