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Daan Couzijn
(Netherlands)

“After finishing my studies at the Radical Cut-Up department of Sandberg, I was invited to show my graduation work Beautiful Impact in the group show Endless Life at Buitenplaats Doornburgh in Maarssen. Shortly after, I took part in the exhibition Eyes on Robert at Melkweg Expo in Amsterdam, where I showed new works based on the oeuvre of Robert Mapplethorpe. What followed was a period in which I took the time to focus on finishing the music for my debut EP. The release date of which is set in July. With my music, I have supported artists like Bea1991, Lauren Auder and Le1f and I recently performed live at Musée du Louvre in Paris. Currently, I’m working on creating new works for the permanent collection of Museum van Bommel van Dam in Venlo.”


"To me, the most beautiful aspect of Mapplethorpe's work is the sensitivity it captures. With these works, I sought to explore a range of emotions that often feels absent in the portrayal of men. I wondered why so many considered Mapplethorpe’s work to be obscene. Perhaps not because of its homoerotic explicitness but instead due to its revelation of emotional capacity, embodied by men." Eyes on Robert, 2019 (still images)Static CGI, rendered in 3D software, printed