About

Isabel Ferrand finds inspiration in local, personal stories that she explores and relates to a larger world. Highly sensitive to the devotion it takes to create and preserve something precious, she researches how people pass on traditions, memories or the knowledge stored in the body. Her art mediates between meaningful details of everyday life and a more abstract sense of heritage and history. Tracing intricate cultural, economic and political links, she maps the many ways all our lives are interlaced.

Commissions

2024

Title

Licht & Lucht

Client

Stichting Warande

Location

Zeist, the Netherlands

wall installation

2022

Title

35,3 kilometers

Client

Museum Boymans van Beuningen

Location

Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Bobbins work

2020

Title

Verbondenheid

Client

Municipality of Zeist

Location

Town Hall Zeist

Wall installation

2017

Title

Hope, tapestry

Client

SAVIZ

Location

Zeist, The Netherlands

Wall piece

2015

Title

Artist of the Year

Client

KFH Foundation

Location

Utrecht, The Netherlands

Textile work
Title

Bolwerk-Zutphen

Client

Woonbedrijf Ieder1

Location

Zutphen, The Netherlands

Wall paper installation

Grants

2023

Title

TijlFonds

Organistation

Prins Bernard Cultuur Fonds

Location

Amsterdam

New Website
Title

When Shape Becomes Form

Organistation

PUG Foundation

Location

Utrecht

project in collaboration with University of Utrecht, Film registration, Ceramic Objects , video intervieuw and exhibitions

2019

Title

Ceramic Residency

Organistation

EKWC

Location

Oisterwijk

Artist in Residency

2018

Title

AIR Arita Japan

Organistation

Mondriaan Fonds

Location

The Netherlands

Artist in Residency
Title

The Archive of Genetics

Organistation

Prins Bernard Cultuur Fonds

Location

The Netherlands

videos
Title

The Archive of Genetics

Organistation

PUG Utrecht

Location

The Netherlands

Videos
Title

The Archive of Genetics

Organistation

Dutch Embassy

Location

Tokyo, Japan

Videos

2014

Title

Tijl Fonds

Organistation

Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds

Location

The Netherlands

New Website

2010

Title

Basis Beurs

Organistation

FBKV

Location

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

2009

Title

Damuroxó

Organistation

Sacatar Foundation

Location

Pasadena , California, USA

video film

2008

Title

Heritage

Organistation

KFH Foundation/ Museum Gouda

Location

Utrecht , Gouda, the Netherlands

Catalogue publication

2003

Title

‘Lisboa- Luanda, a sea journey”

Organistation

Utrechts Province

Location

Utrecht, The Netherlands

Mixed media-installation

Works in Collections

Isabel’s work is also part of various private collections.

Title

On the Memory of the Hands

Collection

Museum Boijmans van Beuningen

Location

Rotterdam, The Netherlands

installation concerning 106 pots and two videos
Title

World Lace

Collection

Stedelijk Museum Schiedam

Location

Schiedam, the Netherlands
Title

Onggi pot

Collection

Korean Ceramic Foundation, KOCEF

Location

Gyeonggi, South Korea
Title

Zeshondertzesenzestig

Collection

Museum GoudA

Location

Gouda, The Netherlands
Title

Entre

Collection

Museum IJsselstein

Location

Town Hall IJsselstein, The Netherlands
Title

Verbondenheid

Collection

Municipality of Zeist

Location

Town Hall Zeist, The Netherlands
Title

Malie Singel 28

Collection

KFHein Foundation

Location

Utrecht, The Netherlands
Title

Damuroxó, a mestre dos bordados

Collection

Sacatar Foundation

Location

Pasadena, California, USA
Title

Rendas Brancas

Collection

Museu do Traje e dos Texteis

Location

Salvador, Brazil
Collection

Leger Museum

Location

Delft/Soestberg, The Netherlands
Title

Fighting Colours / A Batalha das Cores

Collection

Museu Militar de Lisboa

Location

Lisbon, Portugal
Collection

Kunstuitleen

Location

Utrecht, The Netherlands
Collection

CRI Arita

Location

Ceramic Center, Arita, Japan