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appreciation //

exhibition at Piet Zwart Institute, Rotterdam, NL
appreciation was a group exhibition and open studios of curated works by 90 artist both alumni and current students from Piet Zwart Institute’s Master of Fine Art program in Rotterdam. it was organised in the response to the clusure of the Karel Doormanhof studios (the building in which the master has resided for the past 25 years). the Institute’s ongoing enquiry in expanding notions of research and questioning what it means to then make that research public was explore through one of the largest events held in that building by this program. it is in the spirit of this investigation that we opened our studios, and made this place and the research that has come out of it public. the event also acted as a community builder and a space for the alumni board to (re-)connect, as well as a tool to show the local environment what we create and we have created.

the idea to host appreciation and the primary organisation
and curation was done by Ida-Simone.
the exhibition participated in Rotterdam Art Week 2025.
it was a completely student/artist run exhibition.

together with the other artworks, ‘wounds‘ was exhibited. ‘wounds’ originated in questioning the act of care in society, betweens humans, for material, understanding lifespans, and creating collectivity for materials.



wounds, 2025
/220 x 60 x 60cm/
ceramics, foam, beads, paperthread, plastic, metal, cottonyarn, fabric etc.

appreciation was a group exhibition and open studios of curated works by 90 artist both alumni and current students from Piet Zwart Institute’s Master of Fine Art program in Rotterdam. it was organised in the response to the clusure of the Karel Doormanhof studios (the building in which the master has resided for the past 25 years). the Institute’s ongoing enquiry in expanding notions of research and questioning what it means to then make that research public was explore through one of the largest events held in that building by this program. it is in the spirit of this investigation that we opened our studios, and made this place and the research that has come out of it public. the event also acted as a community builder and a space for the alumni board to (re-)connect, as well as a tool to show the local environment what we create and we have created.

the idea to host appreciation and the primary organisation
and curation was done by Ida-Simone.
the exhibition participated in Rotterdam Art Week 2025.
it was a completely student/artist run exhibition.

together with the other artworks, ‘wounds‘ was exhibited. ‘wounds’ originated in questioning the act of care in society, betweens humans, for material, understanding lifespans, and creating collectivity for materials.
Texture based sculpture showing the inhibition of chronic body pain. A culmination of inhibitions I have felt throughout my life, an analysis of constraining factors and body pains and how the body all of a sudden cannot do what it is suppose to or could before. Yet a optimistic approach to the never ending pain. The texture of the textiles are mimiking and drawn from pain, bones, textures within the body. It reflects on positivity in the face of pain through colors. It depicts how I relate to my pain through an optimistic lens, that I carry because the inhibition will not subside. The sculpture focuses on the pain in the ankle area. The sense of losing control, feeling numb, stuck and caught in ones movement. A certain wobbly feeling apears around the ankles which limits walking. The sculpture allows people to feel the pain when stepping into it, without me giving an explanation. longlasting handcrafted techniques are mixed, such as weaving, machine knitting and hand knitting, only made out of reclaimed and repuposed materials, such as foam, cotton, organza, linen, thread and knitted yarns. an exploration of sensitivities. M