In 2023, the research into the exposure of wool felt by UV sunlight was initiated. The idea arose after a wool felt artwork was exhibited in an art show for six weeks on the roof of Zuidplein during the Dakdagen 2023. Its surface had completely bleached.How could we make use of this characteristic to create images? The central question we posed was: how can we visualize the effects of climate change, caused by our own actions? What are the consequences for nature and people? Who or what determines where nature and people can live in the future? And what role do we, as artists, play in this process through our work?
The research into the technical aspects of using UV sunlight was conducted in collaboration with Sauvage Innovation, a company specializing in research into optimizing growth systems for organic vegetable and fruit cultivation in greenhouses worldwide. This allowed us to discover how to optimally apply UV sunlight for our purposes.
We conducted extensive visual research on various social phenomena that reflect the devastation caused by climate change, both in nature and among people. Everything is interconnected, from coral bleaching due to warming seawater to people fleeing countries driven out by drought or war. The artworks are soft, created by an aggressive form of bleaching by UV and they are carriers of images that show the consequences of the direct influence of human choices. The attractive softness and colours tempt us to look at what has been called off and to ask ourselves how we should proceed.

All wool felt artworks were exposed to direct sunlight for between 250 and 400 hours. This took an average of two months per artwork. No chemicals were used; photosensitization or fixation is unnecessary. As long as the artworks are not exposed to direct sunlight, they will last forever.

The VERZWINDEN collection has been shown for the first time in Gallery Untitled in the solo show “Verzwinden”, February 22 th – April 26 th 2026

This project was been made possible by financial support from the Mondriaan Fonds, the Cultuur Fonds, and the Amarte Fonds.