Artist's Blog of Jeroen Huisman

Tuesday, 7 October 2025

Work ''Chaos Generator'' (2025) sold!

One of my newest light sculptures with title "Chaos Generator" (2025) - has been sold! It is made with toilet rolls, LED lights, thermoplastic and a 3D pen.

The work will be added to a light collection in Utrecht (NL) in November.

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(c) 2025 Jeroen Huisman. None of the photographs, writing and audiovisual content included on this website may be reproduced or used without the artist's permission. All rights reserved. | www.jeroenhuisman.com

New graphic work

Two new graphic experiments with an old large scale scanner. Printed with pigment ink on cardboard.

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Work sold! Title: "Plastoid Mainz Version" 2018

Work sold at the Variables, Assumptions and Uncertainties exhibition at p.ART.s in Oirlo!

Title: "Plastoid Mainz Version" - November 2018 (Recycled plastic, LEDs, and thermoplastic), created in the display window of the Walpodenakademie/Mainzer Kunstverein artist initiative in Mainz, Germany. For a week, I performed behind the glass for an audience. See video. It was hilarious at times, with astonished passersby.

The work will go to a collection in France.

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Tuesday, 30 September 2025

Sneak preview Birding Apparatus (2015)

Paleontology of Hearing: Birding Apparatus

Birding Apparatus, established in 2015, is a fictional paleontological instrument that explores how dinosaurs might have sounded. By dramatically slowing down bird sounds from old records, an auditory reconstruction of the prehistoric is created—an experience that becomes almost physical with closed eyes.

The installation got some new updates that can be seen and heard in the Variables, Assumptions and Uncertainties exhibition, currently on show in p.ART.s in Oirlo.

The sound pitch has been further reduced with the aid of a digital pitch shifter, making the dinosaurs not just audible, but tangible. The work balances between science and speculation, posing the question: what is knowledge when it becomes sensory?

Sneak preview of Birding Apparatus:

Variables, Assumptions and Uncertainties
September 7 - October 5 2025
Finissage October 5 - 15:00 hrs
Saturday - Sunday 12:00 -17:00 hrs

p.ART.s - Castenrayseweg 19 in Oirlo (NL)

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Sneak preview of Crescendo in the p.ART.s exhibition cellar

Exhibition; Variables, Assumptions, and Uncertainties – Art as Sensory Exploration - Sept 7 till Oct 5 2025.

In a former industrial mill in Oirlo, where the walls still whisper of its agricultural past, an exhibition unfolds that invites the visitor not only to look, but also to question. Variables, Assumptions, and Uncertainties isn't an exhibition that provides answers—it's a carefully orchestrated interrogation of our senses, our measuring instruments, and our belief in knowledge.

Deep in the Cellar: Crescendo

A cellar space has been specially created for this exhibition, and this intervention is more than spatial: it is dramatic. In the darkness, Crescendo, a semi-transparent chalice-shaped sculpture by Jeroen Huisman, rotates excruciatingly slowly in the sparse light. Constructed with a 3D pen, line by line, the work seems to breathe in time.

Here is a sneak preview

p.ART.s is located at Castenrayseweg 19 in Oirlo. Entry is free.

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Monday, 29 September 2025

5 october 2025 - Nymokku (Utrecht) live at finissage p.ART.s

p.ART.s in Oirlo closes exhibition with NYMOKKU.

On Sunday, October 5th, the exhibition "Variables, Assumptions and Uncertainties," which has been on display for the past few weeks at the artist initiative p.ART.s in Oirlo, will conclude with a special concert by the dark-ambient band Nymokku. The Utrecht-based duo (De Wolf and Arpatle) will treat listeners to a unique experience, transforming acoustic instruments and everyday objects into spatial soundscapes through electronic processing.

That afternoon, the new exhibition cellar at p.ART.s will also be symbolically opened. The cellar of the former grain mill beneath p.ART.s has been made accessible especially for this exhibition. The concrete container where grain products were previously dumped is now available as a space where artists can create new presentations in the future. Jeroen Huisman's sculpture "Crescendo" can be viewed in the darkness of this cellar for the last time on Sunday. The semi-transparent chalice, created with a 3D pen, will then make its final, mysterious rounds in sparse light.

"Variables, Assumptions, and Uncertainties" can still be seen on Saturday, October 4th, and Sunday, October 5th, from 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM. The closing event will be on Sunday, October 5th, at 3:00 PM with a concert by Nymokku. p.ART.s is located at Castenrayseweg 19 in Oirlo. Entry is free.

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Tuesday, 23 September 2025

In the meantime: exhibition "Variables, Assumptions, and Uncertainties" in p.ART.s, Oirlo - WORK SOLD!

'Crescendo' slowly turning in the dark (handcrafted 3D pen sculpture 2023/24) - photo: Bernard Vink

The opening of "Variables, Assumptions, and Uncertainties" on September 7th in p.ART.s was well-attended by a diverse audience, with an opening word by Martin van den Oever.

