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Six HKU artists stand up for our climate

  • 28 januari 2025
In the City Office of Utrecht, HKU six students are presenting their works of art, showing the public how we can make different en better choices. As part of the exhibition ‘Utrecht climate defenders first!’, Nikki Steenbergen, Angelina Kumar, Dagmar Udo, Ilse Veening, Emma Fijma en Daan Hollander are making a stand for a more sustainable world.
Six HKU artists stand up for our climate
For decades, humity has been far surpassing the carrying capacity of our planet. The conseqence: dangerous climate change that is causing worldwide material damage and human suffering. The work of these HKU students on the exhibition ‘Utrechtse Klimaatverdedigers voorop!' (Dutch website) demonstrates that we have to change course quickly.

Fashion designer Nikki Steenbergen next to her artwork 'Mira the Seahorse’.

During the expo’s opening this Wednesday, the work of HKU alumni Nikki Steenbergen and Angelina Kumar drew lots of attention. Nikki Steenbergen transformed maritime garbage into fascinating interactive works of art and exposed her graduation work 'Mira het zeepaard', made of all sorts of waste material that she found in the water or on the beachers. Angelina Kumar’ Peukenbos (‘forest of cigarette stubs’) creates awareness about the hidden environmental impact of carelessly throwing away cigarette stubs.

The exhibition was opened by Utrecht councillor Senna Maatoug. Max Merkx was present on behalf of the HKU Executive Board.

The exhibition 'Utrechtse klimaatverdedigers voorop!' is up for dsplay until 25 September 2025.