Hey!
Welcome to My World. I'm happy you're here.
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I am yet another human traversing earth and trying to create capsules of meaning along the way. If you like my work and want to collaborate or have any comments or questions please get in touch.
I'm always open to creative collaborations.
Marijke (They/Them)
About Me
Hi. My name's Marijke. And this is where I tell you enough about me to either convince you to work with me or give you enough information so you can compare yourself to me and what a couple sentences say about my essence. That or you could be one of the few souls just genuinely interested in who I am. Whatever the case, let me introduce myself.
I'm a human with a heart still trying to learn how to make art. I'm a creator, a musician and a third-culture kid. More than that though, I care deeply about many nouns (people, places and things), I'm an intersectional feminist and an advocate for changing the systemic-injustices of the flawed world we live in.
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What do I do?
As a creator I am a photographer, videographer, musician and writer. I occasionally dabble in painting, sound recording, graphic design and assisting in social media campaigns for feminist and/or environmental related initiatives.
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Most recently I've worked with Justin Docherty Films, the Voice of Women for Peace and Global Sunrise Productions.
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Right Now?
I'm currently based in Ottawa finishing a bachelor's degree in International & Global Studies with a minor in Communications & Media at Carleton University.
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I work as an assistant videographer and occasionally help out with other creative initiatives in the community.
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In the time society doesn't steal from me you might find me bouldering at local gyms or documenting Ottawa's hidden heights. Otherwise my life is spent with my cat, my guitar and on an endless quest of learning how to be a better person.
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What's Missing?
The words above are all true. But they are not the whole truth. For they share only a marketable-friendly perception of who I am. What they leave out are the raw and complicated components of my identity and daily struggles that make me, me. We've been taught to conform to the majority and hide any abnormalities. Don't tell what doesn't sell.
But I wouldn't be here if I still believed that lie. So I'm going to be real with you. Even though I know that will change how you value me and my work.
Because my achievements and capabilities are formed by my troubles and my triumphs. By my neurodivergence and despite my depression, anxiety, chronic disease and disability. Because that is my world. And this is part of who I am.
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So don't be fooled by the mask society teaches us to perform. In the end, we're all human. And it's time we stopped hiding what makes us human. I am a human.
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Have your perceptions of me changed now that I've diverged from the status quo? If my value changes based on what parts of myself I share, what does that tell you about your own biases? Question what you don't question.