Lowlands is a three-day festival packed with music, theater, film, comedy, literature, street theater, science and visual arts. The festival takes place annually in Biddinghuizen, Flevoland. In 2023, the video installation: "Encounter" was shown on the festival site near the Bravo tent.
The work shows a larger-than-life Bengal Eagle Owl looking out over the festival grounds. The bird sits on a tree trunk with its back turned to the viewer. The feathers on its back are a camouflaged version of a face. Over time, the owl turns to the viewer and observes the terrain with its bright orange eyes. It is a game of watching and being watched. The owl appears to be a guardian who explores his new environment and confronts the viewer with his penetrating gaze. The title; “Encounter” refers to an encounter with another being. This encounter transcends the purely intellectual and is above all a poetic encounter.