{"id":341,"date":"2024-08-02T11:51:09","date_gmt":"2024-08-02T11:51:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/?page_id=341"},"modified":"2025-08-07T15:48:28","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T15:48:28","slug":"annemieke-mulders","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/artists\/artists-pg\/annemieke-mulders\/","title":{"rendered":"Annemieke Mulders"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"top\">While repeatedly destroying and repairing this ceramic, I mend my soul a bit at a time, seeking acceptance for its fragility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-93362fa0 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-small-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"#statement\">Artist Statement<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-small-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"#biography\"> Biography<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-small-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"#connect\">Follow &amp; Contact<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-small-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"#enquire\">Enquire or Purchase<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-small-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"#listofworks\">List of Works<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-small-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"#artwork\">View Artwork<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"statement\">Artist Statement<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">Essence is of being vulnerable, accepting trauma and its scars, growing towards a future, and opening up for new possibilities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">Cast in porcelain, followed by repeated steps of destruction and building up using glaze and epoxy, this work contemplates the essence of SICK AF.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rejected I am lost, unable to focus. I am sorrowful for the cracks in the world and my soul. I wish to repair and mend, restoring beauty to my world. I patiently piece together and built my ceramics, finding ingenuity and beauty in the flaws. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Mulders-Annemieke-Essence-2013-01.jpg\" alt=\"Annemieke Mulders, Essence\" class=\"wp-image-791\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Mulders-Annemieke-Essence-2013-01.jpg 600w, https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Mulders-Annemieke-Essence-2013-01-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Mulders-Annemieke-Essence-2013-01-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Mulders-Annemieke-Essence-2013-01-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Annemieke Mulders, Essence, 2013, porcelain, glaze, stains, epoxy, photo: artist<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fractures guide the narration of this piece, allowing a new aesthetic to emerge from imperfection. While repeatedly destroying and repairing this ceramic, I mend my soul a bit at a time, seeking acceptance for its fragility.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Mulders-Annemieke-Essence-2013-02.jpg\" alt=\"Annemieke Mulders, Essence\" class=\"wp-image-792\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Mulders-Annemieke-Essence-2013-02.jpg 600w, https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Mulders-Annemieke-Essence-2013-02-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Mulders-Annemieke-Essence-2013-02-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Mulders-Annemieke-Essence-2013-02-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Annemieke Mulders, Essence, 2013, porcelain, glaze, stains, epoxy, photo: artist<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">The resulting vessel explores the liminal space between malfunction, beauty, acceptance, and growth. It is an antidote to the easily discarded items left behind by those seeking power or perfection. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">This vessel evolves and changes in front of you and strives to be simultaneously fragile, robust, complex and straightforward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Mulders-Annemieke-Essence-2013-03.jpg\" alt=\"Annemieke Mulders, Essence, (detail)\" class=\"wp-image-803\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Mulders-Annemieke-Essence-2013-03.jpg 600w, https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Mulders-Annemieke-Essence-2013-03-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Mulders-Annemieke-Essence-2013-03-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Mulders-Annemieke-Essence-2013-03-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Annemieke Mulders, Essence, (detail) 2013, porcelain, glaze, stains, epoxy, photo: artist<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"#top\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#top\">^ top<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">I am sorrowful for the cracks in the world and my soul. I wish to repair and mend, restoring beauty to my world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"biography\">Biography <\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Annemieke\u2019s sculptural works explore the interconnectedness and richness of the world, and her process of destruction and building up creates forms that are simultaneously fragile, robust, complex and simple.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Born in the Netherlands, Annemieke is drawn to science and the visual arts, enjoying their experimental and creative exploration. She moved to Australia as a scientist and lecturer in quantum physics before becoming a ceramic artist ten years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Annemieke regularly exhibits across Australia. Her works were curated as part of Manifest at the Australian Ceramics Triennale, Hobart TAS; Fluid State at Gallery Central, Perth WA; the National Emerging Art Prize in Sydney NSW; and the Bunbury Biennale in Bunbury.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"#top\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#top\">^ top<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"connect\">Follow &amp; Contact<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Website: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.studiomulders.