Water Wervel 3 Ceramics, handopbouw 38 x 33 x 24cm, 7KG 2024
About Water Wervels
Water Wervels is a series of seven hand-built ceramic sculptures inspired by the shapes of animal vertebrae that I collected over the years in the dunes of The Hague. These bones became the starting point for an exploration of relationships between human and more-than-human worlds, particularly in relation to marine environments.
Each sculpture functions as an individual element while also suggesting a larger body. Through the imagery of the spine, Water Wervels emphasises the ocean as a life-supporting structure: the place where life began and where everything remains connected. At the same time, the work reflects on the fragility of this system, as marine environments are increasingly strained by human activity. Drawing on ecofeminist ideas of care, interdependence and responsibility, the project explores how humans depend on the ocean while capitalist systems continue to damage it.