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Artist Statement (short version)

Madelon Arends (2000, she/her) is a Dutch artist who daily uses a wheelchair, due to a connective tissue disorder. Because of her disability, she
experiences how badly the world is equipped for wheelchair users and how ignorant society is. This results in her being left out.

That is why Arends makes art about her experiences as a wheelchair user. These artworks can be paintings, digital work or even an
installation. Her art is supposed to give able bodied people an insight on how it is to be disabled, and to show disabled people that they are not alone.

"Please, take place in my 'shoes' and, for a moment, experience Groningen how I do in every day life." - Madelon Arends

Listen here to my full artist statement and contextualizition (in Dutch only)

Artist statement (full version)

Figuur 1: Festival Snapshot, Madelon Arends, 2022-2023, Acryl op doek, 100x150cm, eigen afbeelding.

Figuur 2: Pavement Pains, Madelon Arends, 2023-2024, Gemengde technieken op doek, 78x118cm, eigen afbeelding.

Figuur 3: Morning Sun, Edward Hopper, 1952, olieverf op doek, Columbus Museum of Art. (White, 2020)

Figuur 4: La Columna Rota, Frida Kahlo, 1944, 39.8 cm × 30.6 cm, Mexico. (The Broken Column, 1944 By Frida Kahlo, z.d.-b)

Figuur 5: Olga, Berenice Olmedo, 2018, HKAFO (Hip, Knee, Ankle, Foot Orthosis), polypropylene, aluminium, velcro, mechatronics, motors, sensors, microcontrollers, 110 × 30 × 15 cm (Jan Kaps | Exhibitions | Berenice Olmedo – Anthroprosthetic, z.d.)

Figuur 6: Oversteken nr.2, Lotte Werkema, Azartplein Amsterdam 2022. Videostill (De Bruijn, 2023b)

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