Eva Veldhoen

amsterdam

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netherlands

B R E E Z E S - O F - A R T: to light your fire, communicate with the wind and sometimes to make a statement. Technically, the starting point of my collection was to experiment with the shape and principles of a fan. This limitation opened up unlimited inspiration to work with any field. Whether two- or three-dimensional, applied in design or as an autonomous work of art, with any chosen material, be it silk or metal.

I chose this shape as a symbol for life: like the sun, the rays come from the heart, there is a core and a periphery, and like life, the fan changes shape. The fan has its origin as a tool for the element of fire, either to fan the fire or to fan yourself cool. So it also represents a control of the fire, making it workable.

My greatest desire is to open people's hearts with my work.

And finally, the fan symbolizes for me the ultimate femininity. Its elegance is characterized by a very refined sensibility, delicate like the wings of a butterfly and shows an undefined magic. My greatest desire is to open people's hearts with my work.

Therefore, the handy fans are portable, personal works of art, meant as a proof that the owner has a happy and healthy life. My designs were expressed in the sets and accessories for fashion shows and theater productions and as autonomous works of art.In Paris, I showed my work to Paloma Picasso, the studio of Karl Lagerfeld and Christian Lacroix, among others.