Astrid Verhoef’s inspiration derives from the urge to manipulate the visible world. She pulls reality out of context to visiualize it in an alternate appearance. By using the absurd and the surreal she offers resistance to the over regulated society. Verhoef raises the indentity of the individual therein. The relationship of our cultivated life with nature & our position between the natural and the manufactured are important themes troughout her work. Verhoef translates these themes into tragic yet humorous scenes, placing individuals and objects in places where they don’t seem to belong. Challenging the boundaries between the real and the surreal, she invites the viewer to renew interpretations and their visual vocabulary. Astrid Verhoef is currently working on a project titled “Urbanite”, in which she gives her vision on the urbanite in absence of the city.
“Urbanite 01”
“Urbanite 02”
“Urbanite 03”
“Urbanite 04”
“Urbanite 05”
“Urbanite 06”
“Urbanite 07”
“Urbanite 08”
“Urbanite 09”
“Urbanite 10”
“Urbanite 11”
“Urbanite 12”
