Artist statement
I explore environmental issues and spiritual beliefs such as impermanence and nonattachment.
Non-attachment to material possessions, emotions, ideas and beliefs. Paper is my current material of choice to express ideas around ephemerality.
I am an intuitive maker. I rely on my hands rather than my brain, to do the thinking.
Bio
Nina completed her Bachelor of Applied Arts, majoring in Contemporary Jewellery at Whitireia, New Zealand in 2018. Nina was a participant in Handshake 6.
She was awarded two scholarships and won several awards during her studies such as the Dowse-ECC Award, Friends of Pataka Art Award and the Ethical Metalsmiths Student Award. She has exhibited nationally and internationally and was selected for Schmuck 2020.
Nina van Duijnhoven‘s posts
The end is only the beginning..
Just like that, 2022 has been and gone, and we are already in the 2nd month of the new year. As Dubowski puts it: “We are paper thin. We exist on luck amid the percentages, temporarily. And that’s the best part and the worst part, the temporal factor.” As the years...
Estela Saez masterclass
Being able to relax and enjoy workshops has become a lot easier since I have been in the Handshake programs. Before my very first masterclasses with Iris Eichenberg in February 2020, I hardly slept and was very stressed. Not knowing what to expect, and not...
Finito….
Finito.. the end, done. "Morph".... the culmination of two and a half years of developing our arts practice, the finale, our last exhibition together. I can't believe it has been two and a half years. Time has flown by! What an amazing journey it has been. ...
SHAPE SHIFTER: HS6 Fundraiser
The HANDSHAKE6 group has been collaborating on a fundraising necklace project for a while, and they are excited to share the results! These necklaces are a collaboration between the group with each participant designing one of the 12 shapes. There are 4 different...
Nina van Duijnhoven‘s artworks:
Untitled, Brooches 2021. Acid free paper, paper mache, pastel. Various sizes, piece no.2 H10cm x W 8cm x D1cm
A conversation, Neckpiece 2021. Acid free paper, pastel
Shackles, Neckpiece 2021. Acid free paper, pastel. H800cm x W17cm x D6cm
Untitled, Neckpiece 2021. Acid free paper, pastel, silk cord. H60cm x W26cm x D7cm
Untitled, Neckpiece 2021. Acid free paper, pastel, silk cord. H35cm x W27cm x D5cm
Untitled, Brooch 2021. Acid free paper, pastel, silk cord. H22cmm x W16cm x D6cm
Shackles, Neckpiece 2021. Acid free paper, pastel. H800cm x W17cm x D16cm
The (un) seen, Wall pieces 2022. Japanese rice paper, cotton thread, pastel. H: 40cm X W: 80cm X D 4cm
The (un) seen, (Detail). Wall pieces 2022. Japanese rice paper, cotton thread, pastel