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Symbolic works · Contemporary rites of passage
Symbolic works · Contemporary rites of passage
Symbolic works · Contemporary rites of passage
Symbolic works · Contemporary rites of passage
We are transformative beings, connected to our natural cycles and the movement of the whole.
Beyond intellectual understanding,
into embodied experience.
we
are
transformative
beings,
connected
to our
natural
cycles
and
the movement
of the
whole.
we
are
transformative
beings,
connected
to our
natural
cycles
and
the movement
of the
whole.
beyond
intellectual
understanding,
into
embodied
experience.
 We are transformative beings, connected to our natural cycles and the movement of the whole. Beyond intellectual understanding, into embodied experience.

Totem

A circle of symbolic objects, created with the heart rhythms of sixteen people — opening into an interactive rite.

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Symbols
of Change

Marking moments of transition — your heart rhythm, unfolding into a personal symbol.

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The sacred feminine and the quiet power of transformation — traced in textile, seeds and plant pigments.

first works shared as they unfold
By marking transitions through rites connected to our landscape, place and time, we can better understand our interconnectedness with the world around us — and find a way of belonging.
By marking transitions through rites
connected to our landscape, place and time,
we can better understand our interconnectedness
with the world around us
—
and
find
a way
of
belonging.
By marking transitions
through rites
connected to our landscape,
place and time,
we can better understand
our interconnectedness
with the world around us
— and find
a way of belonging.
by
marking
transitions
through rites
connected
to our landscape,
place
and time,
we can
better understand
our
interconnectedness
with the world
around us
— and find
a way
of
belonging.
Instead of separating ourselves from the whole, we can take our place in the greater narrative.
instead
of separating
ourselves
from the whole,
we can
take our place
in the
greater narrative.
instead
of separating
ourselves
from the whole,
we can
take our place
in the
greater narrative.
instead
of separating
ourselves
from the whole,
we can
take our place
in the
greater narrative.
instead
of separating
ourselves
from the whole,
we can
take our place
in the
greater narrative.
By marking transitions through rites connected
to our landscape, place and time,
we can better understand our interconnectedness
with the world around us — and find a way of belonging.
instead
of separating
ourselves
from the whole,
we can
take our place
in the
greater narrative.
By marking transitions through rites connected
to our landscape, place and time,
we can better understand our interconnectedness
with the world around us — and find a way of belonging.
By marking transitions through rites connected
to our landscape, place and time,
we can better understand our interconnectedness
with the world around us — and find a way of belonging.
instead
of
separating
ourselves
from
the whole,
we can
take
our place
in the
greater
narrative.
instead
of
separating
ourselves
from
the whole,
we can
take
our place
in the
greater
narrative.
instead
of separating
ourselves
from the whole,
we can
take our place
in the
greater narrative.
About
“Bridging the tangible and the intangible — giving form to the unseen.”
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Julie de Ruijter is an interdisciplinary artist creating symbolic works in textile and natural materials that frame contemporary rites of passage. Her work explores how we move through change, and our place within the living world.

From interactive rituals that capture the heart’s rhythm into tactile artworks, to works in textile and plant pigment — each opens a portal back to feeling and imagination, where the body’s intuitive knowing can speak. Her immersive ritualistic work and installations have been exhibited in public spaces, galleries and museums.

New work is unfolding alongside her motherhood — personal symbols and rites, taking shape as seeds of a new body of work.

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Contact
studio@juliederuijter.nl
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