‘abstract’ things, which refer to an earlier traditional movement. However, there is always a small element, whether it is a death tattoo or a printed shirt, from the present day; she is presenting a symbol from a subculture and an ancient symbol. (Museum, 2015)This element to her work gives a greater emphasis on mortality or melancholy, or in a sense neutralises it. Iris van Dongen explains how the oppositions she juxtaposes with each other – “‘good and evil’, ‘past and present’ and, literally, the