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  • Writing down good reasons to freeze to death

    Writing down good reasons to freeze to death in my spiral ring notebook (2023), 36 pages, A5. (first edition) Self-published. This project served as an exploration of common themes in my artistic practice. escapism, isolation, solitude and melancholy are important in my work. These themes have…

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  • I met Poseidon the other day…

    I met Poseidon the other day… he just had his wisdom teeth removed and the anesthetic had not quite worn off yet (2023), 20 pages, A5. (first edition) Self-published. This is a magical realism zine. In the zine, you’ll go on an adventure through the…

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  • FuckFastFashion

    Anti-Fashion Show (2023) by Panos, Ema, Marianna and Nik. We marched in protest against the fast fashion industry by creating an anti-fashion show. November is a time of overconsumption; holiday shopping and Black Friday send huge numbers of people to the stores. We want to…

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  • FDIK contributions

    Contribution to volume 5 and 6 of FDIK (2023-2024). Fuck Do I Know is a rotterdam based collaborative zine run by Soyink and Saddy. Most issues are risoprinted and followed by a release event. I contributed to two of their publications: Volume 5: Fuck Do…

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  • Prehistoric Crafts

    Prehistoric Crafts (2023), 24 pages, A5. (first edition) Self-published. In the zine, you’ll find drawings of Stone Age tools and information on materials and crafts, what they made and how they lived—illustrations of the tools and cave paintings.The 24-page zine has info on the regular…

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  • Oerol Fietsenbord

    Oerol Fietsenbord (2023), while working at the Oerol Festival I was asked to design a sign to show people how to park their bikes properly. After a few iterations, I finally settled on the final design. Then came the challenge of making these signs on…

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