Kim Engelen is a Dutch conceptual artist based in Spain. She works within a contemporary discursive practice centered on Confession Drawings, where human encounters give rise to confessions that become drawings.
TEDx, Hangzhou, China, 2019
Although the form of my work has changed over the years, one element has remained constant: the encounter.
Confession Drawings explores how encounters with others shape lived experience and identity. Rooted in a series of raw, deeply personal drawings made in 1996, the practice took its current form in 2022.
My work begins with encounters and relationships between people, especially when they become difficult, unexpected, or transformative. Through drawing, I reflect on what these encounters leave behind. The drawings become traces of human encounters and lived experience.
