This website gives an overview of artworks and landscape projects by Mirte van Laarhoven.

In her work subtle interactions between man and nature are explored. This is done through creations that blend poetry and eco-responsibility. Mirte her artistic approach is based on meticulous observation of ecosystems and a quest for a more harmonious dialogue with natural elements.

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Selected for Jan van Eyck Academy ’23 – ’24

Mirte is selected to participate in the Jan van Eyck Academy program. Together with 30 other residents she will take part in je academy’s program and make use of the opportunity to create new work and elaborate on the core of her practice for 11 months in Maastricht, starting the first of november 2023.

Immersive Creatures is part of the group show Through Bone and Marrow, Brutus Rotterdam

In ‘Through Bone and Marrow’ nearly 20 (international) artists present new, alternative connections between mankind, nature and technology. They go beyond existing contradictions between organic and inorganic, plant and animal, living and dead. This is led by a new aesthetic that offers space for discomfort, imperfection and the beauty of decay. ‘Through Bone and Marrow’ is a subtle wake-up call. We threaten to destroy the planet, but we may lose ourselves, our humanity, well before then. Curator Maarten Spruyt: “Art can put the finger on the sore spot, and give an insight.” Picture: Diana PutavetLocation: Brutus RotterdamDates: April 2 till

New Work – Immersive Creatures

From August till October Mirte developed a series of sculptures at EKWC (Europees Keramisch Werk Centrum). The sculptures are supposed to embed themselves in the landscape over time. The work promotes a new way of coexistence for different species. Go to the projectpage to learn more about this work.

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