Exhibition StatementAwarded the 2023 Vleeshal Art Prize by guest curator Martha Jager, Gerestein developed a new body of work that expanded her poetic investigation into the body's relationship to time, space, and self. The exhibition brought together twenty-seven drawings—both new and existing—that translated performative gestures into delicate, large-scale works on paper. Departing from her signature use of graphite, Gerestein introduced colored pencil on translucent vellum, allowing the suspended works to interact with light and space. Installed in collaboration with architect Stefan Voets, the exhibition invited visitors to navigate an introspective, physical archive—where identity is rendered through repetition, fragility, and subtle acts of resistance.