Van der Sluysstraat - SKAR

In a courtyard in the middle of a residential area in Rotterdam-North is the former Emma House. The location includes 8 studios.
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Tenants

                    
                                Anuli Croon
                            
                                Liesbeth van der Zee
                            
Anuli Croon
Anuli Croon's colourful, tightly designed paintings automatically activate the viewer's reservoir of associations; images and impressions of enigma, ambiguity, references to folk art expressions, cartoon characters and advertising images, everyday utensils, fabric patterns and universal symbolic signs for human gestures and body language are just a few elements of her visual language.

On closer inspection, even more signs of ambiguity appear in the image; does one figure in the series 'Tronie en Stad' now put his arms around the other figure for protection, or does the opposite take place here and we see a hostile sneaking closer, a compulsion to subjugate. The word Tronie in the title seems to refer to an unsympathetic character, but at the same time the colourful, schematically shaped faces of the figures evoke more friendly associations. All these seemingly opposing qualities of openness and secrecy, of decorative playfulness and profundity characterise the work of this remarkable painter.' text Vera Illes, Anton Hoeksema

Anuli Croon | Patterns of Life | Life Patterns, Made in Rotterdam 1999 - 2015'.
Publisher Jap Sam Books  
ISBN 978-94-90322-59-5
In addition to her autonomous work in the studio_ paintings and work on paper _ AC designs in consultation with the client for the public space in the technique that the situation demands; see her website under 'commissions/work in publik' for completed works. 

Liesbeth van der ZeeMy work is characterized by the fact that there is almost always a reference to water. I work on a project basis and use different materials and techniques.  The Nieuwe Maas in Rotterdam, boats and sailing routes are a source of inspiration.  The boats that appeared in my drawings and paintings soon became structures of wood and then carved out of stone.
After high water levels, everything remains on the banks of the Nieuwe Maas. From the washed up wood I collected in 2015 and 2016, I made a MAASWATERBIBLIOTHEEK.
In 2017 I made a paddle out of the prunings of my birch tree with the title: VLOT.  The work is exhibited at De Fundatie in Zwolle on location 't Nijenhuis.
In 2016/2017 I prepared and developed the project DEAD WOOD LIBRARY FOR ICELAND. Xylotheken developed in the wooded areas of Europe in the time of the Enlightenment were my example. In August and September, on the beaches of this treeless land, I searched for and used as many different types of wood as possible for the installation. I was assisted by the University of Akureyri in researching the origin of the wood.
The installation is exhibited in Oláfsfjördur Iceland.
For 2018/2019 I am preparing a follow-up project on the work VLOT. Working title of the project is VLUCHTROUTE 2050. The route goes north to the Barents Sea and on the northernmost tip of mainland Europe I want to build a boat.
Van der Sluijsstraat 190, Rotterdam
        
            Website
            http://anulicroon.nl/
        
Van der Sluysstraat 162, Rotterdam
        
            Website
            https://liesbethvanderzee.wordpress.com