Many visitors were pleasantly surprised to be confronted with no fewer than 33 (!) works of art by Piet Siebers and myself, spread throughout the exhibition space, the former mill with its industrial appearance, and Piet's wood-work studio.

The entire building and the flower garden behind it are special and definitely worth a visit. Moreover, a unique surprise has been created in the venue's 4-meter-deep basement. My sculpture 'Crescendo' is presented here in an extremely serene way, slowly turning in the dark, exceeding my expectations! (see photo above).

The Snail Lanuguage Translator Device (assembled sculpture, 2023) - photo: Bernard Vink

Last weekend I sold a light sculpture, title: 'Chaos Generator', made this year. The work will be added to a light collection in Utrecht (NL).

Chaos Generator (light sculpture, handcrafted 3D pen, 2025)

In Peel & Maas local newspaper, september 2025

A peek in the beautiful garden of p.ART.s

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Tuesday, 16 September 2025

Virtual Mimicry - A column published in Dutch art magazine.

April - May 2025 | A column with title ''Virtual Mimicry'' about my working period in Museum Van Alle Tijden (Museum Of All Times) in Beugen (NL) was published in the Dutch artist magazine ''BK-Informatie''.

Download PDF (Dutch) >

Direct Weblink (Dutch & English) >

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Sunday, 29 June 2025

September 7 - October 5 2025 - duo exhibition in p.ART.s gallery: "Variables, Assumptions, and Uncertainties"

From September 7 till October 5 2025 I will exhibit in cooperation with Piet Siebers in ''p.ART.s'' in Oirlo (NL), which is situated in a former mill.

Under the title "Variables, Assumptions, and Uncertainties" my works will mix with Piet Siebers work. I will be the 23rd p.ART.s artist.

Open: 13/14 - 20/21 - 27/28 September and 4/5 October 2025 form 12:00 till 17:00 hrs.

I will be working at the exhibition on 20, 21, 27 and 28 September.

Address: Castenrayseweg 19 Oirlo (NL)

Website p.ART.s: go here >

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28 June till 31 August 2025: Exhibition ''HOE=HET NU'' (how is it now) in ACEC in Apeldoorn (NL)

I am part of the annual exibition HOE=IS HET NU (how is it now) in the ACEC building in Apeldoorn (NL).

The venue, which is situated direct next the CODA Museum, hosts more than 100 artists from the Dutch provinces of Gelderland and Overijssel.

My assembled sculpture ''Snail Language Translator Device'' has found a place in this exhibition.

The Snail Language Translator Device (2023)

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Monday, 19 May 2025

Mestlab 3.1 art window sale! Opening 24 May 2025 - 15:30 - Kleine Oord 170 Arnhem, NL.

24 May - 30 June 2025
Mestlab 3.1 art window sale! Open 24/7.
33 artists offer a work for just 30 euros.
Opening 24 May 15:30
Address: Kleine Oord 170 Arnhem. NL.

Come and see!

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Friday, 11 April 2025

Registration of Karel van der Eijk's performance during the Night of Absurdism, December 30, 2024

On December 30, 2024, I made a video recording of Karel van der Eijk's performance during Night of Absurdism in Paradiso in Amsterdam. The fantastic one-off inflatable sculpture he showed with a live soundscape by Vicky de Visser was also filmed by many in the audience with their smartphones. Much of this footage was also used in this montage.

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Restoration and reconstruction of the video documentary ''Mountains Protect'' (1993)

The past year and a half I have been working on and off on the restoration and reconstruction of the video documentary ''Mountains Protect'' (director: Coen van Hall, Betacam SP) from 1993. The documentary sketches life in Badakhshan, the Pamir highlands in Tajikistan (Central Asia), using sung poetry. I was responsible for the audio on location, offline editing and restoration.

Although the documentary was planned to handle about local music and sung poetry, the political and social situation in Tajikistan was complicated after the civil war of 1992 and the opening of the Soviet Union. As a result, the film also outlines the social and humanitarian situation at that time. We were the first Western camera crew in the area.

About 15 years ago, the idea arose to digitize the video for the internet. The attempts to do so were disappointing. It took another 10 years before Betacam SP video equipment became affordable, which made it possible to experiment in our own studio. In 2023, it turned out that the 3 master tapes we had had been affected by time. Cutting and pasting the digitized material from these 3 tapes led to the reconstruction above. There is always something to be desired; The video contains fragments from a Russian film from 1927 that have acquired too high a contrast. It is give and take. Videotape is biodegradable...

The material has been upscaled from the original SD video format (720 x 480 pixels) to HD (1920 x 1080 pixels).

