patricia kaersenhout

Born in The Netherlands but a descendant of Surinamese parents, patricia kaersenhout developed an artistic practice which investigates their Surinamese background in relation to their upbringing in a Western European culture. The political thread in kaerenshout’s work raises questions about the African Diaspora’s movements and it’s relation to feminism, sexuality, racism, and the history of slavery. Their oeuvre is rooted in ancestral memory. It explores hidden and forgotten histories and evokes a shared understanding of the weight and pain of cultural memory, so crudely shaped by colonialism and Western modernity. kaersenhout envisions a world of multiple possibilities and universes to ensure the potential to dream of a world of peace and joy where many worlds can flourish.

patricia kaersenhout is a visual artist working in digital printmaking, installation, film, book making, performance, and textiles. Their work has been shown nationally and internationally in group and solo shows including the Decolonial Memorial EarthNest in Berlin Global Village, Berlin, for which they were selected as Lockward Collective after winning the prestigious international Award; Kunsthalle Munich; Chiostro del Bramante, Rome; National Drama School Athens; Sharjah Biennial, Sharjah; Prospects 4, New Orleans; Manifesta 12 Palermo; Queens Museum of Art, New York; Art Museum of the Americas, Washington DC; Autograph London; Haitian Cultural Centre Miami; Art Basel Miami; Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Van Abbemuseum Einhoven; Frans Hals Museum Haarlem; Centraal Museum Utrecht; Bonnefantenmuseum Maastricht; Museum of Modern Art, Vienna; HART museum, Amsterdam; World Museum van Loon, Amsterdam; Rønnebæksholm, Denmark; Kunstmuseum, The Hague; Berlin Tempelhof, Berlin; Palais de Tokyo, Paris; Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow; Dakar Biennial, Senegal; Kunsthal I Rotterdam.

They have also participated in many film festivals including the Cannes Independent short Film Festival, Cannes; Paris international Film Festival, Paris; Trinidad & Tobago film Festival; Harlem Film Festival, New York; Caribbean Tales Festival, Toronto; The Dutch Film Festival, Utrecht; Barcelona International Film Festival, Barcelona; Nashville film Festival, Nashville USA.