Ate Von Hes is a visual artist whose work thrives on irony, paradox, and wit. His practice is fueled by spontaneous inventions and unexpected associations, sparked by things that catch his eye. He translates these directly into images, collages, drawings, videos, audio, or texts—always embracing the playful and the absurd.

Von Hes hovers between pop, readymade, surrealism, dada, conceptual art, and ‘pataphysics, seamlessly blending the everyday with the unexpected. His systematic yet intuitive approach explores a peculiar logic, inviting viewers to reconsider their habits and expectations. While his work is often humorous, it resists being taken too seriously.

Preferring to work with reused or existing materials, Von Hes finds poetry in the overlooked and discarded. Recognized for his contributions to the unconventional, he has been honored as a kringloper in the order of the krooshekken and decorated with the gifgroene kwast by the Dutch Academy of ‘Pataphysics. His art is not just surprising—it invites reflection, challenging perspectives with a wink and a nudge.