"Having been lucky enough to work with Esmeralda on one of her shows with the Rietveld Academie, Esmeralda has an infectious energy and an incredible creative perspective. Through channeling multiple art forms, dance and painting, her practice is multidimensional and thus can tell her story and give her perspective in ways other artists cannot."

We saw "Staccato Growth" at Kunstmarkt Noord and were immediately drawn to it visually.

Later, the story behind the artwork also deeply resonated with the stage of life we were in. So, we were sold! And we’re very happy with it.

Esmeralda and I collaborated on her solo exhibition, A Tango Home through the Eyes of an Architect (2023). Our artist-curator relationship was dynamic—dancelike at its best. Inspired by her desire to challenge the boundaries of tango and architecture, Esmée interweaves the two through playful explorations. In her work, she translates tango steps into paint and turns them into architectural objects. Our approach to installation-making echoed this process as we built a “tango home” from the rhythms of dance on paper. 

"Meeting the artwork I bought from Esmeralda was like an “Instant Connection”. As if we chose each other at the moment of meeting. That day at the Vitamin D exposition, I approached Esmeralda to ask if her work of art could be sold. I am so incredibly happy and grateful that she wanted to pass these works of art on to me.
Creating from the heart and intuition is how I experience Esmeralda as an artist and how I experience her art."

Esmeralda Mlihi Terraneo has undergone a major development in the search for her intuition and the use of very diverse media during her residency at the NDSM of the La Jetée Foundation. She connects her background in architecture with her love of dance, putting structure against free movement.