The work 'Handgebaar' has come from a research about feeling 'geborgen' a Dutch word that describes the feeling of safety and being taken care of. This project is about touch and creating connection. Connection with the physical material, the various types of textile, but also creating a connection between the textile and the people who gave them. Most of the textiles used for this piece came from various friends/family around me. All the pieces donated had some kind of story. A memory. A life before it was given for this piece. All those stories I have collected in a catalogue, to create a piece full of stories and connection.  

Creating connection is something we need in a world that creates gaps between people. With this work I invite people to connect with their soft side. To connect with other people and to step into the world of the other.