About

Erika Blikman (Pusan, 04/12/1974)

Artist and photographer originally from Korea, but adopted at the age of one year. Her field of work is the creation of images, interventions and social encounters, on her own initiative or in community art connection. She intercedes and creates circumstances in which art comes into its own and fascinates people. You could call her a director of unexpected encounters, who’s interested in new thoughts and ideas that arise when people engage in dialogue.

“Through my work I search for the meaning of home. Major transitions such as migration, a move or adoption may have a major role. Such transitions are a starting point for my research, in which identity is explored in relation to the surroundings. Interest in this subject arose because I’m interesting after I discovered that my adoption had a strong influence on my sense of home.
I recently exhibited the work New Neighbours for the Historical Museum of Rotterdam and completed the accompanying book. New Neighbours shows the process of moving to an old working class neighbourhood and the mutual understanding with local residents. I portray different forms of ‘at home’ and ‘the process to feel at home’, because these so-called “new neighbours” have a voice in the identity of such neighborhoods.”

Lives and works in Rotterdam.