This protest sign is based on the story of a young couple, a Muslim boy and a Christian girl who tried to escape from Sarajevo during the Bosnian war. They were shot dead in the hills and lay there, hand-in-hand, for several weeks, in the eyes of the media. No one could retrieve their bodies because of snipers. In Sarajevo, 3 religions have lived peacefully together for over 500 years until the Bosnian war broke out in 1992.

Compilation of protest signs print 340x175 cm

Everybody walks by but nobody notices it, I only enhanced the colours a bit in photoshop

The West-Indische Compagnie fireplace sculpture was stolen in the 1950's. The only thing that remained of its existence was a small picture, photographed from the side. I stretched it out, enlarged it and spent a week drawing the baroque design of shells and underwater life. The drawing has been used to bring the carving back to life 2003 (photo's will follow)

Photoprint/bread/mixed media

Just for fun

The original mould was a Mexican crocodile leather boot that I wore for a few years from the age of 18. The modified boot expresses how I felt at the time.

Dates from 1986, when I felt like a hunted species when riding my motorcycle