Notes on modernity, getting lost and a visual haiku One of the strange things about studying history is that you always know what happens next. The people you read about never do. During my master’s, I took a course called Van Wie Is de Stad? (To Whom Does the City Belong?) We read, watched and analysed literature, music…
BADA BING began as a question: how to present a poetry book in a way that felt alive.What started as a reading for Verboden Rijst quickly expanded into an evening where different forms could meet. Together with my brother, we imagined a night that unfolded in phases. You arrive after work, step into an exhibition,…
I stepped out of the metro at Wibautstraat and noticed a small Japanese onigiri stand inside the station. A familiar sight, in an unexpected place. One of my favorite poems from Verboden Rijst is called Smiling Onigiri. The connection was immediate. Amsterdam and Japan meeting underground, in a station I’ve passed through countless times. I…
In September 2025, I showed my work internationally for the first time at Le Rendez-Vous / Episode II in Paris. I showed six photographic works and three video installations, presented on old CRT televisions that I transported to Paris myself. The televisions were generously provided by Sam van Stapel (StapelTV, The Hague), and became an…
In early autumn 2025, I presented my work publicly for the first time during a small exhibition in the historic city of Muiden. The photographs shown were part of a longer journey through Japan: images made while moving between cities, waiting for trains, and learning to slow down. Showing the work in a physical space,…
Here’s the latest — and first ever — music video I directed, shot, and edited for my brother Berry Juice. Styled by the megacity Tokyo, we shot this video over two spontaneous nights after Berry missed his flight home. What started as a setback turned into magic and a dream come true. We’d always wanted…
If you’re curious why I ended up in Tokyo without a suitcase,how to have deep conversations with onigiri,or which graveyard is best for making friendsmy debut poetry book is out now. Verboden rijst is a collection of poetry written during a three-month solo journey through Japan and parts of Asia. Most of the poems are…