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Work \u2013 Backgrounds<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

My paintings and ropes give the impression of liquid processes that arise and flow away. They seem to consist of unstable elements that have to do with an undertone that resounds in our current society.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the sociologist Zygmunt Bauman, these modern times are fluid, flexible and uncertain. Everything is constantly changing. This time is fragmentary and depends on short projects, which hardly form a coherent whole.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

My work is related to this realization. I do not give an opinion, nor a solution or a future perspective. It is a guiding thought that occupies me strongly on all kinds of levels (current affairs, philosophy of life, work) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

and which offers me clarity. For me it is a guiding fact that also takes shape in my works. This changeability takes on different shapes and dimensions, both in my painted work and in the more abstract ropeworks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I use shapes in drawings and paintings, which may be borrowed from reality, but which form their own interplay. They lead a life of their own. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I use principles such as wild growth, deformation, loss of shape: such as in a natural disaster, a landfill or the accumulating ice in a freezer compartment. Topics that have to do with the now: and then exactly at the turning point where man loses his grip on the world. As if it were about the start of processes that herald our possible demise and impress us with the objective fact that nature will always take its course. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I transform this fact into an airy whole with its own dynamics.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

My rope and textile works contain an internal dynamic. They arise as a constant succession of various constructions. The process of creation can be observed in the work. Countless sequential, logical and illogical decisions are made, with everything in permanent contact with previously completed sections. Sometimes they literally move along. In this way, both the creation of the work and the result are fluid: all elements influence each other constantly and are in motion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I try to capture natural processes, which are erratic and unpredictable. Yet each work has its own logic and its own way of creating. I direct my own intuition. In rope and textile works I use the old techniques such as knotting, weaving and embroidery. In some works, tribal figures can appear and on the spot merge into modernist fragments. Organic forms, landscape and more abstract expressions coexist in my oeuvre.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I relate to the world around me and understand the world through self-created systems, which are expressed in paintings and textile works. In these systems, principles of order and chaos alternate. Harmonious and dissonant parts can make connections with each other. Separate parts and open fragments with holes can form an equal part of the structure and composition of the work.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n

