In his work, Ken Stoové explores the personal and collective significance of migration, family heritage, and culture. His immediate family often serves as both the starting point and field of inquiry: an environment in which he feels at home and which functions as his primary source of stories and knowledge about his background.

At the same time, this context provides space for critical, emotional, and in-depth research, through which Ken examines the origins, impact, and transmission of these narratives.

As he has conducted more research into family members beyond his immediate circle, his desire to visit the place of origin has grown. On behalf of the third generation of Javanese-Surinamese in the Netherlands, Ken Stoové feels a pressing need to gain a deeper understanding of this cultural history, a history that receives little attention within the Dutch educational system.

His goal, and at the same time his hope, is to provide his generation and those that follow with something tangible: stories, images, faces, and knowledge with which they can connect and be inspired. Ken Stoové sees his work as part of a larger cultural archive: a living memory and an invitation to reflection and dialogue.