Bobbi Cleij (1998) graduated in 2022 from the St. Joost Academy Breda. Her diverse images, sculptures and installations could be described as romantic fragments of everyday life.  Scenes that prove us that our most clumsy moments are the ones we should look forward to. Cleij's works depict in a playful and humorous way the beauty of these small moments, which most people tend to overlook. With her works she invites us to look again and appreciate what we have come to take for granted: 

‘I took the batteries out of my clock.  

Standing still to cross the road in front of me, 

I look from left to right and left again.  

In between, during something else, my eye falls on that one thing.  

On the left, I see someone dropping his groceries all over the street 

Right, I see a hat flying off of a woman’s head, 

and when I look to the left again, I wonder why time goes faster than I can stop it.  

Thinking what to think about.  

Planning not to plan anything.  

Making the everyday visible again.  

Pointing out whats is already there, 

while dreaming in glaze.  

Over time a routine arises, action no longer requires thinking, things seem to be normal and become thoughtless.  

Pause for a moment, allow for being wondered, and marvel.  

I zoom in, 

lose the overview  

go back to the beginning.  

I look around me.  

Can I cross already?’