The immediate environment also plays an important role for Stan Klamer (1951). His studio on KNSM Island Amsterdam overlooks the river IJ where he sees boats and vessels passing by everyday. Ships have an important place in his drawings, which he sees as a kind of metaphorical topographical maps in which he can organize his thoughts.
His most recent work often features circles, large and small, which together form a constellation in which boats, objects, people and animals are incorporated. The set of circles can also be interpreted as a celestial map or cosmology in which the spiritual and otherworldly are given a place. Stan Klamer draws with great precision and concentration in a time-consuming process that is immediately palpable and draws you into the image. The viewer is thus invited to follow and supplement the artists’ associations and thoughts.