The Benikje Series

The beginning of Benikje started in September 2017.

One day, I cut that little shadow man out of black paper and glued him onto an unfinished painting of colour and low and behold he came alive. Before long, the little shadow started to reflect colour in fact started to reflect my world and the world outside as well.

My little shadow man took on a new identity and became ‘Benikje’. The name derives from three Dutch words, Am I You.