TRAGIQUE DOMESTIQUE

A video on YouTube in which I talk about my graduation project

In my graduation project Tragique Domestique, I offer a glimpse into the hidden life of the housewife: a world full of mildewed dishcloths, moldy sandwiches, and the challenging bliss of motherhood.

I see this theme as a framework upon which various visual languages and storytelling forms can be layered. Sculptures, tapestries, illustrated interviews, and a picture book are all part of my exploration. I use household objects as canvases to tell my story, exploring the illustrative possibilities of traditional domestic textile art, for example.

By bringing together these multimedia manifestations, I create an installation that portrays the housewife's environment.

This research provides the viewer with recognition for housewives, a group often hidden and overlooked. After all, everyone deals with isolation, impermanence, the chaos of daily life, and bawling while chopping onions.

Even after earning my degree, I remain endlessly fascinated by housewives. Thus my works on motherhood and domesticity will continue to expand.

Droogklei, staaldraad, epoxy, acryl / 50x50x50 / 2023

Textiel / 40x50 / 2021

Wearing Instructions / Kleurpotlood / A5 / 2022

Nightbitch / Gouache, grafietpotlood, balpen / A4 / 2023

zwart in de oven

zwart onder nagels

zwart voor mijn ogen

zwart zijn de dagen

Grafietpotlood, fineliner, bordkarton / 25x50 / 2023

Acryl, grafietpotlood / A4 / 2023

Acryl, grafietpotlood / A3 / 2024

I Knead You / Acryl, kleurpotlood / A3 / 2022

gezellig / borduurwerk op schort / 2023

De huisvrouw spendeert gemiddeld...

Acryl, permanent marker, keramiek / 25 ⌀ / 2023

Impression of graduation exhibition

The interactive tapestry and the picturebook P.C. Hooftstraat Blues are part of my graduation project. Click on the images to visit those pages.