About

Jacques van der Merwe immigrated from South Africa to Australia in 2008. He now lives and works near Brisbane Australia.

Van der Merwe practices art from the mid 90s. His current work investigates immigration and the importance of forgetting. Merwe explores topics such as time, memory, loss, entropy, and sedimentation. With his sculptures, videos and drawings he utilises methods of trace, inframince, and empreinte (impression) - while capturing the emotion and intensity of our feelings.

Biography

1974 Born London United Kingdom

1974 Arrived in South Africa

1993 Pro Art school of Art, Music, Drama and Ballet

2008 Arrived in Australia

2020 Masters in Visual Art (MAVA) with Distinction, Queensland College of Art, Griffith University