With her work, artist Patricia Kaersenhout (Den Helder, 1966) creates awareness for historical perspectives that have long been ignored. Specifically, she explores the African diaspora, the history of slavery and colonial oppression, and the role of women in challenging inequality and generating development. History is written by dominant voices in society, therefor not everyone sees themselves or their ancestors represented. Kaersenhout shows us the discomfort of the flipsides of Dutch history to generate space for other voices.

Patricia Kaersenhout exhibits her work in museums, art institutions, and cultural platforms around the world, including most recently the Stedelijk Museum (2021), Centraal Museum (2021 and 2019), Manifesta 12 in Palermo (2018), Prospect 4 New Orleans Biennale (2017 ) and Dak'art Biennale Senegal (2014). In 2021, her iconic work Guess Who Is Coming to Dinner Too (2017-2019), previously shown at WOW (2017) and De Appel (2019), was jointly purchased by the Frans Hals museum, Van Abbemuseum, the Centraal Museum and the Stedelijk Museum, thus sealing the work's place in the artistic canon. Her latest work What a Piece of Work is Man was made possible with a contribution from the Mondriaan Fund in the context of the contemporary use of crafts.