https://kochxbos.com/112/records/2993/_cache/1600w/Pen_1700.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/2993/_cache/1200w/Pen_1700.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/2993/_cache/640w/Pen_1700.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/2993/_cache/280w/Pen_1700.jpg,Sarah Maple 'Pen' | 2026 | Recycled plastic |  | € 5 <a href=../217/?form_112.replyids=2993>FOR SALE</a>
https://kochxbos.com/112/records/3003/_cache/1600w/tote_bag.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/3003/_cache/1200w/tote_bag.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/3003/_cache/640w/tote_bag.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/3003/_cache/280w/tote_bag.jpg,Sarah Maple 'Tote Bag' | 2026 | linen canvas |  | € 25 <a href=../217/?form_112.replyids=3003>FOR SALE</a>
https://kochxbos.com/112/records/3015/_cache/1600w/postcards.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/3015/_cache/1200w/postcards.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/3015/_cache/640w/postcards.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/3015/_cache/280w/postcards.jpg,Sarah Maple 'Postcard set of 10' | 2026 | uv gloss cards |  | € 15 <a href=../217/?form_112.replyids=3015>FOR SALE</a>
https://kochxbos.com/112/records/3006/_cache/1600w/pin_enemel.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/3006/_cache/1200w/pin_enemel.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/3006/_cache/640w/pin_enemel.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/3006/_cache/280w/pin_enemel.jpg,Sarah Maple 'Pin Square Enamel' | 2026 | enamel pin | 2.7 x 2 cm | € 8 <a href=../217/?form_112.replyids=3006>FOR SALE</a>
https://kochxbos.com/112/records/3001/_cache/1600w/bottle.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/3001/_cache/1200w/bottle.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/3001/_cache/640w/bottle.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/3001/_cache/280w/bottle.jpg,Sarah Maple 'Water Bottle' | 2026 | metal | 7 x 26 cm | € 40 <a href=../217/?form_112.replyids=3001>FOR SALE</a>
https://kochxbos.com/112/records/2973/_cache/1600w/Noodbook.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/2973/_cache/1200w/Noodbook.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/2973/_cache/640w/Noodbook.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/2973/_cache/280w/Noodbook.jpg,Sarah Maple 'Noodbook (notebook)' | 2026 |  |  | € 25 <a href=../217/?form_112.replyids=2973>FOR SALE</a>
https://kochxbos.com/112/records/2972/_cache/1600w/mug_mok.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/2972/_cache/1200w/mug_mok.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/2972/_cache/640w/mug_mok.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/2972/_cache/280w/mug_mok.jpg,Sarah Maple 'Mug' | 2026 | ceramic |  | € 25 <a href=../217/?form_112.replyids=2972>FOR SALE</a>
https://kochxbos.com/112/records/2998/_cache/1600w/coaster.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/2998/_cache/1200w/coaster.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/2998/_cache/640w/coaster.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/2998/_cache/280w/coaster.jpg,Sarah Maple 'Coaster' | 2026 |  | 9 x 9 cm | € 15 <a href=../217/?form_112.replyids=2998>FOR SALE</a>
https://kochxbos.com/112/records/3004/_cache/1600w/Keyring_1700.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/3004/_cache/1200w/Keyring_1700.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/3004/_cache/640w/Keyring_1700.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/3004/_cache/280w/Keyring_1700.jpg,Sarah Maple 'Keyring' | 2026 |  | 5 x 5 cm | € 5 <a href=../217/?form_112.replyids=3004>FOR SALE</a>
https://kochxbos.com/112/records/3007/_cache/1600w/calendar.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/3007/_cache/1200w/calendar.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/3007/_cache/640w/calendar.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/3007/_cache/280w/calendar.jpg,Sarah Maple 'Calender' | 2026 |  | 21 x 19 cm | € 30 <a href=../217/?form_112.replyids=3007>FOR SALE</a>
https://kochxbos.com/112/records/3002/_cache/1600w/pin_round2.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/3002/_cache/1200w/pin_round2.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/3002/_cache/640w/pin_round2.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/3002/_cache/280w/pin_round2.jpg,Sarah Maple 'Pin Round Photo' | 2026 |  |  | € 17 <a href=../217/?form_112.replyids=3002>FOR SALE</a>
https://kochxbos.com/112/records/2971/_cache/1600w/A2_poster_girl.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/2971/_cache/1200w/A2_poster_girl.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/2971/_cache/640w/A2_poster_girl.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/2971/_cache/280w/A2_poster_girl.jpg,Sarah Maple 'Posters A2 Fascism Happens' | 2026 | print | 42x60 cm | € 10 <a href=../217/?form_112.replyids=2971>FOR SALE</a>
https://kochxbos.com/112/records/2978/_cache/1600w/plate_sqare_mini.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/2978/_cache/1200w/plate_sqare_mini.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/2978/_cache/640w/plate_sqare_mini.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/2978/_cache/280w/plate_sqare_mini.jpg,Sarah Maple 'Plate - Square mini Limited to 6' | 2026 |  | 15 x 15 cm | € 35 <a href=../217/?form_112.replyids=2978>FOR SALE</a>
