Beneath The Shimmering It’s Dark Blue explores through painting and video how structural violence since the Cold War have influenced (inner) worlds. The two painted banners are inspired by a study of (Western) imperialist propaganda images from the Cold War until now and the visual language of several anti-colonial counter-movements, such as the Organization of Solidarity of the Peoples of Asia, Africa and Latin America (OSPAAAL). The focus of this research is on questioning dominant narratives and how this has shaped people's imaginations, dreams, emotions and world view. Moving on the border between past - present, subjective - objective, personal - societal, this project analyzes contemporary society with an interest in inner experiences haunted by a violent past.
In Theater Rotterdam
& Motel Mozaïek x Amarte Fonds
Rotterdam, Netherlands (2025)
Operator X Vera Kersting:
Beneath the Shimmering it’s Dark Blue
Internship-Recidency with Taring Padi & Proppa Now
Exhibition ‘Tanah Tumpah Darah’ in the Griffith Museum and the Paint Factory, Brisbane Australia (2024)
Taring Padi studio, Yogyakarta
Haz mi sueño realidad is a project in the RRD (Red de Reproducción y Distribución) KIOSK in Mexico City (2024)
Ik moest buigen zei ze (I had to bow she said) is a personal project visualizing family memories. Violent narratives from my Indo-Javanese grandmother about the Japanese concentration camps in Indonesia shaped my imagination and worldview. This series of paintings is a visual investigation of memories, based on truth but blurred and distorted.
Contour Gallery, Rotterdam (2025)
Live Painting in Kunsthal x Oxfam Novib
Production by Brand New Guys
Rotterdam, Netherlands (2025)
De Zolder, Rotterdam (2022)
Lo-Fi, Amsterdam (2022)
Costume design, performance direction, audio & poetry by Vera Kersting
Sound production in collaboration with Parrish Smith
Performer: Naomi Lilith Quashi
Event production in collaboration with Semester9
Bijlmerbajes, Amsterdam (2023)
De Zwarte Zaal, Gent (2023)
Bloodsport, Amsterdam (2023)
‘Pseudopodia’, De Zwarte Zaal, Gent (2022)
S/ASH GALLERY (WORM), Rotterdam (2022)
Ontsteking, Gent (2021)
De Wasserij, Rotterdam (2021)
Musis, Arnhem (2018)