Alexandra Roozen
Purmerend, NL, 1971 Works and lives in Rotterdam
Alexandra Roozen studied at the St. Joost Academy in Breda. She teaches at the Willem de Kooning Academy in Rotterdam. Up till the end of 2013 she will be staying, as artist in residence, at the IK foundation in the Oost-Souburg, Zeeland. Her work is represented by the Hein Elferink Gallery in Staphorst.
Alexandra Roozen makes abstract drawings, etchings and reliefs. The meticulously drawn works lack colour, but explore all possible hues ranging from black to white. The geometric, repetitive forms offer little in the way of visual orientation. Nevertheless, onlookers are given maximum freedom to develop their own interpretation. Are the patterns falling over one another like particles of atoms, or are they actually showing quiet landscapes?
Roozen uses a variety of techniques. She works with a black pencil, but also with grinders and drills, which she uses to explore the borders of two-dimensionality: how far can you go and still regard your work as ‘flat’? The hardness of these tools contrasts sharply with the softness of paper. Nevertheless, the drawings remain personal: Roozen’s hand is always discernible.
Alexandra Roozen (r) at the opening of Behind Images