/\/\/\/\/, Anan Striker
painter, sculptor, typographer, lithographer, image poet and tape jockey (Assen, NL, ‘88).

Fascinated by everyday life, I draw inspiration from ‘the everydayness’: sports, music, typography, love and art. I do not limit myself in my choice of subject, but combine and assemble: an event in life, someone you meet, everyday news, a winning game from your favorite sports team, or an object that I found of particular interest. Intuitively I transform these into drawings, sculptures and installations. I have an eye for detail, not losing sight of the big gesture at the same time.

Playing, investigating, recognizing, accurately equaling any coincidence, I create images, in which the ‘nostalgia of things’ contains a great meaning. Just like I do in my choice of subject, I do not allow myself to be caught in a single technique. My work is a mix of greetings, references and memories, recognizable and accessible. Herky-jerky within the context of the whole; perhaps a search for grip on life. All in all, I make poetic, alienating adaptations of reality.