Eekta Trienekens grew up in the Netherlands. She lived in the medieval cities of Amersfoort and Leiden before moving to Canada, a little overa decade ago. Her mother is from Panjab, India, and Eekta spent many seasons there for extended visits with her grandparents. The extreme contrasts between these two worlds are a strong influence on her work, oscillating between asense of belonging and otherness. She has degrees in Arts Education (Utrecht)and South Asian Studies (Leiden). Though she works with a variety of materials, since 2015 ceramics has been her main artistic practice.