Venus Jasper (they/he) is queer visual artist and musician, storyteller, world builder, writer, and curator - currently based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. They completed a Masters in Fine Arts in 2023 at the Piet Zwart Institute in Rotterdam. Born in a household broken by substance abuse, they spent their childhood free time in nearby swamplands, imagining worlds. The moist outdoors provided co-regulation for their nervous system; it became their queer neuro-diverse sacred space – a place to be with trauma; to receive guidance; be at peace. In their current artistic practice, they work with participatory performances that take place inside greatly detailed hand-made multi-sensory installations. Via speculative and ritual gatherings they like to offer room for queer kinship and connection with the natural world, and each other. Their first big solo show, EARTHSHRINE, presented a speculative shrine for soil full of earthly imaginations. It featured videos, drawings, sculptures, a scent-scape, and various live programs, all wrapped in a huge hand-made willow and hemp fiber sculptural wall. At the moment, Venus is working on Wetland Worship, a project focused on swamps, bogs, and other murky wetlands that are historically drained and misused. Jasper has exhibited internationally since 2010.