Fanja Bouts

Fanja Bouts

Fanja Bouts
Photo: Patty van den Elshout & Josefina Eikenaar

Introduction.

Fanja Bouts is a visual artist working with installation and illustration. Her work surrounds the contrast between the playful and the absurdly serious, within the patterns of our existence. Through returning characters she creates chaotic scenes of non-linear narratives that fit into each other like puzzle pieces in a newly formed universe. This naturally morphs together into large scale, detailed works, with satirical and philosophical undertones.

Recurring themes in her work are (deep) ecology, representation of the more-than-human, environmental destruction and the consequences of late capitalism. These topics and issues are presented to you with a large dose of dark humour and absurdity. She works with different materials and media, from woven and knitted textiles to print, paintings and large comics.

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A largely distorted yet surprisingly ordered map of regular irregularities: a dense description of the present-day history of the future

A largely distorted yet surprisingly ordered map of regular irregularities: a dense description of the present-day history of the future

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Joy and satire coexist in Fanja Bouts’ drawn universes