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Monday, 7 April 2025

November 2024 - Finissage exhibition and work period ''Acts of Unpredictability / Daden van Onvoorspelbaarheid''

My working period in ''Museum van Alle Tijden/ALARM'' in the Dutch village of Beugen came to an end on November 9 2024. That day a well-attended finissage took place, where I guided the public along the various works. There were 25 works on display.

Crescendo - 2024

Plastoid Mainz Version - 2018

Turrim Plastoid - 2017/'18 and the Vertical Builder

Video impression made by Else Huisman

Testudine - 2024 - as headgear

The Snail Language Translator Device - 2023

The Snail Language Translator Device - detail

The Snail Language Translator Device - detail

The Museum van Alle Tijden, just before sunset

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Thursday, 3 April 2025

Flashback; 2022 - created ''Leoninus Plastoid'' sculpture on my balcony

'Leoninus Plastoid'', made on the balustrade of my balcony, and named after my street. Below a night shot of the neck of the sculpture. Light comes from the street lamp. And a day shot. Material: crystal clear PLA (thermoplastic).

It was part of a studio route in Covid times, where visitors could view artists' work on the facades of their workplaces from the street. The studio route was well-attended at a time when artists had almost no opportunities to show work.

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Remarkable; a withered lily leaf

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Wednesday, 2 April 2025

Spiderweb Box

A few winters ago I made a photo series of frosted spider webs.

I now made a printed cube of it. And since october 2025 this one came about:

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Sculpture; Membrane Plastoid.

This is a Membrane Plastoid, a 3D pencil-sculpture applied directly to a glass window and only about 2 mm thick! When the sun hits it beams of light are projected in the room.

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Flashback; A work of some years ago

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Pancake Magic - a new photo serie

Apart from the fact that it is a favorite activity of mine, baking pancakes, I have been fascinated by the texture of these pastries for some time now. I am working on a series of high resolution photos.

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Flashback; 2015 - in situ work ''Gold Tracker''.

In 2015 I made this in situ work called ''Gold Tracker''. Through special coils, attached to the leaves of a plant, gold particles were extracted from the air, which then attached themselves to the glass. Every now and then I harvested the gold.

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Flashback; ''Tree ghost'' performance in 2019 during a demonstration against deforestation.

During this performance I wore a sculpture made with a hotglue gun.

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Flashback: ''Steady base, fluffy mind'' - 1995 - C-print

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Monday, 30 September 2024

5 - 27 october 2024 - COSMOS exhibition - Raadhuis Tegelen (NL)

5 - 27 October 2024 - COSMOS exhibition in the (former) Town Hall Tegelen (near Venlo).

Open Friday, Saturday and Sunday 11:00 am - 5:30 pm.
Opening 5 October 15:00 hrs.

Participating artists: Anja van Rijen, Mariëlle van der Schrier, Jeroen Huisman, Yvonne Rooding, Dorota Roszkowska, Suzanne Berkers, Edwin de Klein, Thijs Pronk. Address: Raadhuislaan 11, Tegelen.

Exhibition curator: Dorota Roszkowska

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(c) 2024 Jeroen Huisman. None of the photographs, writing and audiovisual content included on this website may be reproduced or used without the artist's permission. All rights reserved. | www.jeroenhuisman.com

12 September - 9 November 2024 - Artist in residency & exhibition | Museum van Alle Tijden / ALARM

Handelingen van onvoorspelbaarheid no. 3 | Acts of Unpredictability No. 3

From 21 September till 9 November 2024 I will exhibit works in Museum van Alle Tijden (Museum of All Times) in the Dutch village of Beugen. On this site I will also do a residency in ALARM, a very nice working space, just behind the Museum.

On 4, 5, 6, 26, 27 october there will be an open atelier, 11:00 - 17:00 hrs.

On 9 november there is a finissage, 15:00 hrs.

This venue is an intiative by artist Ans Verdijk.
Website: https://museumvanalletijden.nl/nl/jeroen-huisman >

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6 July - 25 August - Exhibition in ACEC (Center for contemporary arts) Apeldoorn (NL) | HOE = HET NU

In this huge group exhibition with 125 artists from the Dutch provinces Gelderland and Overijssel I exibited my work ''Testudine 1'', a 3D pencil modelled sculpture.

https://acec.nl/agenda/hoe-het-nu-2024/

The total list of artists in this exhibition:

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Monday, 3 June 2024

Exhibition ''Acts of unpredictability'' - Younik Gallery Arnhem (NL) | 17 - 25 mei 2024

www.jeroenhuisman.com >

From 17 till 25 May ''Acts of unpredictability'' took place in Younik Gallery in Arnhem (NL). 10 works were at display. On one sculpture (Leoninus Plastoid) I worked outside the gallery with my 3D pencil.

Gallery's display

Working on ''Leoninus Plastoid'' with a 3D pemcil

Gurgite | 2024

Testudine 2 | 2024

A passer-by

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