I began the “Before and After” research during my master, documenting the emotional shifts I experienced before and after a concert. Now, as part of the production team at Kavka Oudaan/Zappa, I have the opportunity to immerse myself in live music on a deeper level. This exhibition is a love letter to Kavka—shaped by the concerts I worked on and the people I met along the way! 🫶

The works

 “Een Pintje”- Chained bag for a drink

 “Tape me on the floor, I do not want to leave”- Collected from numerous concerts technician tape used on stage. Layerd into a painting. 

 “Beer stained floor”- During concerts, a lot of drinks are spilled on the floor while dancing. In this work I embroidered the patterns I observed from the venue floor after a concert.

 “OH MY! The Earplugs”- In the observation after concerts, I have found a lot of squished and used earplugs, they had different stains and I wanted to translate the small unnoticed earplugs to big used ones.

 “My first guitar pick! I got it last”- I got my first guitar pick from a metal band. I was never "chosen" to have this priviledge of receiving a guitar pick. When I received the first one, it was very important moment although I got it last before the band left. 

"Traced"- A drum part left at a venue. It had a lot of traces of usage and I exaggerated the traces with embroidery. 

"Loved this place"- Embroidery, and tangled broken cables from a venue. 

Every time I am at a live concert, I observe and collect items left from the crowd. It is continues artworks in process and progress.