About Marieke Bolhuis

Marieke Bolhuis studied painting at the Amsterdam Rijksacademie and the AKI in Enschede. After that, she started making installations, later the human being came into the picture as a raw piece, and she also started making sculptures. Her process is intuitive, physical and driven by feeling. She uses materials from all times and recently the emphasis has been on sustainability. Her new sculpture I want to embrace you, is therefore made of cork. It will be on the Apollolaan during ARTZUID. We see a twisted figure, a movement as if struck by lightning with aluminium arms flung over the head. The sculpture SHE is GIANT on the Churchilllaan, shows a female centaur with three ochre-coloured legs and large hooves. An equestrian statue from a female perspective. So not only tough and strong but also vulnerable and beautiful on the inside. Bolhuis’ language is daring and emotionally raw, but above all she shows that vulnerability can also be strength.