In 2020 the world suddenly came to a stand still. The corona pandemic changed the world in a way we could not have imagined. The emotional roller coaster that followed inspired me to make a series of works that reflected on the different ways that people reacted to the pandemic, and can be seen as a visual diary of the pandemic.
The Corona Years
April 2020
Hellooo…?
Hello is there anybody out there? Skin-hunger, loneliness and alienation are rapidly becoming the new normal.
Is it even possible to spontaneously meet new people and make new friends in times of lockdowns and 1,5 meter distance?
Someone said that the people she missed most were the people she doesn’t know. I think that’s true, it’s the things you don’t plan, the strangers you meet in at a party or in a bar, the unpredictable side of normal everyday life that gives inspiration and color to your life. It’s the people you don’t know that you miss most during these times of lockdowns.
Hellooo…? Is a video short and the first in a series of corona related works. The work was shown as a video installation at the 1,5 meter exhibition at the Sound Light Color Atelier in Amsterdam.
June 2020
Elected
“I’m your top prime cut of meat, I’m your choice, I wanna be elected!”
“I’m your yankee doodle dandy in a gold Rolls Royce, I wanna be elected!”
Alice Cooper wrote these predictive lyrics way back in 1973, long before Donald Trump changed the way we look at the presidency of the US for generations to come.
Elected is a short animation about Trump’s dangerous dance with the Corona virus, and his craving for power which is so big that for him even a worldwide pandemic is just an other opportunity for personal gain.
Elected was shown at 1,5 meter exhibition at the Sound Light Color Atelier in Amsterdam.
August 2020
Under a Corona Sky
Concept for a light art installation about the almost holy status of vacation in the modern (first world) society even in these times of a serious pandemic.
October 2020
The World According to Trump
After defeating the Covid 19 virus with his bare hands the world showed its gratitude by erecting the Trump Coronium.
The World According to Trump is a comic comment on how Trump likes the world to see him, and visualizes how the rest of the world follow every move he makes like they are watching a larger than life soap opera.
The World According to Trump was exhibited at the 1,5 meter exhibition at the Sound Light Color Atelier in Amsterdam, and was an open call winner at Artrepreneur.
December 2020
The Corona Buddha
2020 not only brought a global pandemic, but with it also the opportunity to reflect, meditate and reinvent yourself and the way we shape the world. The Corona Buddha embodies the bright future that lies ahead if we use this forced emergency stop in a positive way.
Januari 2021
CIA
Covid International Airways or how the virus spread across the globe.
Januari 2021
Bernie & the Monolith
At the end of 2020 in the middle of all the corona commotion mysterious monoliths suddenly appeared at remote places around the world also the mittens of Bernie Sanders at the inauguration of Joe Biden were a thing, both gave a welcome distraction to all the doom and gloom in the world. I combined the two in this image of Bernie on top of a monolith in the middle of the melting North Pole ice.
Mai 2021
Corona Culture
During the two year of the lockdowns it became very clear that the Dutch government were in favor of certain tipes of entertainment and culture and didn’t think much of others. While tens of thousands of people were allowed to visit football matches and a Formula 1 match, museums were closed and outdoor music festivals were forbidden. This injustice inspired this museum exhibit with gigantic chrome corona sculptures.
Juli 2021
In Case of Emergency
July 2021 brought the first signs that the pandemic might be almost over, but because pandemics always come in waves it’s better to have a safety net, in case of emergency.
It turned out to be my last corona work, let’s hope it stays this way 🙂