“The best road is the one you make”
— Zygmunt Bauman

Working across media — from acrylic paintings and ceramic sculpture to collage and mixed materials — I embrace fragmentation as both a method and a metaphor. The diversity of forms reflects the layered, multifaceted nature of my own background, shaped by Surinamese, Chinese, and Dutch histories.

Each medium offers a different lens through which to approach memory, loss, and inheritance. Ceramic allows me to work with weight, rupture, and resilience; painting lets me build, obscure, and reveal in layers; collage becomes a way to assemble what doesn’t naturally fit together, yet insists on belonging.

This multiplicity is not about contradiction, but about complexity — a visual language that resists linear storytelling and instead mirrors the disjointed, overlapping nature of postcolonial identity. Through material and form, I navigate what it means to be composed of fragments — and how those fragments can be reimagined as something whole, alive, and continually shifting.

Graduated at The Royal Academy of Art in The Hague. Over the last 20 years I have developed my paintings from representational to more abstract organic works. Finding my way as I go by deepening my art practice through several courses about art and life. My paintings are in several parts of the world. I exhibit my work at different places and venues mostly in The Netherlands.

Are we all threads of a long rope that goes back countless generations and through which everyone is connected. Which threads connect the different generations? How do we experience this connection? What liberates us and what oppresses us? What gets passed on? With that in mind I create my work.

My exploration of interconnectedness, where the past, present, and future blend into a seamless cycle. Identity is a dynamic concept, shaped by ancestral wisdom, guiding us toward a more inclusive and connected future.

  • It all begins with an idea, a sketch from my journal or a colour. Starting with lines and making marks on a canvas, filling the empty white space with colour. Building the surface with paint. Scraping away or painting over different parts, allowing for a free flow of ideas and experimentation with composition. The choice of materials plays a crucial role, as I often combine various mediums to achieve the desired texture and depth. Throughout the creation phase, I remain open to spontaneity, allowing the work to evolve organically.

  • Through a process of exploration, intuitively based forms emerge, some of which are partially sanded away or painted over again. In the resulting paint layers, new possibilities and points of reference arise. The painting is complete when all elements on the canvas have merged into an amalgam, with each component playing its part.

  • Yes, I do work on commissions! I enjoy collaborating with collectors to create personalized pieces that fit their vision. If you're interested, we can discuss your ideas, dimensions, and timeline to ensure the work meets your expectations. Feel free to share any inspiration or specific requests, and we can begin from there!