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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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  • WWF Green Imperialism

    WWF’s Green Colonialism (2023). Short found footage documentary that puts WWF’s human rights abuses into context by explaining the larger issue of green colonialism. I made this video as part of NEW EARTH at the Willem de Kooning Academy. I worked on the theme of…

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  • Viking Age Fashion

    Viking Age Fashion (2023), 20 pages, A5. (second edition) Self-published. This is an informational zine based on archaeological evidence. In the zine you’ll find illustrations of fashion in Scandinavia from the 8th to the 11th century. It explores both masculine and feminine fashion. It brings…

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