Hanneke Giezen (1967), born in Delft, The Netherlands, currently lives and works in Breda. Graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts St. Joost in Breda (1991). Hanneke has been exhibiting her work in galleries, art fairs and museums. Among these are MAD (Paris, France), Fondation Bernardaud (Limoges, France), Saatchi Gallery (London, United Kingdom) and Museum Princessenhof (Leeuwarden). Her work is part of public collections such as Musée d’Arts Décoratifs (Paris, France), Collection Sèvres Cité de la Céramique (Sèvres, France), and in various private Collections.
My work is about taste, good and bad and therefore also about culture as an instrument of inclusion. At the same time, I want to transcend that discourse. Ultimately ‘taste’ is too relative to make much fuss about. Everything that happens in the world today is an source of inspiration, to philosophize about and to depict in porcelain. I am concerned with the question of wheter Flora and Fauna can cope with the breakneck speed of changes that are taking place with the regard of global warming. But also human behavior is an interesting subject with all the things we must tackle nowadays.
Using molds made from everyday unnecessary junk, I want to make us aware of our idiotic behaviour. The enormous footprints we make of our addiction to our phones for example. Working in porcelain which is a very strong material, radiates power and makes colors shine, makes difficult subjects light and cheerful. I would rather that you approach my objects light-heartedly, and discover that they are comic, tragic and touching all in one. You can laugh out loud about your own shortcomings. These are ceramics to love, if you dare.
