Talenthub jump! is a talent development program for young visual artists and is made possible by the province of North Brabant. Eight renowned art institutions guide twelve talents from Brabant for eighteen months. The artists are selected after an open call and receive coaching, budget and guidance. It is the fourth edition of Talenthub jump! and Galerie Nasty Alice is participating for the third time. The art institutions are Museum Jan Cunen (Oss), Pennings Foundation (Eindhoven), Galerie Mieke van Schaijk (‘s-Hertogenbosch), De Cacaofabriek Expo (Helmond), Vincent van Gogh Huis (Zundert) and PARK (Tilburg). During the current edition Galerie Nasty Alice works with: Rick van Strien, Jordie Rovers and Jerrold Saija.
TALENTHUB JUMP!
JORDIE ROVERS
Jordie Rovers (1991), born in Helmond, currently lives and works in Eindhoven, has an interest in archaeology, in the imperfection and uncontrolled traces that humanity has left behind. Just like an archaeologist Rovers analyzes historical objects such as an old bullet or a piece of a watch. He finds these objects with a metal detector. Unlike an archaeologist, Rovers does not investigate the actual condition of the object. He is more interested in the uncontrollable influence that time has had on this object. Rovers does not literally draw and paint what he has found. He has developed a method in which he paints and draws from his memory.
RICK VAN STRIEN
Rick van Strien (1991), born in Breda, currently lives and works in Meppel, finds light and color powerful phenomena. Color has a major influence on our collective behavior. By using color, Van Strien investigates the complexity of our emotions. He investigates, with the use of paint, our mental state and cognitive behavior. Van Strien uses soft, delicate and subtly clouded color nuances. He has the desire to express a concrete thought. His fascination with the human mental state is always the starting point and the essence of his work as an artist.
JERROLD SAIJA
Jerrold Saija (1990), born in Sittard, currently lives and works in Amsterdam, focuses on colonization and decolonization and the deep marks this has left on Moluccan society in general and the Moluccan body in particular. For his artistic practice, Saija draws inspiration from what remains of this past. History, lived experiences, archives and memories are all tools to reconstruct this past. Mourning, sadness and joy are analyzed and interpreted by him. Photography, sculpting, 3D modeling, rendering and printing, as well as storytelling, are used by Saija as instruments to reconnect with what has been lost.