Over time I have become aware of a growing sense of disconnect from the living world closer to home. City streets and daily routines can make nature feel distant or unnoticed. My current work grows from the desire to rebuild this connection. Researching lichens in the city where I live has become part of this process: finding colour, resilience and slow growth on concrete, trees and forgotten corners of urban space.
I want to show how beautiful and layered our world can be when we look more carefully. Through photography and ceramics I stay with these encounters, allowing them to take form. My intention is not to claim or idealise nature, but to witness it with attention and care, and to invite others into that same attentive way of seeing.
Contact
Atelier: Delftsestraat 111, 3013 AE Rotterdam
hello@floorvdven.nl
+31 (0) 628813352
@floorvdven
Upcomming
July 2026 - WdKA Graduation show at C3 Studios, Rotterdam
Oct 2026 - ‘Korstmos’ Straatgras at Kunstwerkt, Schiedam
CV
Exhibitions
2026 - ‘Korstmos’ at Stadstuin Utrecht Natuurlijk, Utrecht
2024 - ‘Moments unfolded’ at Rotterdam photo, Rotterdam
2022 - ‘Daydreams’ at Cult Crêche,Rotterdam
2021 - ‘Achtergelaten’ at Pennings Foundation, Eindhoven
Publications
2024 - Frits magazine
Education
2025 - 2026 Minor at Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht, Arts and Ecology | Utrecht
2021 - Present Willem de Kooning Academie, Photography | Rotterdam
2017 - 2021 Sint Lucas, Photography | Eindhoven
Internships
2024 - Marleen Sleeuwits, Den Haag
2021 - Alexander Sporre, Amsterdam
2019 - Dreamer Studio BKK, Thailand