Two years ago I was an ambitious student studying international law in the Netherlands. Post-pandemic I started to experience some frightening symptoms and my journey with anxiety began. Meditative art played a big role in my recovery; I transcribed my thoughts and emotions into patterns painting windows into the mind.

I create under the pseudonym Checkmates. Each pattern symbolises a piece of the mind; a thought, conversation or event, which together depict the mind as a whole. I am inspired by the human experience, the journeys we take and their influence on the mind. My work is a mental imprint of my life journey and due to our shared human experience, all life journeys.

Love, CHECK#MATES