Joke Van Hoyweghen – Graduation 2025

Joke Van Hoyweghen
Forgotten Things

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Mentoren:
Anita Kars

My process begins with gathering materials found in public spaces, and remnants left behind by industry.

It is a journey guided by spontaneity. I never know in advance what I will find, nor what will find me.

The materials speak first they shape the form, they whisper how to come together.

I bind them with care: through coiling, knotting, looping, and weaving. Each gesture is a conversation.

From every piece, I learn. Each fragment holds a seed for the next creation. And so, the research continues unfolding, evolving.

I see these objects as tools for public space, indoors or out. Each carries a sense of play, an invitation to experiment, to interact, to imagine.