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Ik heb een oud boek met prachtige illustraties. De kleuren vonkelen nog steeds terwijl het papier is verkleurd en vlekkerige sporen vertoont van ouderdom. Ik weet niet wat voor inkten het zijn of dat dit een druk vol steunkleuren is, maar ik ga dit zeker met mijn drukker bespreken voor Iconen van de

It is not so strange that, in conversation, one might point out that the greatest achievements in human history have invariably come at the cost of untold human suffering. But this is no ordinary conversation. Perhaps someone should have told him that such a discussion is no reason to aspire to beco

Yesterday, I listened to Marijn Kruk on BNR's Big Five discussing populism. What struck me was how he makes a genuine effort to take those who think differently seriously and to understand why they think the way they do. It’s rare to encounter someone who truly makes that effort. Kruk said something

I couldn’t be interested in borders because of my condition: I suffer from curiosity and understanding that we all share this planet. Mine, mine, mine= I wanna win, win, win or I’m afraid, afraid, afraid doesn’t stick to me. I suffer from curiosity and I’m loving it.

Rick Rubin Zoom in and obsess, zoom out and observe

To get things started, let me just start off with sharing some Caravan juice I dropped elsewhere

In het Nederlands mag ook.

Weten is niet aan de orde, Jij hebt toch geen uitleg nodig? Ik kan licht zijn omdat ik zie Ik kan voelen met mijn ogen dicht en open Wie ik ben hoef ik niet op te blazen, Niet te verstoppen, niet uit te leggen Mijn intuïtie rent als een paard Waarbij iedere stap versnelt Of verbeeld ik me dat maar?

Here is a list of people of whom I think the sum of their insights and wisdoms bring a way forward for stalled discussions. Think of racism, gender, information overkill, personal development and so on. Sam Harris Jordan Peterson M.I.A. Gabor Maté Susan Sontag Dave Chapelle Kate Shinha (Kirac) Ric

When I see a painting from the Orientalist movement, filled with clear romance, I feel a strong attraction. The beauty and adventure are hard to resist. It shows a world I don’t fully know, rich with new flavors, possibilities and views. An exotic and mysterious realm calls to me, inviting me to

We have lost control of our sense of reality and very soon also of technology.

There is something about a still image. I think the concept of freezing a moment in time relaxes us, cause we ourselves can not freeze time. Looking at something that moves slowly (waves in the ocean) or something still, calms us. If we look at something worthwhile it is even more intriguing, isn't

A man laying on an altar, just being sacrificed - throat cut, sword stuck in an unfortunate body part, blood hasting to somewhere unknown- is what I make of this. It is a drawing my son made when he was 12 on my iPad. He never draws, but when he does I love it! I just hope no psychiatrist sees th

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I travel all over the Netherlands, but I don’t see a crisis with refugees. What I do see is a shortage of workers in nearly every sector. We need people. Besides, the number of refugees arriving is already decreasing. And let’s not forget: we often share responsibility for the very conditions they’r

In 2011, I found a new theme to explore: medieval imagery. In the Middle Ages, oil paint didn’t exist, which led me to experiment with egg tempera. During a workshop held by a friend of mine, I had to bring a panel to paint on. That eventually became my first icon, #001. This was the start of a ser

This morning, I watched a debate featuring Douglas Murray (link: https://youtu.be/y0_JtKOZbKo?si=3jZOQyFbrb9Je1ru). More than once, Murray has left me feeling disgusted—not out of spite, but because his remarks often seem to revel in the suffering of others, particularly when discussing sensitive is

I would love to do a collab with the one responsible for the idea and execution of this video by M.I.A. https://youtu.be/3Yuqxl284cg?si=j1Aqw8E1BcCJB9eC

It’s not clear to me nor my family, but since I was 5 years old I was obsessed with China. In one of the books about China on my shelve, I discovered these two pages about the relationship between Russia and China. Triggered by the image, the text beckoned to me. These two countries will be of enorm

HEFT 5 is out and I'm gonna roll out some cool images over the next couple of days to promote it on Instagram. Here's one.