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Personal details<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Aafke Bennema<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Born<\/dt>
23-08-1965 te Eelde, NL<\/dd>\n\n
Address<\/dt>
Infanteriestraat 110
6822 NJ Arnhem<\/dd>\n\n
Mobile <\/dt>
+31 6 17672418<\/dd>\n\n
Email <\/dt>
aafkebennema@planet.nl<\/a><\/dd>\n\n
Instagram <\/dt>
https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/aafkebennema<\/dd><\/dl>\n<\/section>\n\n
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Education<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
2011-2013<\/dt>
Didactic Authority HBO, HKU,Utrecht<\/dd>\n\n
1990-1991<\/dt>
Ateliers Arnhem<\/dd>\n\n
1985-1990<\/dt>
Artez Arnhem Departement Fine Arts<\/dd><\/dl>\n<\/section>\n\n
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Solo Exhibitions<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
2022<\/dt>
Confluence, Dudok, Arnhem<\/dd>\n\n
2021<\/dt>
Don\u2019t fill the gap, do not complete the grid, \u0003 Circa\u2026dit
and N8 (shopwindow), Arnhem<\/dd>\n\n
2018<\/dt>
Winding, Dijkmagazijn Winssen
ToArt, Shopwindow Rozet, Arnhem<\/dd>\n\n
2015<\/dt>
Weiner Wall: Framework; walldrawing, \u0003 Tetterode, Amsterdam<\/dd>\n\n
2013<\/dt>
Fall into Place, Kleine Kapel at Buitenplaats Koningweg, Arnhem<\/dd>\n\n
2012<\/dt>
Hotel Bosch, Arnhem
ToArt Arnhem<\/dd>\n\n
2011<\/dt>
SBK Friesland, Leeuwarden<\/dd>\n\n
2009<\/dt>
Hospital Rijnstate, Arnhem<\/dd>\n\n
2008<\/dt>
Twee Wezen, Enkhuizen<\/dd>\n\n
2002<\/dt>
Paintings 2000-2002, Buro Leeuwarden, \u0003 Leeuwarden<\/dd><\/dl>\n<\/section>\n\n
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Group exhibitions<\/h1>\n\n
2022<\/dt>
Off the grid, W139, Amsterdam<\/dd>\n\n
2021<\/dt>
50 jaar collectie, Museum van Bommel van Dam, Venlo
Nieuw Werk, samen met Marcel Smink, ACEC, Apeldoorn<\/dd>\n\n
2019<\/dt>
Art on Paper, Westergasfabriek, Amsterdam
Duckumenta, Studio Omstand, Arnhem
Groen Geluk, B-53, Arnhem
Online gallery Witteveen, Amsterdam<\/dd>\n\n
2018<\/dt>
Pulse 32, Studio Omstand, Arnhem<\/dd>\n\n
2013<\/dt>
Fall into Place, Kleine Kapel at Buitenplaats Koningweg, Arnhem
Horizon, ACEC, Apeldoorn<\/dd>\n\n
2017<\/dt>
Samenhang, Kunstgemaal, Bronckhorst<\/dd>\n\n
2016-2021<\/dt>
Hoe=het nu? ACEC, Apeldoorn<\/dd>\n\n
2016<\/dt>
Heden Collectie, Heden, Den Haag<\/dd>\n\n
2015<\/dt>
Made in Arnhem, Rozet, Arnhem<\/dd>\n\n
2014<\/dt>
Tekeningen, Circa\u2026dit, Arnhem<\/dd>\n\n
2013<\/dt>
Kunst op de koffie, 25 huiskamergaleries, Arnhem
Horizonnen, Fries Museum, Leeuwarden<\/dd>\n\n
2012<\/dt>
Kunst op je kamer, Museum Het Valkhof, Nijmegen<\/dd>\n\n
2011<\/dt>
Twenty, Maurits van de Laar, Den Haag<\/dd>\n\n
2010<\/dt>
Uit de Collectie Museum van Bommel van Dam, Venlo<\/dd>\n\n
2009<\/dt>
Galerie Maurits van de Laar, Den Haag<\/dd>\n\n
2008<\/dt>
Mixed Nature, Galerie Poonberg, Rotterdam<\/dd>\n\n
2006<\/dt>
Kunst Werkt, Bi\u00ebnnale Gelderland, Museum Het Valkhof, Nijmegen
Schilderijen, Galerie Maurits van de Laar, Den Haag
Art Ansterdam, Galerie Maurits van de Laar
Anti Makassar, CBK Gelderland, Arnhem
Galerie Maurits van de Laar<\/dd>\n\n
2004<\/dt>
De schilderkunst leeft, Mondriaantoren, Amsterdam
Rai, bij Galerie Gist, Amsterdam
Prent.nu, Loods 66, Amsterdam
Langdradig, Villa Zebra, Rotterdam<\/dd>\n\n
2003<\/dt>
Galerie Gist, Brummen<\/dd>\n\n
2003<\/dt>
Unslept House, Hooghuis<\/dd>\n\n
2002<\/dt>
Euregio Kunstpreis, Artoll, Bedburg-Hau, Kleve
Hofvijver in Po\u00ebzie en Beeld, Kunstpassage in Rijksmonument, Den Haag<\/dd>\n\n
2001<\/dt>
Nervaturen, Galerie Maurits van de Laar, Den Haag
Stilet, TENT., Rotterdam
Galerie Maurits van de Laar, RAI, Amsterdam
This is how it feels, Bi\u00ebnnale Gelderland, Museum Het Valkhof, Nijmegen
Galerie Tanya Rumpff, Art Rotterdam
Lounge, CBK Dordrecht<\/dd>\n\n
2000<\/dt>
Helder, Dordrechts Museum
View, Loerakker Galerie, Amsterdam
Zwart-Wit, Hooghuis, Arnhem<\/dd>\n\n
1999<\/dt>
Verre horizonten van dichtbij, Peter Stuyvesant Foundation, Zevenaar
Koninklijke Subsidie Vrije Schilderkunst, Paleis op de Dam, Amsterdam
Face the portrait, reflect the mind, Kruithuis, Den Bosch
Centrum beeldende kunst, Groningen
Galerie Maurits van de Laar<\/dd>\n\n
1998<\/dt>
Bi\u00ebnnale Gelderland, Van Reekum Museum, Apeldoorn
Sugarmountain, Galerie Van den Berge, Goes<\/dd>\n\n
1997<\/dt>
Ogentroost, raamtekeningen, Gewab-gebouw, Arnhem
Tightroping, paraplufabriek, Nijmegen
Een ander woord voor muurschildering, Gele Rijder, Arnhem<\/dd>\n\n
1996<\/dt>
Kunst moet\/moet kunst?, Van Reekum Museum, Apeldoorn<\/dd>\n\n
1995<\/dt>
Van Bommel van Damprijs, Venlo<\/dd>\n\n
1993<\/dt>
Koninklijke Subsidie Vrije Schilderkunst, Paleis op de Dam, Amsterdam<\/dd><\/dl>\n<\/section>\n\n
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Prices & Stipends<\/h1>\n\n
1995<\/dt>
Toekenning Van Bommel van Damprijs<\/dd><\/dl>\n\n

