Women
The New Current 2025
De Kaai, March 25 - 30
Presented during Rotterdam Art Week.
Brutus Wild Summer of Art 2025
July 11 – August 24, 2025
PALET Indoor Mini Festival
Amsterdam, April 5, 2025
This installation invites you to explore the hidden complexities of postfeminist culture. A culture that, upon closer examination, reveals itself to be intertwined with lingering patriarchal expectations.
Enter the curated space, where sound and imagery disorient and challenge your preconceptions. Stand amidst an octagonal maze of screens with one-way mirroring effect, where your reflection merges with the ever-present gazes of others. You are both observer and observed, caught in your own complicity.
The mirroring effect create a unsettling illusion of depth and movement, and projected videos transform the installation into an immersive environment, where the visuals seamlessly merge with the surrounding space. Fast-paced visuals depict a woman, slowly embracing an uncanny aesthetic. An ominous voice narrates the relentless pursuit of an unattainable ideal, while the soundscape echoes society's demands. Surround sound overwhelms, symbolizing the loss of agency in the face of external pressures.
It reflects society's deeply ingrained male gaze, stirring a profound self-analysis. Rather than offering a final answer, the installation serves as an introductory statement in an ongoing discourse - a panopticon of cultural critique. It asks: Who are we? Who do we aspire to be?