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">studiomulders.com<\/a><br>Instagram: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/studiomulders\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/studiomulders\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">@studiomulders<\/a><br>Facebook: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/studiomulders\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">studiomulders<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"#top\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#top\">^ top<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"enquire\">Enquire or Purchase<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-48ea1cc8757fb005a1739af4e1dd7ba7 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Invest in original art.<\/strong> Reach out to the artist directly through their website, online shop or social channels to enquire about available works or future commissions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"#top\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#top\">^ top<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"listofworks\">list of works <\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Annemieke Mulders<br><strong><em>Essence<\/em><\/strong><br>2013<br>Porcelain, glaze, stains, epoxy<br>26cm x 26cm x 26cm<br>$950&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8230;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"#top\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#top\">^ top<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"artwork\">Artwork<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Mulders-Annemieke-Essence-2013-02.jpg\" alt=\"Annemieke Mulders, Essence\" class=\"wp-image-792\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Mulders-Annemieke-Essence-2013-02.jpg 600w, https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Mulders-Annemieke-Essence-2013-02-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Mulders-Annemieke-Essence-2013-02-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Mulders-Annemieke-Essence-2013-02-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Annemieke Mulders, Essence, 2013, porcelain, glaze, stains, epoxy, photo: artist<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Mulders-Annemieke-Essence-2013-01.jpg\" alt=\"Annemieke Mulders, Essence\" class=\"wp-image-791\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Mulders-Annemieke-Essence-2013-01.jpg 600w, https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Mulders-Annemieke-Essence-2013-01-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Mulders-Annemieke-Essence-2013-01-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Mulders-Annemieke-Essence-2013-01-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Annemieke Mulders, Essence, 2013, porcelain, glaze, stains, epoxy, photo: artist<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/SICK-AF-EXHIBITION-28-9-24-PhotoBradColeman-11.jpg\" alt=\"SICK AF exhibition installation\" class=\"wp-image-1127\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/SICK-AF-EXHIBITION-28-9-24-PhotoBradColeman-11.jpg 800w, https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/SICK-AF-EXHIBITION-28-9-24-PhotoBradColeman-11-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/SICK-AF-EXHIBITION-28-9-24-PhotoBradColeman-11-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">SICK AF exhibition, Nyisztor Studio, L-R Lucinda Crimson, Annemieke Mulders, Christina Baltais, Wendy Lugg, Sunniva Innstrand, photo: Brad Coleman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SickAFExhibitionSharkBay2025-29-mulders.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1832\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SickAFExhibitionSharkBay2025-29-mulders.jpg 533w, https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SickAFExhibitionSharkBay2025-29-mulders-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">SICK AF exhibition, Rose de Freycinet Gallery, Annemieke Mulders, photo: Ash Cramond<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SickAFExhibitionSharkBay2025-31-mulders.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1803\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SickAFExhibitionSharkBay2025-31-mulders.jpg 533w, https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SickAFExhibitionSharkBay2025-31-mulders-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">SICK AF exhibition, Rose de Freycinet Gallery, Annemieke Mulders, photo: Ash Cramond<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SickAFExhibitionSharkBay2025-30-mulders.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1799\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SickAFExhibitionSharkBay2025-30-mulders.jpg 800w, https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SickAFExhibitionSharkBay2025-30-mulders-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SickAFExhibitionSharkBay2025-30-mulders-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">SICK AF exhibition, Rose de Freycinet Gallery, Annemieke Mulders, photo: Ash Cramond<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"#top\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#top\">^ top<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Artist Statement Essence is of being vulnerable, accepting trauma and its scars, growing towards a future, and opening up for new possibilities. Cast in porcelain, followed by repeated steps of destruction and building up using glaze and epoxy, this work contemplates the essence of SICK AF. Rejected I am lost, unable to focus. I am &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/artists\/artists-pg\/annemieke-mulders\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Annemieke Mulders&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":70,"menu_order":17,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-341","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/341","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=341"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/341\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1873,"href":"https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/341\/revisions\/1873"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/70"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickaf.amandaalderson.com\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=341"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}