Wij alleen
80x80 cm
Mixed media on canvas
(On)zichtbaar Verlies
A group exhibition including newly graduated HKU students
March 08, 2024 - May 26, 2024
Onzichtbaar Verlies (translated: Invisible Loss) is an exhibition about art and epilepsy. Epilepsy is more than just a physical condition. With 1 in 100 people worldwide affected by epilepsy, many feel the profound impact on their mental well-being. Unfortunately, the losses they go through often remain invisible. Can art help us talk about this?
The exhibition Onzichtbaar Verlies highlights the inner world of people with epilepsy and those around them. Eight young artists have drawn inspiration from their stories and experiences. These personal stories have been brought to life in works, through which the exhibition hopes to make invisible losses tangible.
THE STORY
Caro Jacobs received the alumni award from the Utrecht School of the Arts in July 2022 so that she could further shape her project "Invisible loss in epilepsy." Caro herself had a difficult form of epilepsy from a young age. By taking an art course, Caro understood that practicing art can help acknowledge the impact of a condition.
With her exhibition, she hoped to address the taboo surrounding the invisible loss in epilepsy and create connection between those who feel different in society and society itself.
Caro passed away On 21 august 2022 because of SUDEP (Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy). Anja Jacobs and Cathelijne Brouwer decided to continue this initiative.
Ik Alleen, Jij Alleen en Wij Alleen (2024)
A new world unknown to me. About loss and the feeling of not beloning in the ‘normal’ world. Being different yet not wanting to be different, being unknown. Just like many others I did not know a lot about epilepsy when I started this project. I was unknown what to expert.. till I started talking to people. The brain works in mysterious ways, just that epilepsy can take many forms. Some people will barely notice their epilepsy while others are constantly being told to be careful.
For all the people who I talked to and told me their story, thank you. Thank you for showing me a piece of your world while also trying to translate it into a shape of these portraits. The work Ik Alleen is like a mirror piece, me looking, absorbing the stories of others. While knowing I can never truly know, only acknowledge.
Ik alleen
80x60 cm
Acrylic on canvas
Together with another artist, Daan, who also made artworks for this exibition we had the oppertunity to join a podcast! Listen to the Dutch podcast here:
Jij alleen
80x60 cm
Acrylic on canvas
