Beheldschen

A colored pencil drawing of a curly-haired figure in a brown jacket and blue jeans operating an orange public telephone, with the text 'BEHELDSCHEN' written vertically. The composition uses earth tones with yellow glowing accents around the phone.

Material

Mixed media on paper

Date

1998

Museum

Fries Museum
Beheldschen — 1998 — Mixed media on paper — by Berend Strik

About the piece

Beheldschen (1998) is a Dutch word appearing to reference preservation, keeping, or maintaining — suggesting themes of memory, endurance, and the persistence of images across time.

Strik frequently works with found photographs and family album images, transforming them through his textile interventions into something that both preserves and transcends the original. The act of preservation — keeping an image alive through transformation — is central to his practice.

The Dutch language title reflects Strik's roots in Nijmegen and his engagement with Dutch art traditions. Like many Dutch artists, he draws on the specific qualities of his native language to create titles that carry connotations and resonances inaccessible to non-Dutch speakers.

Sources: Galerie Fons Welters

Beheldschen — 1998 — Mixed media on paper — by Berend Strik
Beheldschen
A colored pencil drawing of a curly-haired figure in a brown jacket and blue jeans operating an orange public telephone, with the text 'BEHELDSCHEN' written vertically. The composition uses earth tones with yellow glowing accents around the phone.

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