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often rich in symbols and printed texts, and
thus hint at a message hidden beneath the
surface, she suggests.
‘You could say that working with foam
allowed me to add a second layer of mean-
ing – one I could not have come up with
beforehand,’ reasons Jongmans. This isn’t
to say she lets herself rely too much on the
material alone, being intensely driven to
have her art ‘exude both a strong sense of
attention to detail and patience’. She
explains: ‘We live in a world so crowded,
full of chaos and impressions. And so I
want people to experience peace and quiet
when looking at my work, to take a
moment to stand still and really interpret
and look at something.’
Her series ultimately is a way to encourage
people to reflect not on beauty or what is
familiar to their eyes and other senses, but
on what they think represents ‘seren-
ity and craftsmanship’. This was
also the atmosphere Jongmans
wanted to establish for the
various men, women and
children featured in her por-
traits. ‘The pictures might
look carefully staged – and
they are – but, if anything,
I’ve tried to capture my
models at ease, absent-
minded, nearly forgetting
the camera was there,’ says
the designer.
Foam-furnish ed creations
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