c. 2000

“I’m quite gay, aren’t I? (not ‘queer’ — that almost too cool). The work, to me, looks quite gay 1990s — a kind of ‘colourful abjection’. A quite nice combination I think. I used to call myself a professional existentialist. I thought it was quite logical, and didn’t understand why I wasn’t seeing it around more often.” – SMW paraphrased by MH.

“I even made a few sex tapes. Robin helped me set up the camera. I was a top. You see it from behind; he’s on a couch in front of me (slightly anonymous). It’s quite aesthetic.” – SMW paraphrased by MH.

“The phrase ‘it’s not what you think’ repeats often in my work.” – SMW.

SMW, MH & AC inventorying session – 01.10.20. “Referencing is there for a reason.” – AC. “You need to give credit where credit is due.” – SMW.

MH & AC meeting – 15.03.21. “Not really a keyword but it is in ‘Sandsland’.” – MH.

Rijksakademie Internal Open Studios – 07.09.20. “Performing these days is difficult, because of the pandemic. We have to reinvent ourselves. I am just trying to make something useful for my daily live, and the people around me.” – Anon. “Exactly, day to day caring structures. That’s what we do.” – AC.

“I can’t bring to throw it away. I just don’t know where it will end.” – SMW.

SMW & AC inventorying session – 24.09.20. “Spine as a love limb.” – SMW. “Love-limb.” – SMW.

“I was already obsessed with my blood, a lot of these paintings say that, cause I was diagnosed positive in 2006. ‘SMW Untitled’ gets boring very quickly, you have to be careful.” – SMW.

“Besef is Dutch for ‘realisation,’ or ‘awareness.’ Let’s say awareness, just for us.” – SMW.

“I don’t even like white underwear, and that’s why.” – SMW. “Gendering bodily fluids.” – AC.

“God before God had a name. Before God was God.” – SMW with AC. “(…) It has nothing to do with religion, but spirituality. I was trying to see what these words meant to me.” – SMW.

“Femininity makes me happy in general.” – SMW.