Anouk van Wijk

Anouk van Wijk [ 1994] works as a visual artist on sculptural installations in ceramics, textiles, marble, and found materials.In her work, she explores the dynamic, endlessly changing nature of the bodies of people, animals, plants, microorganisms, and other beings. From this notion of transformation, she approaches the concepts that underlie her work: the incompleteness of existence, of bodies constantly in the process of becoming, and the grotesque forms this can sometimes take. The diversity of materials—glossy, soft, elastic, hairy, shiny, wet—ensures that the works exist on the thin line between feelings of attraction and repulsion.

Anouk holds a BA in Fashion Design from the Utrecht School of the Arts (2016) and an rMA in Artistic Research from the University of Amsterdam (2023). She currently works from various locations in Europe, with Amsterdam as her base.