
Artist: Anna Van Der Ploeg


Anna van der Ploeg at the David Krut Workshop January 2021
In this video Anna van der Ploeg can be seen producing her etchings at the David Krut Workshop in Johannesburg during a short term residency.

Rude Guest
“Van der Ploeg is interested in the sincere, in proximity to discomfort and nature, in the space between the universal and specific. Using diverse materials…

Who Invited This Guy?
“Van der Ploeg is interested in the sincere, in proximity to discomfort and nature, in the space between the universal and specific. Using diverse materials…

Everywhere There’s a Wind, There’s a Name for that Wind
Anna began referencing washing lines at the beginning of lockdown in 2019. She would carve into long and narrow woodblocks from left to right in a…

Still Point of a Turning World
This artwork shows De Pakhuys Pass, in the Northern Cederberg. It is a view looking across the saddle of a mountain, with valleys on either side.…

The Negotiators
In this series, Anna explores the concept of hidden human interactions, how particular interactions, words, body language interpret human behaviour – how small truths play…

David Krut Podcast: Anna van der Ploeg – Artistic process as a ‘dance or a fight’ – Listening time 23 minutes
In this episode, South African contemporary artist Anna van der Ploeg chats to Britt Lawton about her artistic process, her experience with artist residencies, the…

Artist-in-residence | Anna van der Ploeg, January 2021
In January 2021, Anna van der Ploeg arrived in Johannesburg for a short term residency at the David Krut Workshop. During this time, Anna and…