I always tried to be softer, quieter, easier to like. Yet somewhere along the way, I became too much. Too present. Too confident. Too unwilling to apologise for showing up as a whole woman.

And I started turning that gaze back around. Onto myself. Onto what it means to exist, to be visible, to be flesh — and still be whole.

And now I’m SO proud to share: that’s how TENDER was created. A series of self portraits, born out of the feeling being looked at, and choosing to look back. Not with anger, but with awareness. Not with hardness, but with softness that still holds power.

It’s pretty personal. But I think you’ll recognise something in it too. Because Tender isn’t just about how we’re seen — it’s about how we see each other. And how much stronger we become when we stop tearing each other down, and start holding each other up.

Opening 15 November in Haarlem.
You’re warmly invited.