Artist statement
The Making of '12 vingers'. This is how it goes for me... creating a sculpture. Starting with a vague plan: something with a belly, something with bulges, something so you can see the inside and outside... just a little, something... something... Halfway through you think: This is not going to work. By now I know that right then you must keep plodding, sometimes almost breaking things down again. Rebuild. If you're lucky, there's suddenly something that makes you think: Yes, of course it could only be this way, right? Why did it take so long?
Mirjam Veldhuis, September 2023