Staples
As a white Dutch man, I always believed the Netherlands was a tolerant country. Until my Japanese wife told me otherwise.
Research shows that Black and Asian people in the Netherlands receive around 200 racist remarks per year. Individually they seem small: a nickname, a gesture, a joke. Words that slide off the speaker, but land and stay.
Every staple represents one remark. The skin as archive. The body as witness.
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Robbert Kanado at workAbout Stamp
Junky Konijntje Print Tattoo Lady PrintNo5 Chanel Barrel Print

Junky Konijntje

Inked Venus

No.5

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No.5 Channel PaintingNew Religion

Back in the ’90s, we were all deep into “Brand Fucking. ”SHELL became HELL, Coca-Cola turned into Cocaine. I set my sights on CHANEL. This painting with the cross is a continuation of that spirit — a visual response to the madness that surrounded No. 5 at the time. The perfume became almost a religion, the brand an obsession.

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Corporate Hell Print 3xThe Mickey Print 3x
Gunfish print 3x

Each print is truly one of a kind - even if part of a series.

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Struggle Painting Silverframe painting Gunfish Painting

Struggle

Gold Frame

Golden Gunfish

I grew up in Bergen, a small artist village in the Netherlands, where I was surrounded by painters and creatives. From a young age, I was already experimenting with paint and materials — some works I proudly sold, others I left by the roadside without regret. The pieces featured here are the ones I chose to keep.

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seabrahorse lino-cutseabrahorse stamped

SeabraHorse

Not quite a seahorse.
Not quite a zebra.
Somewhere in between.

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Gunfish

Gunfish

One day, while doodling during a phone call, I was surprised to notice I had drawn fish with gun-shaped heads. To this day, I can’t recall what the call was about, but that moment marked the birth of the Gunfish.

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Only 5 MonoprintsMickey Print

The Mickey

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