Arts Thread

Jemima de Jonge, born in Rotterdam defines herself as an artist often working with film in combination with physical sculptures and installations. Incorporating drawing/painting and performance. She recently graduated with distinction from the Royal Academy of Arts in The Hague in 2023. The constant personal interplay between the need for control and a longing for surrender has an unavoidable influence on her work. It's a neverending search for the ungraspable moment when things collide, where friction and uncertainty occur and harmony becomes painful. In response to the rise of hyper-intellectual art, Jemima strives to create experiences and stories where her references, inspirations, personal experiences and commentary are so intricately interwoven with the work that you can feel them without needing to point them out. Additionally, with the bond created by the viewers' physical relationship with the artwork, she aims to bring you closer to your emotional reactions and role in the piece. She wants to strive to bring back the curiosity in people who seem to have lost it. In her videos, Jemima performs multiple roles. She uses her body as a messenger of emotions, stories, and ideas. Central to this is the interaction between the individual and the mass, both of which she embodies. Simultaneously zooming in on details and being overwhelmed by the whole. Her meticulously created world is based on reality, sometimes serving as an escape, at other times expressing longing, and often offering humoristic commentary. Jemima has shown her work in e.g. Eye Filmmuseum, Van Abbe Museum, Gallery Ron Mandos and Gallery de Spelonk.