Blueprint - Marja van Bijsterveldt chooses

Farewell exhibition Mayor of Delft

The current mayor of Delft, Marja van Bijsterveldt, will step down from her office in early September. As a farewell, Kunstencentrum Kadmium has invited her to curate an exhibition. The work chosen is based on her personal preferences and vision, with an emphasis on the iconic blue of Delft, under the fitting title Blauwdruk. From the nominated candidates, I am one of eight artists selected by Marja, together with: Coby Brinkers, Leni van den Band, Loes van Kouwenhoven, Brenda Vonk Noordegraaf, Enlightment Arts, René Jacobs and Rob van Es.

Based on this observation - "Marja thought your Delft blue vase with the plate of fruit in the foreground and the blue background was beautiful." - three of my flower still lifes were selected to be presented at the Blauwdruk exhibition. It is work from my ongoing project Preserved. I make the still lifes in this project with materials from thrift stores. With this I create still lifes in my studio on the Hooikade in Delft that refer to stylistic features and symbolism from different periods in art history.

The exhibition will be opened on Sunday 3 August at 3:00 PM by Karin Schrederhof, Delft alderman for Housing, Care, Education Housing and Sports.

You are cordially invited!

Opening: 3 August 2025, 3:00 PM

Period: 1 August to 7 September 2025

Address: Sint Agathaplein 4, Delft

Information: kadmium.nl