10. Midget Golf, 1997-2004 Ball games reflect specific segments of society; from playing miniature golf, sponsored by KLM in the Netherlands, to being a spectator on the stage of an international sports arena in Berlin, Germany. A well-dressed woman attentively applies herself to a miniature putting game. She has overcome the artificial obstacle presented by […]

9. Death and the Tramp, 2007-2010 In this work the environment and surroundings start to fade and diminish as the whole picture has to make way for the underworld that pushes itself to the foreground, clamoring for attention. The principal subject of this diptych is the figure shown on the right panel whose features are […]

8. Playground, 2009-2012 With every graduation children leave a certain playground and move on with their lives in the direction of careers. Most of the time they are heading for an unattainable point on the horizon. Of course the influence of parents cannot be overestimated here. A well-used leather football has been depicted once in […]

7. Double, 2003-2004 A double portrait of the artist and his wife, Marcella van Zanten, placed behind a fence, originally from a New York parking lot. The slats of the fence, becoming more and more abstract to the left, work like a screen; almost totally obscuring the personages and thereby causing an optical illusion. The […]

6. Under the Table, 2009-2010 Horror is a very popular genre in movies, television and online media today. Extreme imagery appears to be the standard, as if necessary for contemporary experiences. Of course competition is fierce: news channels bring breaking news, spreading images of war, crime, and disaster around the world 24/7. Ultimately the overkill […]

5. Brain Search, 2003-2004 A man in a white uniform inspects an impressive installation of tubes and cylinders connected to the head of a gentleman who is peacefully reading his daily newspaper. Though the scene resembles an environment of a professional or medical institution, we are witnessing one of the first hair curling machines being […]

4. The Balcony, 2002-2008 A personage lounging in an easy chair overlooking the balcony; in perspective we see two feet in socks, possibly a hand and a pair of blue shoes on a colorfully decorated floor. The floor rises towards the horizon until it reaches an ill-defined planter filled with green leaves. The elements that […]

3. Cookies, 2011-2012 On the South side of Amsterdam is De Oeverlanden, a landscaped park situated on the shores of Lake Nieuwe Meer. The park forms a ‘natural’ habitat for migrating birds, wild aurochs, inhabitants of the city seeking recreation and two long-standing artist communities. At night the place is usually abandoned and then nature […]

2. Familiar, 1997 An average family of four is still considered the cornerstone of Dutch society.Illustrated on the left are two 17th century parents who have placed their prodigal son in a wicker basket to sift through his possessions and who discover what kind of frivolous paraphernalia he has spent their hard-earned money on. They […]