NEW exhibitions | Esther van der Sluis
Expositie | HOFSTAD MEETS HANZESTAD
No white-cube galleries, but raw concrete, monumental spaces, soaring natural light and views across the River IJssel. Hier reageert kunst direct op de plek. 30 kunstenaars van Pulchri Studio presenteren schilderkunst, sculpturen, tekeningen en installaties verspreid door én rondom de Koelwaterhal.No white-cube galleries, but raw concrete, monumental spaces, soaring natural light and views across the River IJssel. Here, art responds directly to its surroundings. Thirty artists from Pulchri Studio present paintings, sculptures, drawings and installations throughout and around De Koelwaterhal. Read more about the installations I am exhibiting at De Koelwaterhal. The works I am presenting here are part of the A-VOID series: A-VOID and the porcelain light object Landscape: Landscape in Porcelain
De kunst die ik hier exposeer komt uit de serie A-VOID: A-VIOD
en Lichtobject Landschap Porselein: Landscape in porcelain
Expositie | Textiel als taal
Textiel is meer dan een materiaal. Het is een van de oudste vormen van menselijke expressie: een drager van verhalen, herinneringen, identiteit en betekenis. Het verbindt ambacht met concept, lichaam met ruimte, en verleden met heden.
Het object dat ik hier heb geëxposeerd komt uit de serie Arte Povera. Lees meer: Expositie Textiel als taal
Expositie | Landschap in verf en poselein
Now on view at our atelier in Dalfsen and online: Landscapes in paint and porcelain by visual artist Esther van der Sluis. Her work moves between fragility and strength. She explores vulnerability, transience and layered landscapes, each piece feeling like a memory. We'd love to welcome you.
"vulnerability is at the core of my work. Not everything needs to be perfect. The traces of fragility or change give meaning and character"
Esther van der Sluis | Art + Design
Esther van der Sluis is a Dutch artist specializing in handmade ceramics, art, and design. In addition, she creates plein air landscape paintings in oil, capturing the subtle interplay of light, color, and nature.
ES. founded in 2005 by artist and designer Esther van der Sluis, the label ES. represents a collection of unique, handcrafted ceramic objects and tableware. Over the years, the focus has increasingly shifted toward bespoke ceramics, tailored to the individual wishes of both private clients and businesses—often featuring personalized inscriptions. These creations range from wedding gifts to corporate tokens, each one a thoughtfully crafted piece with meaning and intention.
Transience is a central theme that weaves its way through much of her work. I am an integral part of the impermanent nature I engage with—living alongside it, creating with it, and becoming one with its cycles. The seasons come and go, mirroring life itself, its beginnings and its endings, in all their forms and expressions. It is precisely this impermanence that serves as an endless source of inspiration for me
Despite her primal Dutch roots, there's a great affinity with themes from the Japanese design tradition. Both in terms of aesthetics and themes. Concepts such as transience, imperfection, austerity and nature as a source of inspiration are recognisable and self-evident elements. Two important Japanese concepts that are related to this and frequently recur in her work are WabiSabi and Kintsukeroi.
She grew up with a pencil in her hand. And perhaps more importantly, learned to look from an early age. I am convinced that 'really learning to look' is the foundation for an artist. This kind of looking is a process that happens slowly by training yourself over and over again. Asking yourself what you are actually perceiving, am I seeing what I think I am seeing? In my opinion, all artistic expressions have this in common. I therefore do not limit myself to one material or field.