Ronald Ophuis
Ronald Ophuis is a painter. His paintings represent acts of physical, sexual and psychological violence. For his work he speaks with victims and perpetrators of violence and bases his works partly on these conversations and collected stories. But he also speaks with lawyers, prosecutors, psychologists, psychiatrists, sociologists, historians, philosophers, artists, writers, etc…in which professional fields the concept of violence and trauma is important, to discuss his works and to learn from them. Ophuis works with trained actors to stage the scenes he wants to paint.
‘’At this moment in my life I need the strength of the SAAC collective. I learn, I listen, I talk, I think, I feel, and all in the context of We. We inspire, We strengthen, We care…but We don’t forget the individual.’’
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