Han Nefkens

“For one more minute I want to continue enjoying the soothing sound of his voice, the swishing of his broom and the soft humming of the ceiling fan.”

“I have learned what an obstacle an overly critical voice can be, at times it even paralysed my work. That is why I’m adamant about giving the artists we work with the encouragement I myself may not have received in the past”

I long to physically explore the unknown but I will have to wait at least until my second jab in a couple of weeks.

I felt part of it all, but at the same time there was a sense of distance. It was the same feeling of not quite belonging that I had when growing up in the Netherlands; at the time it was painful but abroad it felt appropriate, comfortable even.