Alexandra Crouwers

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Belgium, Netherlands (residence), Netherlands (citizenship) °1974
research interests: ecology, ecological trauma, Ecological Consciousness, biodiversity, science fiction, VISUAL CULTURE, visual art, forest, plague
affiliation: LUCA School of Arts/KU Leuven
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The works of visual artist Alexandra Crouwers (NL, 1974) arise in the digital realm, somewhere between the X, Y and Z axes of 3D software. Between 2019 and 2023 she's working on a PhD in Art in animation trajectory at KU Leuven/LUCA School of Arts, Brussels under supervision of Dr. Wendy Morris. 

 

Until recently, I'd describe my work to be firmly rooted in science fiction: escapism would be my core business. Due to the upheaval of a virus, and a growing awareness of the state of our planet, without me moving even one bit, my position has shifted significantly. Or has it? 

research

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  • The Plot, The Compositor, Mourning/Mistakes (2021) author(s): Alexandra Crouwers published in: VIS - Nordic Journal for Artistic Research
    In the Summer of 2019, a small family forest fell victim to a spruce bark beetle plague. Unusually mild winters caused larvae numbers to explode, and extreme drought weakened the otherwise more resilient trees. Expanding patches of dead forest can be found from the North Sea coast to the Baltics. The cleared forest became The Plot: a witness to climate change, and a gateway to dealing with ecological grief. My own eco-anxiety is utilized as a case study: how to deal with this new kind of loss? What is The Plot telling us? How do we move forward without losing hope? The exposition presents The Plot as fertile ground for artistic and collaborative research, including a contribution by Lisa Jeannin, a custom made font, moving image, and an audio work.
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