Joyce Bloem

'an other word for recycling will be Metamorphosis.'

Bloem has always had a fascination with her own belongings. There is always a reason to re- use them. She wants to connect the past, present and future.. She does not assume that everything has to be recycled and is aware of others' ambivalence towards this philosophy. She uses everything: from her grandson's rubber teat to the lost tooth from her grandfather. However sometimes she only uses new materials. In 2001 she created her installation 'House of Spirits', after which it was stored at home. For the symposium 'Recycle art' she has given it a new meaning and a new place: a pentagonal contemplative place of spirits. One can go through it for meditation and support. There are five Japanese wishes gouged out at the five entrances.

Bloem's 'House of Spirits' undergoes a true metamorphosis. Bloem wants the spectator to be inspired by glimpses of former things, united with the present and the new to provide the basis for new images.

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