It was the autumn of 2020. The world was in lockdown, grappling with the Covid pandemic. Around that time, we began cleaning, organizing, and archiving the family house. We started upstairs, in the living areas where my grandparents once lived, and slowly worked our way down toward the studios and workspaces. In one of the bedrooms, tucked away on a shelf inside a cabinet, we stumbled upon a plastic bag filled with old newspaper clippings. Judging by the thick layer of dust,

On the morning of December 7, 1941, the weather at the naval and air bases in Pearl Harbor, Hawai‘i, was partly cloudy. The U.S. Weather...

When we began dismantling Shinkichi Tajiri’s home and studios, we started by sorting through everything room by room. The first step was...

While reviewing Shinkichi Tajiri’s archive, several early 1950s photographs surfaced of him working on plaster and iron sculptures in...

Eighty years have passed since the skies over Hiroshima and Nagasaki turned to fire. In just moments, lives were erased, families were...

In 2023, I discovered some very early oil paintings on cardboard. A few had pencil dates on the back revealing they were created in 1942,...

From 13 July -15 September 2024, Endless Imagination was opened to the public at  Museum Cobra . The exhibition features entries for the...

Shinkichi Tajiri: The Restless Wanderer , in collaboration with Bonnefanten, celebrates the centennial of our grandfather, the ...

Since 2019, I have been actively working as a Project Coordinator at Minitopia and RxDOMI . In this role, I served as the main point of...

Storytelling plays a vital role in passing on traditions, understanding cultures, and connecting with one another. Wat een gemier!  is a...

From 2015 to 2020, I collaborated closely with Angelo Vermeulen and the SEADS Network . As the Speaking Engagement and Community...

Founded in 1953 by Zweitse Landsheer and led since 2009 by his daughter Charlotte (Lotte) Landsheer, Cor Unum  is a renowned ceramic...