My mission is to transform emotion into visual form, creating art that deeply resonates with the viewer. I am known for my aesthetically captivating works, infused with strong, intimate emotions that explore themes such as diversity and inclusivity. My portraits, primarily of women, focus on the eyes—inviting you into a story and creating an immediate connection. I work primarily with Indian ink, and by combining it with materials like 23-carat gold leaf, I’ve developed a flowing style defined by bold, striking lines.

I am a third generation Indo, mother of four children and I am researching the power of transgenerational memory. For a year now I have been intensively studying the history between the Netherlands and Indonesia. Literally with my nose in the archives I found an ancestor in the book Multatuli and an ancestor whose drawings can be seen in the Rijksmuseum. The fact that three of my grandparents lived in Java at the same time led me to a first introductory trip to Indonesia in May this year.

Stories about being born in one country and emigrating to another, Japanese internment camps, hellships and the war of independence. Times of happiness, sadness, loneliness, pain, strength and loss. Many stories that are literally and figuratively translated by different generations of Indos. Indo, a person with mixed Dutch and Indonesian blood.

I try to translate the stories and emotions into images with drawings, paintings, (analog) photos and also by writing poems and stories or a combination of these.

From June 27th to July 6th I will be working on new work that reflects this search for my roots, the visualization of a family tree and transgenerational memory at the Zomerlicht Festival, a cultural festival organized by Kunstklank, full of theater, dance, music and art at the Calorama Estate in Noordwijk.