Marije Kuin
Marije Kuin (1981, Haarlem, NL) is a ceramics artist who works extensively with paper porcelain and lives in Driehuis, the Netherlands. Her work emerges from experimentation and intuition, with nature as her primary source of inspiration. A recurring theme in her practice is the longing for connection and the rejection of “others” in contemporary society. Marije works as a psychologist, teaches, and writes books. Throughout her life, she has engaged in a wide range of creative outlets. Since 2019 she has been working with clay (2 years educational program in Gouda and multiple masterclasses in the Netherlands and abroad). Since 2025 she has given greater space to her artistic practice.


Discover Marije Kuin
Unique sculptures, exploring fragility, balance, resilience and organic growth, in the longing for connection.
More work
H 19.0 x W 25.0 x D 15.0 cm
Silent Gathering explores the quiet strength that can emerge when separate forms come together. Each porcelain element retains its own fragile, organic character, yet gains meaning through its relationship with the others. Together they create a sense of shelter, balance and belonging. The work reflects on how we can come closer without losing ourselves — finding strength not in becoming one, but in allowing different forms to exist alongside one another.
€ 1.450
H 27.0 x W 17.0 x D 17.0 cm
Where Forms Hold One Another explores the delicate balance between individuality and interdependence. Organic ceramic forms are brought together in carefully balanced compositions. Each retains its own shape and character, yet becomes part of something larger.
Across the series, balance takes on different forms. Some compositions rise steadily and appear grounded, while others lean, shift or seem to search for support. Each form carries and is carried by those around it, creating both tension and stability.
The sculptures reflect on connection not as the loss of individuality, but as the possibility of remaining distinct while belonging to a larger whole. Balance emerges through relationship — not despite difference, but because of it.€ 550
H 32.0 x W 12.0 x D 12.0 cm
Ascend incorporates rhythm, balance and vertical movement through a single continuous form, thrown on the wheel and glazed with home made white glazes with traces of bronze and pink.
The surface carries the traces of its making, while the repeated rings create a quiet sense of progression, as if the piece is slowly unfolding upward.
Although inspired by vessel traditions, the work moves beyond function. It exists as an autonomous object, occupying space through proportion, shadow and light.€ 550
H 33.0 x W 23.0 x D 22.0 cm
Hidden Current is concerned with the tension between appearance and discovery.
The form is intentionally restrained, allowing the viewer to engage first with volume, proportion and presence. Yet the object contains a second landscape: one that only becomes visible through movement and proximity.
Rather than depicting nature directly, the work echoes its processes — erosion, accumulation, flow and change. Surface and interior become two interconnected worlds, each shaping the experience of the other.
The piece invites reflection on what lies beneath visible forms, and on the quiet forces that continue to shape them.€ 900
H 12.0 x W 27.0 x D 19.0 cm
Held in Hope portrays the hopeful moment before connection. The form is open, yet not insistent—as if it is waiting for recognition, closeness, or a response. The work speaks of desire without demand: the deeply human hope of being seen and of being allowed to belong to something greater, without losing oneself.
Hopeful waiting.€ 490
H 23.0 x W 20.0 x D 18.0 cm
Silent formation explores how fragile element can gather into a stronger whole. Each delicate element appears vulnerable on its own, yet together they form a collective presence. It suggests emergence and quiet persistence.
What begins as something fragile gradually becomes a resilient structure.€ 1.300
H 17.0 x W 19.0 x D 16.0 cm
Built from layered, paper-thin porcelain forms that fold and open like petals, shells, or fragments of skin, the piece reflects the tension between vulnerability and resilience.
Rather than offering a fixed narrative, the work invites quiet contemplation and personal interpretation. It exists in the threshold between containment and release, asking how we grow around what we carry and how vulnerability itself can become a place of strength.Part of an ongoing sculptural series in paper porcelain, this work explores the tension between fragility and strength.
Individual forms gather into a protective structure, suggesting growth, shelter and quiet transformation. Though related in language and material, each piece within the series exists as an autonomous work.€ 1.450
![ART[s] Gallery](https://www.artsgallery.nl/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/cropped-ARTsGallery_Embleem_Dark.png)