Contemporary Visual Artist

Roeland Rooijakkers is a visual artist who graduated in 2023 from St. Joost School of Art & Design in Breda (NL) with a specialization in autonomous visual arts. He lives and works in Rotterdam.

Artist Statement:

"The foundation of my practice lies in collecting, studying, assembling, and transforming natural materials from the local environment. This includes organic materials such as branches, grass, leaves, and fungi, as well as inorganic materials like soil, sand, stones, and clay. These materials fascinate me because they carry a timeless and ancient existence within them, stretching back to long before the emergence of humankind. Their raw, unprocessed forms remain close to the source of creation. When I work with these materials, I feel like a little alchemist, capable of transforming something ‘worthless,’ like rotting leaves, into something of profound value."

Roeland Rooijakkers explores his relationship with the more-than-human entities around us, presenting their presence in various ways throughout his work.