Margje Bijl

In 2009 begon ik mijn project ‘Reflections on Jane Morris’ dat is uitgegroeid tot het concept van een ‘Jane Morris Museum’. Mijn multidisciplinaire benadering van deze Pre-Raphaelitische ‘muze’ weerspiegelt mijn eigen achtergrond, met een breed scala aan interesses en studies, van beeldende kunst en fotografie tot creatief schrijven en psychologie. Zorgvuldig selecteer ik de beelden, objecten en verhalen die mijn connectie met Jane Morris definiëren of juist een contrasterend portret van mijn authentieke zelf onthullen.

When the Dutch artist Margje Bijl (1975) was given this image of Jane Morris (1839-1914), at first glance she thought she was looking at herself. Intrigued by this encounter she has been working on her project ‘Reflections on Jane Morris’ since 2009. Margje’s multidisciplinary approach to the Pre-Raphaelite ‘muse’ Jane Morris reflects her own background, of a wide range of interests and studies from fine art and photography to creative writing and psychology. With the ‘Jane Morris Museum‘ Margje is exploring the concept of visualising a double biography by carefully selecting the images, objects and stories that either define her connection with Jane Morris or reveal a contrasting portrait of her authentic self.

Tentoonstellingen

Impressies

Vesalius specillum III, 2025-2026

Vesalius specillum II, 2025-026

Vesalius specillum I, 2025

Underwater, 2023-2024

Spunky, 2023

Effrontery, 2023

To Lean Forward and Fall, 2018-2023

Hair as in August 2018

Portrait as in June 2018

Hair as in October 2018

Hair as in November 2018

Hair as in August 2018_2

Hair as in June 2017 and March 2018

Hair as in July 2017

Hair as in July 2017 and October, November, December 2018