My work deals with the (de)construction of and externally inflicted damage to the human body. I draw my ideas from various fictional and real life sources, such as horror movies, images and stories from the news, obscure sites on the Internet, books, video games etcetera. The ambiguity between the two (fictional violence / real life violence) is what interests me; while the visual rendition could in fact be equal, the moral conception couldn't be more different. This input serves as a guideline for making my works which depict the reinterpretation of violence and suffering, often taking the shape of mixed media installations / sculptures with a focus on both formalistic aspects and estranged narratives. Even though I start with a preconceived conception, the actual work arises in the moment, through a lengthy process of combining and rearranging. Lately I have started looking at my installations through the imaginary eyes of a movie director, creating 'scenes' that reflect a reinterpretation of (human) suffering in a mixture of fact and fiction. This method allows me to regard my subjects from a distance, comparable with the images of faraway suffering that reach us every day through media such as newspapers, television and the Internet.
I make my sculptures on a life-sized scale and work with human models, because I want the observer to be able to relate to the work directly. I have a traditional method of working in terms of materials and their use; I am constantly looking for and experimenting with new materials to use in an iterative method of trial and error, allowing unforeseen 'mistakes' to become part of my work.