Hey! I’m Mees!
(they/them, 1995)
I´m a freelance writer, performer, visual artist and model based in Amsterdam.
In my work I tend to focus on normalizing things that are hidden. Things that are pushed out of sight by the suffocating norms of society. I emphasize themes such as queer-identity, mental health, gender, sex(uality) and physicality. I am not scared to shock people, or to push their buttons while creating performances, texts and visual art. I love to poke people with my art, including myself, because I believe that only by making people uncomfortable, you will start new conversations and work through taboos and shame.
Reach me!
I´m always open to commissions, exhibitions and collaborations.
Send me an email: meesvanzanten@hotmail.com
or reach out to me via Instagram!
TV-TONEEL-THEATERERVARING
2024 – DysonWear – acteur
2023 – This Will Not End – acteur, (fysiek) theater
2023 – De Ring – edelfigurant en model, serie
2023 – Overbevolking – acteur, poëtische shortfilm, queer coming-of-age, surrealistisch
2023 – Love Me Right – acteur, videoclip
2022 – RELEASE – acteur, korte film, queer coming-of-age drama
2022 – AEON – acteur, toneel, (homoseksueel) drama
2021 – Leven voor de Dood – documentaire, psychologisch welzijn
SPOKEN-WORD-ERVARING
2025 – De Inktaap – De Doelen
2023 – De Manifestatie – Tolhuistuin
2023 – HUB Pride Event – Amsterdam
2023 – RRREURING FESTIVAL – Amsterdam
2023 – MENSEN ZEGGEN DINGEN – EKKO
2022 – NOWHERE PRESENTS – Stichting Nowhere
2022 – EAST& – Buurtfestival
2022 – VOX-POP – UvA
Exhibition
2025 – FAAM – Utrecht
2024 – Anonymous Drawings – Kreuzberg (Berlin)
Curation
2024-2025 – RE:FWD – Kunstlinie/NDSM FUSE