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      Oirschot
      2022
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      Municipal Elections Amsterdam
      2022
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      Japan Museum Sieboldhuis
      2021
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      Palace of Culture, Jekaterinburg
      2016
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      Stedelijk Museum Alkmaar
      2019
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      2011
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      Mauritshuis
      2019
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      Museum Hilversum
      2010
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      Museum Volkenkunde
      2018
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      2018
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      Arti et Amicitiae
      2017
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      Cargo in Context/Museum of Moscow
      2019
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      Audax Textiel Museum
      2009
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      NAI Rotterdam
      2013
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      Tropenmuseum
      2013
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      Tropenmuseum
      2014
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      2018
    • The Jungle
      Residency, Maine (USA)
      2014
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      Tropenmuseum
      2013
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      Van Gogh Museum
      2019
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      Museum voor Volkenkunde
      2018
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      Museum Night 2017
      2017
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      Nederlands Fotomuseum
      2009
    • Changing of the Guard
      Paradiso
      2013
    • Inoculate Now
      National Holocaust Museum
      2017
    • Affiches
      Anywhere anytime
      0000

The Jungle

We were invited to an artist in residency by the small, rural American town of Denmark, Maine. The assignment was to make an installation using found materials, at the local garbage dump.

Instead of choosing from trash thrown away by local residents – we instead collected small pieces of mica. Mica is a sparkling, natural mineral, geologically native to the state of Maine. Over the course of two weeks, we constructed a mural depicting two leopards hunting. The mica reflections spark as light changes during the day.

We spoke to many locals about the construction and evolution of the work. The image of the two leopards references the local hunting culture, tattoos, popculture and handcraft.

Because all town residents are required to bring their garbage to the dump themselves, The Jungle is out there for everyone to enjoy.

In collaboration with Tara Karpinski

Mining mica by hand

Mica

Quarry

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