On Saturday afternoon, November 23, I was invited by the VCMS Netherlands (Association of Medical Students of Surgery) to close the symposium 'Surgery and Art' with the lecture 'When does anatomy become art?'
This symposium is organized in the Theatrum Anatomicum (1690) in De Waag in Amsterdam.

It is an honorable invitation, which I feel naturally coincides with my work. After art school, I was given access to the anatomical collection of Leiden University. There I drew the human body in countless variations of strength, decomposition and decay. This intensive research forms the basis of my work.
As an artist, I am interested in the expressiveness of anatomy. Our body is the house where thoughts, memories and feelings live, which gives layering and meaning to the material from which the body is constructed.

In the scientific field, the Theatrum Anatomicum in De Waag was the place where the guild of surgeons studied anatomy with the help of human remains.

On Sunday 1 December you are most welcome to visit Van Herwaarden's studio from 1 to 6 pm, she will be present herself. There is a lot of recent work to see and buy in the studio. There are a total of 16 studios to visit on the same floor, so it is really worth it.
Address: Willem Twee Fabriek, Boschdijkstraat 100, postcode 5211 VR 's-Hertogenbosch (opposite Verkadefabriek)