Alina, the ‘pansy behind Pansy,’ is a visual artist working with print, illustrations, and ceramics. She moved to Amsterdam from Perth to share her work through collaborative projects, workshops, and exhibitions.
There are many ways to describe Pansy, but none really do it justice—you simply have to see it yourself.
All the playfully creative objects that you can see through the window will certainly catch your attention, but once you step in and start reading between the lines, you realise that there’s more to it than just aesthetics.
People, and especially artists, shape the world around them. The space that Alina created in Pansy breathes with lightness and joy. It seems that the gloomy mood of Amsterdam helps this ray of happiness shine even brighter.
Everything from Alina’s outfit to the artwork and the font colour in her emails is colour-coordinated with attention to detail that can only come from true love for what you do. The place is truly an extension of Alina’s friendly and welcoming nature. This is true about every detail you can think of—including the toilet.
Enter the toilet.
Some toilets are places we want to forget immediately. The better ones are nice, but once you enter the place of the deed in Pansy, you will never be the same. From the inside, the door is covered in a mindmap of what can only be described as a creatives’ master plan to take over the world—or, at least, to become a blooming version of your artistic self.
If you want to know what Pansy is all about, spend some time at the toilet. It is akin to a psychedelic revelation.
Czaar Peterstraat 68 | Amsterdam
