“This body of work can be read as Boerdam’s roadmap for navigating the current reality in which predictability seems to be the norm and unpredictability is perceived as a threat. Boerdam’s artworks are an argument for the viability of unexpectedness and surprise to become tools against homogenous content. The interior worlds of images are full of deep ruminations, witty remarks, and, at times, existential dread. Inflating the flat image into a multidimensional entity, Boerdam succeeds in plausible and coherent worldbuilding, offering us backstory, reflection, and real-time intervention.” Excerpt from an essay on Elki Boerdam by Mirelva Berghout