Research is a two edged sword; truths on paper are often distilled into essentialiaties that no longer apply to the slightly messier workings of real life. Which is why, when it comes to understanding, creativity is a necessary feature in any type of research.

Personally, I like to be on the focal point between creativity and content; where the artist deals with strategy or where policymakers need to understand the creative city. This approach works two ways, you can read more about my artistic research practice below.

Currently I work for the Heritage Lab that is part of the Reinwardt Academy, developing education programmes for heritage professionals. Apart from that, I also work as artistic reseacher, and sometimes teach about spatial heritage, monuments or concept development.

I have done research for various cities and government-institutions as well as art institions. Since 2019 I work for the Reinwardt Academy where I have done research on education for professionals and have become an expert in the method emotion networking. In 2024 I have started with Thinking with Birds - a project about human interaction with nature in daily life.

Research