Humans Need Not Apply

Born in the Netherlands, I now live and work in London. Trained in traditional glassmaking techniques and a fascination with street art culture and its context within the urban environment, I have developed my own distinct style. I define myself as an 'urban glass artist', as I strive to bridge a gap between contemporary glass and street art. My inspiration comes from city life and urban decay and I seek to bring beauty to things that we might find flawed or broken to create work that is thought-provoking, dynamic and at times with a sense of humour.

I am interested in the experimental possibilities of kiln-cast glass and print-making on glass combined with using a variety of processes and other materials, such as wood, spray-paint, found objects and video, in a different and radical way. For me, glass holds an unlimited amount of conceptual potential and the crafting process can have a direct reference to my unconventional background and life experiences, but what really got me hooked on glassmaking is that glass, like life itself, is a demanding material. When I push it to its limits, glass can be extremely challenging to work with. It is this struggle to control its technical complexity, its contradictory qualities and sometimes unpredictability that I feel so strongly drawn to.