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*The Golden Gaze* 
*Unstill Life* 
*Negen Kruiden Soep*
*In pursuit of fellow urbanites*
*In and around my mother’s house*






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inspiration and references

On this page are some of the books/movies/etc that are an inspiration for the works I make. They vary from artist/photography books, literature to flower dictionairies. If you click on the photo you are redirected to their website, or publisher. If you have any specific questions or a reference for me: please reach out!

kruid en mens by Marlies Engels easter and oaktrees by Bertien van Manen permissions by Emma Hardy language of flowers by Kate Greenaway capturing nature by Matthew Zucker and Pia Östlund the garden jungle by Dave Goulson artichoke by Pleasant Place a buzz in the meadow by Dave Goulson simon by Marianne Fredriksson the seraphim by Jesse Lenz greenwriting by Katy Bentall leren kijken by Estelle Zhong Mengual i hide myself within my flower by Mariken Kramer Onderling by Miek Zwamborn warm mother cold mother by Anna Orłowska geographies of solitude by Jacquelyn Mills de kinderen van het paradijs by Marianne Frederiksson flowers and their meanings by Karen Azoulay cyanotype toning by Annette Golaz braiding sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake