Fictional autobiographies of Annaëlle Reudink
The ultimate question, haunting all master graduates (the one Annaëlle hates), “What’s your plan for the future?” inspired Reudink to bring all her dream versions of herself to life. “I was intrigued by artist Rinus Van de Velde, who paints himself in all kinds of made-up situations. He explained it as fictional autobiographies, so that is the idea I based this collection on.
“Since I was little, I’ve carried a hundred dreams in my head. People told me they’d fade with time, and eventually, things would make sense. But they didn’t fade. If anything, they’ve grown louder and wilder… I’ve always imagined myself in very different professions. I wanted to be a lawyer, I wanted to be a farmer, I wanted to be a fashion designer, and it is not possible to accomplish everything in one lifetime. Every silhouette is another me. It is about transforming myself in different realities and thinking about it without actually having to become it.”
