2007 Family ties No.1
2007 Family ties No.2
2003 Baalbushka 
She only wanted a boyKnitted baby-boy of human hair. About the ‘boy-childwish’ of a woman, who during its pregnancy only knitted boys sweaters. She gave birth to girls only. During the pregnancies of her daughters she again knitted piles of boys sweaters. Her daughters as well gave birth to girls only. The wish of having a son never came true for this woman. This work concernes the queste about the ethic values of DNA manipulation. There are clinics working with DNA for the “construction” of babies; the determination of the sex, color of the hair and eyes, the intelect etc. When a childwish is so strong, how do we feel about those issues.
2007 Twins No.2CHRYSTL RIJKEBOER
Velsen, The Netherlands, 21 januari 1959.
Education: From 1994-1998 at 'Willem de Kooning Academie', Rotterdam.
Graduated in 1998 Autonoom 3D.
Lives and works in Haarlem, the Netherlands.
Work
The theme of my work is astonishment about human life.Key point is the life-cycle: from birth and innocence, till development to maturity and guilt. Into my works I emphasize the concepts; influencing and consciousness raising.My work is figurative and recognisable but shape and proportions are not necessarily correct or 'beautiful', what matters is the sensation they evoke. You can always view my work in two ways: kind, pleasant and innocent, or frightening, condemning and guilty.
The reason I work with human hair is that hair has symbolic significance: beauty, strength, health, attraction, etc. The moment it is separated from the human all these factors turn around, hair is considered dirty, unsavoury and dead.Hair is also an important indicator of our life, as well in the past as in the present.- Hair shows us when we reach maturity (pubic-, chest- and armpit hair) and also shows us when we reach the menopause (we become grey and bold). It shows our age and health.- With our hair/hairstyle we emphasize our identity.- Hair has always been a hot item at spiritual/religious- and at social issues. For example: in fairytales and legends, in women's oppression, in the persecution of the Jews, as acts of protest against the prevailing standards and nowadays in the dilemma of the headscarf related to moslim-fear.
I got the photos and the text from CHRYSTL RIJKEBOER website.
It’s a lot of interesting pieces there, look by your self!
It’s a lot of interesting pieces there, look by your self!
I like it a lot and I ´m fascinated that you can do this kind of things with human hair.
It’s a little bite scary and awful at the same time that it’s fascinated… I really like the idea to put a material into another context.
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