Anatomy of a Memory @dekunstfabriek a solo exhibition 9.04.20205-30.04.2025

Each time we remember something, we alter it. Memories are not static; they are rewritten with every act of recall, blending truth with distortion. We remember interpretations, emotions, and fragments that shift over time. Some memories remain vivid, revisited and shaped by nostalgia or longing, while others fade into the subconscious, erased by time or self-preservation. Yet even what is forgotten lingers—in the gaps, in the silences, in the stories we tell ourselves. The structure of memory seems fragile, but in its instability and promise of change I find comfort.

I am a nostalgic person. I can spend hours looking at old photographs, rewatching videos, immersing myself in those moments. But those images present a curated past—a version of reality that feels simple or has been made to look that way. It is a combination of what was captured and what you want it to be in the moment you look back. My work, however, reveals a different perspective. It traces my emotions as they were, capturing memory not as an image but as an evolving experience.

Through this exhibition, I look back at works from the past few years and explore how memories take shape in my work, how they dissolve and resurface. I reach not only for the memories themselves but also for a way to conserve them. And I ask myself: What are my memories made of?

Memories bring us together as we share, compare, and recount them. In doing so, we reshape them further. We recognize parts of ourselves in the stories of others, in the ways our pasts overlap, diverge, and intertwine. In collecting memories, we shape not only our understanding of the past

but also our vision of the future.