About | Jurel Bakker

Jurel Bakker is an artist working at the intersection of ecology, art, and technology.

Her practice is grounded in artistic research with which she explores ecological issues within a digital framework. For her, creating art in a time of planetary crisis begins with careful observation of the world around her, driven by a deep curiosity and love for a more-than-human world.

By working with bio-indicators such as lichens and plants, Jurel reveals invisible forms of environmental pollution. Through installations, video art, and data visualization, she uncovers the complex relationships between agricultural and capitalistic practices and their impact on the environment, while reflecting on the role of technology in these processes.

Her video installations evoke curiosity and reflection, encouraging viewers to engage critically with the more-than-human world. Her thoughtful and theoretical approach offers a framework for analyzing and visualizing the complex dynamics of pollution's influence on ecological systems.

Education

2021-2023 MA, Ecology Futures, Master Institute of Visual Cultures, St. Joost, ' s-Hertogenbosch

2018-2020 Honours Programme, Interdisciplinary study programme, ArtEZ, Deventer

2017-2021 BA, Crossmedia Design, AKI ArtEZ, Enschede

Exhibitions

2026 Sprouts, 70 years SBK, Amsterdam

2025 Ploughing Digital Landscapes, Willow Online Art Space, EdanZ, Groningen

2025 Art d’Eco – cultivating the digital wild, Dutch Design Week, TAC, Eindhoven

2025 CHRISTINA_1964.TO(_2095), TAC, Eindhoven (solo)

2024 100 jaar is niets!, Museum Heerenveen, Heerenveen

2024 Onderling, De Belofte, Kunstliefde, Utrecht

2023 ctrl+A(RT), @hall of fame, Tilburg

2023 Adrift, A Shift, Graduation show, Willem Twee, 's Hertogenbosch

2023 Changing perspective, Kunstgarage Franx, Zoetermeer

2022 Sprouts 2022 Arti et Amicitiae, Amsterdam

2021 SBK Sprouts Young Talents, Stichting Beeldende Kunst (SBK), Amsterdam

2021 The Greater Number: ArtEZ @ Dutch Design Week, Klokgebouw, Eindhoven

2021 AKI finals, Graduation show, ArtEZ, Enschede

2019 Matters of Vision “BIO MATTERs artistic research program exhibition”, AKI, Enschede

Talks / Workshops

2025 Artist talk, Archival Landscapes of AI, UVA, Eye Collectiecentrum

2025 Underexposed Research presentation at Sonic Acts, Amsterdam

2025 Art Workshop, Kunsthuset Kabuso, Øystese, Norway

2024 Podium Night: De Belofte, Kunstliefde, Utrecht
2023 Research hub: Adrift, A shift, V2_ Lab, Rotterdam
2023 Toekomst-middag, artists talk & discussion circle, Kunstgarage Franx, Zoetermeer

Press

2025 Overgrowth, Research article, Willow Online Art Space

2025 Neon Lichen and Toxic Blooms of Azolla, Sonic Acts

2023 Finals compilation, Adrift, A Shift

2019 Grachten weer bovengronds halen in Enschede, Tubantia / 1Twente

Residencies and Programs

2025 Ploughing Digital Landscapes, residency program, Willow Art Space, Groningen

2025 Co-curation exhibition Art d’Eco – cultivating the digital wild, Dutch Design Week, TAC, Eindhoven

2025 Artist in residence, KhMessen, Åvik, Noorwegen
2024/2025 Underexposed Mentorship program, Sonic Acts, Amsterdam

2022/2023 Art residency: “Re-thinking the Artists Economy” led by Marga Rotteveel & Pauline Berger, De Kleine Aarde, Boxtel

2018-2020 Honours Programme: “Theory and Research” led by Peter Sonderen, Isis Germano and Marijn de Langen, ArtEZ, Arnhem / Deventer

2019 AKI Bio Matters Artistic research Program, led by Agnieszka Anna Wolodzko AKI, Enschede

Thanks to the generous support