Mirelle van Tulder

Mirelle’s practice investigates the significance of the (colonial) archive, seeing its complexity not only as an incredibly vast collection of objects and documents, but also understanding its position concerning personal history. On the one hand, she has the ability to dig deep into archives, intuitively grasping the political and social dimension of these historical artefacts. On the other hand, she has the talent to immediately translate this archival knowledge into an urgent graphic language – producing zines, collages and video works, playfully pushing the archives into the streets (and vice versa).

In 2019, Mirelle founded the publishing house Roots to Fruits. Roots to Fruits is an independent publisher of artists’ books and artists’ writings. Based in Amsterdam since 2019, it facilitates intergenerational and decolonial dialogue by publishing overlooked archival material, making unknown works available to new and expanded audiences.

Mirelle holds a Master’s Degree in Art and Design from Werkplaats Typografie (2021-2023). She was a research associate at the Research Center for Material Culture, National Museum of World Cultures (2021-2023), and has worked as an image researcher for MacGuffin Magazine from 2019-2023 (The Desk, The Rug, The Bottle, The Chain). Mirelle has been selected for the coming year’s Atelier KITLV-Framer Framed Artist Residency (2024-2025).