Glamcult x Zalando x Numéro

IN CONVERSATION WITH ARTISTS “THE SISTERS JANSSEN” 12 may 2022

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Sisters Janssen are contemporary painters who make beautiful and inspiring art and Numéro had the pleasure to speak with them.

The Sisters Janssen are two sisters born in Curaçao and living in Amsterdam. Ziarah and Tisja create another dimension by blending photography and painting in the form of intriguing collages where the focus is on themes like connection and inclusivity in art. They exhibited at Afroism and created artworks for Ganni and collaborated with Laasso.

Ziarah and Tisja, thank you so much for your time. Let’s start with the interview…

Art has always been part of your life having a mom as a multidisciplinary artist. Did you always know you wanted to do something in this area? Or when was the moment you knew you wanted to start painting as Sisters Janssen?

Being creative for us was like learning to walk. Our mother and father always taught us to be whoever we want and do whatever we felt like. From a young age ZIZI was always dressing up and Tisja started making collages from scratch. This developed both into doing a creative study and because of our age gap we first walked our creative journey on our own. It was around BLM/Corona that we combined our passions and took the time to figure out what it is that we want to put out in the world: A colorful future in every sense of the word. – source Zalando x Numéro

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