Within her practice Rosalie Bak uses methodes such as erasure, assemblage, inquiry, scores, trance writing and associative drawing to investigate the ambiguity of (her) personal experience and the relationship between the human, weather, micro-organisms, death and nature. In doing so she views the ‘collage’ as a theme, enabling her to bring forth and include all entanglements, both in the physical realm as in terms of concepts and ideas. Her current work is mainly experiential and collaborative in nature, working with the walk as a way of mapping and exploring the field of Necro-Ecology as a deepening paradigm within the field Bio-design and sustainable developments.

Being trained as a product designer her studio-work and tutoring focuses on material development, experimentation and developing and sharing modes of non-practice/practice. Spinning the involvement of both scientists, ecologist and therapists – as well as students, citizens, artists and movers. Weaving ideas and project freely between institutions and structures.

Her body- and physical-first approach leads to a practice that is highly experimental in nature and involves tangible making and touch as a vehicle for innovation and making meaning.

Rosalie studied at the Utrecht School of Product Design – where she holds a bachelor degree in ‘vrije vormgeving’ (free design). Her projects have been supported by the likes of Stimuleringsfond Creatieve Industrie and Sunday Morning EKWC, and by means of a successful crowdfunding campaign via Voor de Kunst – with the additional support of VSB Fonds and Bankgiroloterij.