Ideas from the new generation

Camille Corboz (8 years old) & Musa Goudswaard (11 years old)

The jury was pleasantly surprised to find two works by very young artists among the nearly five hundred entries. These eight- and eleven-year-olds each came up with their own creative solution for our addiction to growth. Camille Corboz, for example, made a drawing of a caterpillar that grows to gigantic proportions due to its endless appetite, thereby scaring away all the animals in the forest. When she shrinks again through a special trick, she also gets her friends back. Musa Goudswaard created a human being who has become so intertwined with his appliances that he can plug a plug into his face, hoping to find a solution for the fear of not being able to find a socket to recharge in his environment. These two entries deserve a special place in the exhibition: after all, the creators will live in the world we shape for them with our choices. Hopefully, we can now make the necessary changes to counteract our eternal need for more.