Texts
Jurjen K. van der Hoek, 2020
Working on a body of work centered around the theme of travel and being on the road, Jolanda Meulendijks had already settled in Berlin. She found herself in the studio of the late artist Albrecht Genin in 2013. I must admit that Genin's work was unfamiliar to me, but it turns out that I found it right next door at Galerie De Vis in Harlingen...
'Nobody', Middelburg 2019
"Cyclops, you ask me for my renowned name. I shall tell it to you. But in return, I must receive the gift you promised me. Nobody is my name; Nobody is what my father and my mother and all my friends call me." From: The Odyssey By: Homer...
Patrick Nederkoorn, theatre artist and performer, 2019
And now we stand here Ten years later Among works that, in my opinion, have not gone too far into meta-thinking But instead find a perfect way to express a language for what hangs between nature and abstraction But instead, they discover a perfect means of articulating a language for that which hovers between nature and abstraction And thus, for me, connects with the reality of things
Judith van Meeuwen, curator Kunsthal KAdE, 2018
I would like to take you on a journey through my thoughts, to lead you through an imaginary sketch, a design for an ideal museum. This model museum is specifically constructed around the work and philosophy of one artist. It offers both a permanent and a changing exhibition. It is an honor to be the designer of this imaginary cultural treasure, just as ...
Jantine Kremer, kunsthistoricus, 2016
The artwork on the wall of Jolanda Meulendijks's studio is freshly completed. It's so new that it hasn't even been given a title yet. About two meters above the floor, around twenty ceramic lids with endearingly large, round handles at the top, appear to float. Their interiors are covered in bright yellow pigment. Despite the fact ...