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Close-up menselijke huid. Tekst: STUDIO HANS, DICHT OP DE HUID. 18-09 t/m 02-10-2026. Westerkade 38, Utrecht.

Sep 18

Oct 2

Dicht op de huid

Studio HANS

With Dicht op de huid, Studio HANS explores the personal stories, feelings and experiences people carry in relation to their bodies. Through memories, comparisons and personal reflections, they share how they experience their bodies and what their bodies mean to them. Their stories touch on feelings of connection and strength, as well as distance, alienation, doubt and discomfort.The portraits reveal the complex and changing relationship we have with our bodies. They show moments of distance, comfort and uncertainty, and how these feelings can shift over time. Together, they create an intimate reflection on how we see, experience and relate to our own bodies.

Mirrored English and Chinese text printed on a vertically folded, textured gray surface, fading to black on the right.

Oct 1

Nov 1

My body is warming up, please wait for a while

Yingtong Zhou

This project originated from my experiences using dating apps over the past year, initially serving as a documentation of my inner struggles as the “other” in romantic encounters: being romanticized, alienated, objectified, and subjected to the gaze. At the same time, these encounters became a space for reciprocal investigation and self-examination, raising questions around reflexivity, desire, and the ways in which we perceive and construct one another. The work first took the form of fragmented, private writing, unbound by genre and moving between essay, poetry, and prose. Writing has become a scale and vessel for emotion, carrying experiences that are fragmented, intimate, and difficult to contain within a fixed narrative.

Twee modellen in high fashion: één met roze hoofddoek, rood jasje, kanten broek; de ander met afro, blauw-witte theepotjurk.

Oct 3

Nov 1

Tagine and Tulips

Fatine Benouari

Tagine and Tulips tells the story of my bi-cultural identity, inspired by my grandmother’s journey as a first-generation Moroccan woman in the Netherlands. By merging Moroccan craftsmanship with Dutch traditional dress into textiles and form, I create a dialogue between past and present, heritage and environment. My work is an ode to migration, cultural blending and the richness of growing up bicultural. It reveals stories that often remain unseen and invites recognition and connection. For me, fashion serves as a social instrument and becomes a bridge between worlds where identity is not fixed but constantly evolving.

Een afgeworpen roze en witte krabbenschaar ligt op fijnkorrelig zand.

Nov 5

Nov 29

Sea, swallow me

Dagmar Pouwelse

I had dreamt of the wave a million times before.Standing in the backyard, I would watch the dykes give way.The sea would rumble and scream.The sky would turn the deepest grey, then shatter into a thousand pieces. Thor would join the party.Certain death would come my way.But once the water reached me, it was reduced to nothing more than a mere puddle, just enough to wetten my bare feet.Luctor et Emergo — I had survived the water once again.

Abstract schilderij van een gehoornd dier (stier/buffel) op blauw, met bruin-witte contouren. Boven abstracte tinten, onderaan botvormen en rode stippen.

Nov 7

Nov 29

Thirdness

Manilo Refos

In deze reeks van vier schilderijen zet Manilo zijn overpeinzing van grammatologie en semiotiek voort, en wordt deze in verband gebracht met een hypothetische onderliggende structuur van synesthesie. Deze structuur, en die van semiotiek, worden vergeleken met een cognitieve structuur van gedachtevorming, en vervolgens worden al deze constructies samengebracht in een abstracter werk dat tracht een fundamentele formule te doorgronden. Elk schilderij symboliseert een van deze fenomenen. Dit is één stap in het langdurige artistieke proces van het begrijpen van de eigen geest.