Vreemdelingen (2017–ongoing) is a fashion project that questions the bureaucracy of the Dutch alien permit. Using altered versions of the document, it unfolds through collections of silkscreened prints, CNC-processed metal, and clothing inspired by Dutch and Japanese garments. 

 

The permit functions as a tool of state control, yet it is impractical for individual use. Living in the Netherlands revealed how legal status and document design enforce exclusion. Lacking basic data, such as a social security number, despite it being mandatory to have one as an alien document holder. It blocked access to administrative systems, financial infrastructures, and everyday social spaces. 

 

Through these collections, I enact alternative forms of mobility and belonging, creating possibilities for physical and emotional connection that the document itself denies. The pieces, acting as altered documents, have traveled to the Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, Japan, the UK, and the US.