Eric Peter

Born in 1989 in Dordrecht (The Netherlands)
Lives and works between The Hague (The Netherlands) and Davao City (The Philippines)

Having developed a performance-based practice, Eric Peter’s projects can entail installations, performances, discussions, gatherings, interventions, drawings, texts or video works. In his semi-anthropological and associative approach, he explores socio-political subjects to question the normative in history-making as well as cultural and social norms. Within his practice, periods of immersion with (sub)groups, communities or individuals often lead to collaborative efforts. He holds a BFA in Interdisciplinary Attitudes from the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague and currently pursues an MFA in Art Praxis at the Dutch Art Institute (DAI). Recent presentations include: 'La Caja', 3M Art Foundation, Santa Maria, Colombia, group (2017); 'Prospects & Concepts', Art Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, group (2017); 'Ondertussen', Stroom, The Hague, The Netherlands, solo (2016); 'Everybody’s Perfect', Spoutnik, Geneva, Switzerland, group (2016); 'Conversation Piece', 1646, The Hague, The Netherlands, duo (2016); 'Shifting Spaces', W139, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, group (2016); 'Conversations on the Near Future', 98B, Manila, The Philippines, solo (2015); 'Mutabor', Kharkiv, Ukraine, group (2015); 'Between Thinking, Seeing, Saying and Nothing', IVS Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan, group (2015).

Eric Peter states of his work for KB17: “The performance and installation Higher than the Mountains, Deeper than the Oceans, Stronger than Steel and Sweeter than Honey explores the compassionate within trade agreements between Pakistan and other nations… What does it mean if we buy products from abroad instead of locally fabricated ones? Are the extensive trade agreements really beneficial for the nation at large? But most importantly, can trade agreements constitute a more compassionate understanding of each other — as individuals and societies at large? This performance is part of the long-term project Sweetness Lasts Forever, in which Eric Peter researches economics in relation to art and (positive) social change.”