Julie de Ruijter
Julie de Ruijter is a Dutch-Swiss artist based in The Hague. Through ritualistic artworks and interactive rituals Julie explores our intuitive and symbolic world. Bringing back the value of artists as translators of the unseen. Her work is an invitation to reconnect to our inner landscape, natural rhythms and the mystical.
‘I create tactile, symbolic expressions of dialogs with the elements, the natural world, dreams and visions. With the intention of leaving gateways for others to unfold the layers of their own intuitive and visual inner world. My work acts as a ritualistic practice where I explore ways to reconnect with natural cycles and intuitive knowledge. Like a bridge between two worlds, I aim to make the unseen tangible.
Nowadays we are more disconnected from nature than ever before, creating a disconnection from our very own nature, our physical bodies and our feelings. Our minds are often overstimulated, we often feel numbed or stressed but unable to release that tension. Reconnecting to natural cycles and intuitive knowledge helps us to reconnect to what we feel instead of clinging to what we think. Through that process we start to recognise what our body is telling us. What we really need to feel well, when our actions are in sync with who we are.’
