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Breekbaar
Period
March 2023 - February 2024
Material & Technique
Royal Albert porcelain teacups, digital photography, natural light
Dutch / Nederlands
* Breekbaar: a word that carries the vulnerability of porcelain, memory and mourning. Fragile, both in the physical and emotional sense.
A year of teacups
Twelve cups, twelve moments. Over the course of a year, I photographed a Royal Albert ‘Flower of the Month’ teacup each month, an heirloom from my grandmother, filled with memories and floral patterns. Sometimes filled with tea, sometimes with snow or ink. Indoors on the table, or outside among autumn leaves. A small ritual within the larger process of grief and healing. A visual beginning, born out of loss.
Taking the photographs became a recurring moment of reflection. Sometimes looking back, sometimes ahead. It made me more aware of the passing of time and the layered nature of grief. A way to zoom in and out, to create space and to gently begin letting go.
