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
Change is the law of the universe.
Impermanence is a feature of everything that lives. All things, feelings and states pass away and are not permanent or graspable. Trying to hold onto material possessions, people, or experiences, knowing that life is moment to moment and constantly changing, can make...
Day 36 in solo lockdown
I have been up and down. A lot of my mood has had to do with the uncertainty, being in limbo, not knowing where I am going, what I will be doing. For a while I was to be able to put it to rest, happily going with the flow and dealing with it as it comes. Right now,...
Schmuck 2020 and Corona
Dear Nina, We are very pleased to invite you to “Schmuck 2020” the special jewellery show during the 72nd International trade fair Munich. Chequita Nahar, dean of Academy of Fine Arts and Design Maastricht selected 63 artists from 29 countries out of 802...
Intentional or by default?
Exhausting and at times an emotional roller-coaster, but what an amazing experience the Masterclass with Iris Eichenberg was. I am so grateful and happy to be part of this project and wonderful bunch of Handshakers! Fellow artists becoming friends to learn from, share...
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