From April 12 to May 10, 2026, Joyce Overheul will exhibit at Art Gallery O-68 with the solo exhibition “DIT NOOIT MEER” (Never Again). “DIT NOOIT MEER” showcases textile works by Joyce Overheul from recent years, addressing subjects such as inequality, abuse of power, women's rights, feminism, and emancipation.
Opening by Maite van Dijk, Artistic Director of Museum More, at 3:30 PM.
Growing up in a family of artisans, Overheul has been working with fabric, needle, and thread from a young age. Using soft materials, she wraps hard subjects in her work; subjects she herself encountered from an early age while growing up in the Bible Belt. From a young age, she realized that as a woman, you are at a disadvantage in many situations in life. Through her art, she aims to highlight inequality in society and make us think, because we are often unaware of the impact our actions can have, in both positive and negative ways.
The title of the exhibition refers to the many statements made following yet another outburst of extreme violence. From femicide to genocide, it is proclaimed that we must never want this again, yet we stand by and watch without taking action, until history repeats itself once more. From the murder of 17-year-old Lisa from Abcoude, the genocide in Palestine, to the domestic violence that many women face: for Overheul, the way we deal with this as humanity is inextricably linked. As a society, we have the choice to change our behavior, but why do we actually barely do so? That is why the title is in quotation marks, to sarcastically point out human hypocrisy.