An (often enlarged) photoprint often acts as a background, with assembled elements which suggest a portion of the underlying story. A frequently used material is rope, sometimes pierced rawly through the image. This rope, sometimes in a knot, sometimes with hanging parts, symbolizes the limitation or even captivity but also the freedom experienced by certain thoughts and feelings.

Another essential aspect of Maureen Bachaus’ work is the human psyche, the freedom of expression, the human identity. Intense conversations with people become increasingly important as an input for her work, and have led a.o. to the ‘Identification project’. Core questions of the ‘Identification project’ are: who are you, and how did you become the person that you are? Is your identity your own free choice or is this determined by your genes, your country, your religion, your family, or your government? The identification project consists of photo-assemblages, installations and video-art projects.

Maureen Bachaus gratuated at the Academy of Fine Arts, Maastricht and the Conceptual Post-graduate Academy, Amsterdam. Her work is repre-sented in the Netherlands by Galerie Wansink (Roermond), in Belgium by Gallery S&H De Buck (Gent) and in Switzerland by Gallery Daniel Tanner (Zürich). She is also a member of the European based artcollective 'Either/or...or...or...'