About Me
Machteld
Aardse (1972) is an artist in Amsterdam. In her
work she uses various media including drawing, video and performance. Aardse:
"I'll go out and look for the confrontation with my subject. I am an
inclusive artist not just a spectator. The complex relationship between power
and powerlessness and different world views with its specific connections and
short circuits intrigues me. After studying art history Machteld Aardse
studied at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy and got her Masters in Art at the Dutch
Art Institute. Most of her work is realized in the public domain. She has
exhibited at - among others - De Nederlandsche Bank, the New York Island
Festival, Museum het Rembrandthuis Amsterdam, Museum Scheltema in Leiden
(Netherlands), Women's Art Festival in Aleppo, Syria.
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