About the work:

Within my work I focuss on the value and meaning that everyday objects represent to us.

I am interested in actions and rituals in which these objects take part, like finding, buying, collecting,
receiving and giving. In the works I visualise aspects of their function, of use and wear, and of associations that are connected with them.

The archetypical object serves as a starting point in this process; the outcome and appearance of the work is diverse and ranges from jewellery, cutlery, tableware and textiles to works in paper.

The making process I view as a way of making things visible rather than designing; I stay quite close to the objects in a sense that I work with the materials and techniques that the archetypes I start from have been made with.

The multi- disciplinary approach is essential to my practice. It results in functional designs as well as limited editions of art work, that are all derived from the same sources of inspiration.

Manon van Kouswijk

manon@hetnet.nl

Amsterdam * Tokyo * Munich * Stockholm * Bern