'Loss, Hope and Wonder' – Marjan Laaper
'Loss, Hope and Wonder' – Marjan Laaper
NL=US Gallery opens its new season with ‘The skyline is like skin’, a duo exhibition featuring the work of Alexandra Roozen and Esther Jiskoot. In this show, the artists explore the liminal space between body and mind, light and darkness, distance and intimacy. Through meticulous, manual processes, both artists tap into rhythm, attention, and stillness—pathways to a more spiritual or intuitive layer of meaning.
Alexandra Roozen works with pencil on paper, and in her recent works she focuses on the drawn surface as a kind of skin – sometimes soft and luminous, sometimes rough and light-absorbing. Esther Jiskoot creates tactile, intimate sculptures that hover between the human body, abstraction, and functional objects. Her work references survival strategies, energy, and vulnerability, offering a visceral, instinctive experience that resonates beyond language.
Blending drawing, sculpture, and light-based elements, ‘The skyline is like skin’ invites reflection, contemplation, and a deeper connection to something collective, ancestral, and profoundly human.
NL=US Gallery opens its new season with ‘The skyline is like skin’, a duo exhibition featuring the work of Alexandra Roozen and Esther Jiskoot. In this show, the artists explore the liminal space between body and mind, light and darkness, distance and intimacy. Through meticulous, manual processes, both artists tap into rhythm, attention, and stillness—pathways to a more spiritual or intuitive layer of meaning.
Alexandra Roozen works with pencil on paper, and in her recent works she focuses on the drawn surface as a kind of skin – sometimes soft and luminous, sometimes rough and light-absorbing. Esther Jiskoot creates tactile, intimate sculptures that hover between the human body, abstraction, and functional objects. Her work references survival strategies, energy, and vulnerability, offering a visceral, instinctive experience that resonates beyond language.
Blending drawing, sculpture, and light-based elements, ‘The skyline is like skin’ invites reflection, contemplation, and a deeper connection to something collective, ancestral, and profoundly human.
