Jeroen Heester, 1972, Amsterdam. Amsterdam University for the Arts. Statement: “If you can, you must."
Info.: jeroenheester [at] gmail [dot]com
Works by Jeroen Heester can be categorised in four stages, in chronological order:
1: Architectural and city design projects. Medium: Architects medium, mostly digital collages, computer drawings and some sculptural works of styropor foam.
2: Projects that examine the culture of society. Medium: Mostly sculptural works containing plastics, plaster, human blood and tar. Few digital collages.
3: Theoretical studies that concern the culture of society. Medium: paper and ink.
4: Land art projects that negotiate the culture of society in our natural landscape. Medium: materials found on the spot.
Exhibitions: NDSM Loods (Amsterdam) BrabantsMuseum (Amsterdam) W139 (performance, Amsterdam) Maison Descartes (incl. lecture, Amsterdam) NDSM open (invited guest artist, Amsterdam) NDSM werf (commissioned artwork in the public space of Amsterdam) EYE Filmmuseum (official opening Amsterdam Museum-night) Schouwburgplein, Rotterdam DeBalie (Amsterdam) OHK (Amsterdam)
Publications: 2021 Unnoticedart.com 2018 Laetare 2017 Verspijkerd en Verzaagd 2013 W139.nl 2012 Parool Metro 2011 deArchitect (4x) Archined.nl 2010 deArchitect (2x) DOMUSweb.it DOMUS magazine #928 2009 Mark Magazine #22 2008 Volume #16 Europan9 ArchitectenWeb (interview)
Educational activities: 2021-2024 Member board of advice Hogeschool Utrecht, masters program MUAD. 2019 Visiting professor at the AUI-university of Iceland, urbanism/landscape architecture. 2011-2014 Lecturer in City Analyses at the Academy of Architecture in Amsterdam. 2009 Technical University Delft, graduation teacher (on request by various students.) 2004 Teacher international design program, VanHall/Velp. 2004-2014 Part time lecturer at various Academies of Architecture and at the University of Breda.