‘Mijn fascinatie voor die onverwachte veranderingen en de schoonheid die daaraan onderhevig is, vormen het
The ephemeral joys of a childhood
uitgangspunt van de gehele serie ‘A passing fancy in a
The work of Martijntje is known for integrating unusual
transient life’.’ Haar afstudeerwerk bestond dan ook
material in photography and small-scale objects.
uit poëtische organische ‘schilderijen’. Beelden die net
For example, the collection ‘the ephemeral joys of a
als ‘the ephemeral joys of a childhood’ over de snelle
childhood’ shows jewelry made of candy floss. Candy
verandering van het leven gaan.
floss is the heart of her work and symbolizes life. ‘When I was little I used to eat candy floss as a treat, now the meaning of candy floss has changed for me. My fascination for working with candy floss grew after making a gigantic hat. So fluffy and colorful, with a sweet smell, it made me light up as a child. This happy feeling lasted only for a short while because the fluffy parts vanished in eternity. After this moment, my fascination only grew bigger. The happy feeling in the beginning when seeing the giant hat and the sorrow afterwards when the hat slowly vanished. That makes the core of my work, the transformation of life and changes that we have to re-evaluate over and over again.’ Martijntje explores the ideas of transformation, distortion etc. and shows that change can be something good. She creates her pieces by combining permanent and temporary material, like iron, rope, melted marshmallows and cotton candy. They are ‘one of a kind’ pieces that have to be worn with care. Every piece equals life. ‘Once a piece is worn I never know how it
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will develop during the process’. It can be that the temperature, sunlight or water change the color and shape.
Artist Martijntje Cornelia graduated from the Willem de Kooning art academy Rotterdam in 2011.
‘My fascination for those unexpected changes and the
She sees her work as a journey in which she can express
beauty which is dependent on the changeability of life
experimental needs and can put the changeability of life
are the starting point of the whole series ‘A passing
in a pleasant but alienating picture. ‘Images are at their
fancy in transient life’. The graduation piece of Martijntje
best when you put them off balance. You must surrender
also consisted of poetic organic works of art. Images
to the unknown and experience the consequences.
that are just like ‘the ephemeral of joys of a childhood’,
Embrace the unknown feeling and fall in love with her
completely about the rapid change of life.’
beauty.’
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