Stipends<\/h2>\n\n
2021<\/dt>
Schakel 025, Stroomversneller. Voor het ontwikkelen van een nieuw touwwerk voor NR 8 (etalage Arke Noachstraat Arnhem) i.r.t tentoonstelling in Circa\u2026dit, Arnhem<\/dd>\n\n
2020<\/dt>
Provincie Gelderland: Talentontwikkeling Professionals (Project: Touw als verbindende factor)<\/dd>\n\n
2017<\/dt>
Samenwerkingsproject met Touwfabriek Helmes Welling voor het maken van prototypes voor kleden. In opdracht van KUNSTwerkt van Cultuur Oost<\/dd>\n\n
2004<\/dt>
Projectsubsidie Fonds BKVB<\/dd>\n\n
2002<\/dt>
Werkbeurs Fonds BKVB<\/dd>\n\n
2000<\/dt>
Werkbeurs Fonds BKVB<\/dd>\n\n
1997<\/dt>
Basisstipendium Fonds BKVB<\/dd>\n\n
1999<\/dt>
Basisstipendium Fonds BKVB<\/dd>\n\n
2005<\/dt>
Basisstipendium Fonds BKVB <\/dd>\n\n
1996<\/dt>
Artist in Residency in Helsinki (ondersteund door P\u00e9pini\u00e8res pour Jeunes Artistes)<\/dd><\/dl>\n<\/section>\n\n
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Commisions<\/h1>\n\n
2012<\/dt>
Kunst op je kamer (in opdracht van Grafisch centrum Plaatsmaken Arnhem: zeefdrukken gemaakt voor kinderen) in Museum Het Valkhof Nijmegen<\/dd>\n\n
2011<\/dt>
Schetsontwerp voor bijzondere herdenkingsmunt (met als onderwerp: Nederland en Schilderkunst) in opdracht van het Ministerie van Financi\u00ebn<\/dd>\n\n
2009<\/dt>
Linoleumsnede in opdracht van Allard Piersson Museum en SBK, Amsterdam<\/dd><\/dl>\n\n

Work in Collections<\/h2>\n\n

Museum van Bommel van Dam, OHRA, AEGON, ABN AMRO, OHRA, CBK Dordrecht, Fries Museum, Rabobank, Heden Den Haag, SBK Friesland<\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n

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Publications<\/h1>\n\n

\u2018De kunst als een vangnet voor idee\u00ebn\u2019, Alex de Vries in Mister Motley, 2022De kunst als een vangnet voor idee\u00ebn.<\/a><\/p>\n\n

Wij zijn niet zulke zitters. Altijd bezig, door Joke Mat, NRC, april 2019Wij zijn niet zulke zitters.<\/a><\/p>\n\n

Film, Afdeling Kunst (GBK), door Casper Verborg, 2017Artnet.nu, door Benno Tutein Nolthenius, 2015Interview door Martin Pieterse voor GBK, 2012Interview door Peter Nijenhuis in Blog: Arnhem werkt, 2012Artnet.nu, door Alex de Vries, 11 mei 2006NRC Galerieselectie, 15 juni 2006Haagse Courant, Roos van Put, 2005NRC Galerieselectie, april 2005NRC Galerieselectie, november 2003Volkskrant, Couleur Locale, door Merel Bem, juli 2002Carp, interview 1999Volkskrant, Couleur Locale door Sacha BronwasserHaagse Courant, door Roos van Put, 1999<\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n

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Teaching positions<\/h1>\n\n
2008-2020<\/dt>
Docent OBVA Rozet, Arnhem<\/dd>\n\n
Sinds 2018<\/dt>
Workshops Cyanotype Plaatsmaken, Arnhem<\/dd>\n\n
2009-2017<\/dt>
Docent Basisopleiding HKU, Utrecht<\/dd>\n\n
2013-2018<\/dt>
Creatief begeleider ouderen met dementie Stepping Stones, Arnhem<\/dd>\n\n
2008-2001<\/dt>
Gastdocent aan de Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Avans:
Deeltijdstudie Afdeling Autonome kunst, Den Bosch<\/dd>\n\n
2009<\/dt>
Kunstproject voor kinderen van Basisscool de Boomhut, Arnhem<\/dd>\n\n
2006-2007<\/dt>
HKU gastdocent Propedeusejaar Fine Art, Utrecht<\/dd><\/dl>\n<\/section>\n\n
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Curatorship<\/h1>\n\n
2018<\/dt>
Expand, Studio Omstand, Arnhem<\/dd>\n\n
2006<\/dt>
Anti Makassar, CBK, Arnhem<\/dd>\n\n
2001-2002<\/dt>
Unslept house, Hooghuis, Arnhem<\/dd><\/dl>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":11,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-195","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aafkebennema.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/195","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aafkebennema.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aafkebennema.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aafkebennema.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aafkebennema.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=195"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/aafkebennema.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/195\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":393,"href":"https:\/\/aafkebennema.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/195\/revisions\/393"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aafkebennema.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=195"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}