171project.space x KunstRAI
Participating Artists


Introduced by Francis Boeske Projects

Barbara Walbrun
Danielle Kwaaitaal
Peer Veneman
Bart Verburg Bram van Leeuwenstein
Marisa Rappard
Jip van Leeuwenstein
Donna Verheijden


Barbara Walbrun

Mariëndaal in blue #8
25 x 20 cm
2024 Barbara Walbrun (b. 1993, Netherlands) Her artworks are known for her optical illusions and spray-painted works that challenge perception. She co-founded the art collective Mestlab31 in 2018 and has exhibited at venues like ACEC Apeldoorn and Galerie Zijlstra in Arnhem.

Read more on the WindowTalk Exhibition Bewegende Beelden by Barbara here



Danielle Kwaaitaal

Fluorescent Series
Magnetic Yellow
56,1 x 80 cm
2024

Danielle Kwaaitaal (b. 1964, Netherlands) Kwaaitaal already works for years steadily on an extensive photographic oeuvre in which she thematises water.  

Water signifies weightlessness and the absence of time. It is a medium that allows me to turn reality upside-down. – Danielle Kwaaitaal

Since 2008 her well known series Florilegium came into being, followed by Ultraviolet, Zephyr and Sole Series.
They are Still-Lives, objects in glass, ceramic, perfume bottles or old glass, from the so-called archaeological finds, dating back to the 17th and 18th century.
The most recent series are: Mirage and Fluorescent.

Read more on the WindowTalk Exhibition Liquid Aperture by Danielle here

Peer Veneman

Caprio Stack XIII
55 x 19 x 27 cm
2023/24
 Peer Veneman (b. 1952, Netherlands) Immateriality and perfection are the two constants in Veneman's oeuvre and known for his unconventional use of materials. Some of his sculptures have a distinctly abstract character, while others embody a form derived from nature or even both elements are combined in one work.

As he himself says, "I always want to make a sculpture that you recognise and yet have not seen before".

Read more on the WindowTalk Exhibition Wie Schön ist die Natur by Peer here
Marisa Rappard

Movement_V
jacquard woven tapestry
90 x 79.5 cm
2023 Marisa Rappard (b. 1979, Netherlands) Is well known for her Large Scale Drawings and Wall Drawings. Recently she allows herself to expand her oeuvre by implanting 'traditional' tapestry and ceramics into her significant signature in which different layers are used to tell a new story, all coming together in a mesmerising installation.

Read more on the WindowTalk Exhibition Our Surfaceless Bodies by Marisa here
Bart Verburg

Logarithmic Recognition of Faces
40cm diameter
2023
 Bart Verburg (b. 1960, Netherlands) Is renown as a mail-art artist, corresponding with artists from Japan, USA and Europe, in an intimate and personal way, by quoting on each others artworks.

Bart builds his images from scattered sketches, human figures traced from newspaper photos, parts of logos, he (re)arranges, searches, and plays with all these fragments until a new story emerges. His work on paper reflects this collage-like process of discovery and creation.
Next to paintings, who are never finished, a continuous process of repainting as like a never ending conversation, with himself.
Bram van Leeuwenstein

Translucent Whispers
Various Sizes
2023 - ongoing

 Bram van Leeuwenstein (b. 1987, Netherlands) Is specialised in porcelain and ceramics, he also engages in welding, set design, interior design, and sculpture. Notably, he co-created the "Little White World" dinnerware set for the Lloyd Hotel in Amsterdam, blending functionality with imaginative design.

Due to a recent residency at the EKWC he experimented with Bone China clay to make a series of Lamps which are all unique by applying almost painterly special pigments and different tools to change the surface of the ceramic skin: carving.

Together with Donna Verheijden, he co-founded 171project.space
Donna Verheijden

Building the Visual Mind
Filmstill Donna Verheijden (b. 1989, Netherlands) Main focus is video art. Implanting research as a leading source, her work critically examines media influence, archival practices and power structures in contemporary society.

She co-founded 171project.space in Arnhem and teaches at ArtEZ University of the Arts Arnhem.
Jip van Leeuwenstein

Surveillance Exclusion Mask
 Jip van Leeuwenstein (b. 1990, Netherlands) Explores the intersection of (speculative) design and science to question contemporary societal issues. He graduated from the Design Department of the HKU University of the Arts in Utrecht in 2017,  and has since developed projects like "A Diverse Monoculture," which investigates using robots to restore ecological balance.

Additionally, he created "Surveillance Exclusion," a mask designed to block AI facial recognition while allowing human interaction.
Peer Veneman

RIJKS ROOD  RIJKS MIDDEN GRIJS 2025

104 x 106 x 106 cm (2x)
 Selected for KunstRAI Beeldenplein 2025



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