https://kochxbos.com/112/records/3013/_cache/1600w/controller.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/3013/_cache/1200w/controller.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/3013/_cache/640w/controller.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/3013/_cache/280w/controller.jpg,Sarah Maple 'Controller - Limited Edition' | 2026 |  |  | SOLD
https://kochxbos.com/112/records/2984/_cache/1600w/silkscreen.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/2984/_cache/1200w/silkscreen.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/2984/_cache/640w/silkscreen.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/2984/_cache/280w/silkscreen.jpg,Sarah Maple 'Silkscreen Limited Edition' | 2026 | Hahnemuhle Etching Paper 300 gr | 40 x 50 cm | € 75 <a href=../217/?form_112.replyids=2984>FOR SALE</a>
https://kochxbos.com/112/records/2992/_cache/1600w/baby_growth.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/2992/_cache/1200w/baby_growth.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/2992/_cache/640w/baby_growth.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/2992/_cache/280w/baby_growth.jpg,Sarah Maple 'Baby Grow' | 2026 |  | 6 - 12 months | € 35 <a href=../217/?form_112.replyids=2992>FOR SALE</a>
https://kochxbos.com/112/records/2977/_cache/1600w/t_shirt_tailored_white.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/2977/_cache/1200w/t_shirt_tailored_white.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/2977/_cache/640w/t_shirt_tailored_white.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/2977/_cache/280w/t_shirt_tailored_white.jpg,Sarah Maple 'T-shirt Tailored Fit' | 2026 | Cotton |  | € 35 <a href=../217/?form_112.replyids=2977>FOR SALE</a>
https://kochxbos.com/112/records/3000/_cache/1600w/t_shirt_black.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/3000/_cache/1200w/t_shirt_black.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/3000/_cache/640w/t_shirt_black.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/3000/_cache/280w/t_shirt_black.jpg,Sarah Maple 'Tee - Baseball Black' | 2026 |  |  | € 45 <a href=../217/?form_112.replyids=3000>FOR SALE</a>
https://kochxbos.com/112/records/2982/_cache/1600w/spaycan.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/2982/_cache/1200w/spaycan.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/2982/_cache/640w/spaycan.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/2982/_cache/280w/spaycan.jpg,Sarah Maple 'Spray Can' | 2026 |  | 6 x 6 x 20 cm | € 75 <a href=../217/?form_112.replyids=2982>FOR SALE</a>
https://kochxbos.com/112/records/3009/_cache/1600w/canal_house_2_1700.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/3009/_cache/1200w/canal_house_2_1700.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/3009/_cache/640w/canal_house_2_1700.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/3009/_cache/280w/canal_house_2_1700.jpg,Sarah Maple 'Canal House No. 2 ' | 2026 | Ceramic | 4 x 10 x 4.5 cm | € 250 <a href=../217/?form_112.replyids=3009>FOR SALE</a>
https://kochxbos.com/112/records/3014/_cache/1600w/tea-towel_1700.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/3014/_cache/1200w/tea-towel_1700.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/3014/_cache/640w/tea-towel_1700.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/3014/_cache/280w/tea-towel_1700.jpg,Sarah Maple 'Tea Towel' | 2026 |  |  | € 25 <a href=../217/?form_112.replyids=3014>FOR SALE</a>
https://kochxbos.com/112/records/2988/_cache/1600w/Tile_1700.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/2988/_cache/1200w/Tile_1700.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/2988/_cache/640w/Tile_1700.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/2988/_cache/280w/Tile_1700.jpg,Sarah Maple 'Tile' | 2026 |  | 15 x 15 cm | € 65 <a href=../217/?form_112.replyids=2988>FOR SALE</a>
https://kochxbos.com/112/records/3011/_cache/1600w/t_shirt_red.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/3011/_cache/1200w/t_shirt_red.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/3011/_cache/640w/t_shirt_red.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/3011/_cache/280w/t_shirt_red.jpg,Sarah Maple 'Tee - Baseball Red' | 2026 |  |  | € 45 <a href=../217/?form_112.replyids=3011>FOR SALE</a>
https://kochxbos.com/112/records/2996/_cache/1600w/Skateboard_1700.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/2996/_cache/1200w/Skateboard_1700.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/2996/_cache/640w/Skateboard_1700.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/2996/_cache/280w/Skateboard_1700.jpg,Sarah Maple 'Skateboard Limited Edition' | 2026 |  |  | € 350 <a href=../217/?form_112.replyids=2996>FOR SALE</a>
https://kochxbos.com/112/records/2995/_cache/1600w/t_shirt_white.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/2995/_cache/1200w/t_shirt_white.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/2995/_cache/640w/t_shirt_white.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/2995/_cache/280w/t_shirt_white.jpg,Sarah Maple 'T-shirt Relaxed Fit' | 2026 | 100% Cotton |  | € 35 <a href=../217/?form_112.replyids=2995>FOR SALE</a>
https://kochxbos.com/112/records/2990/_cache/1600w/tin_box.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/2990/_cache/1200w/tin_box.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/2990/_cache/640w/tin_box.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/2990/_cache/280w/tin_box.jpg,Sarah Maple 'Tin Limited Edition' | 2026 |  |  | € 95 <a href=../217/?form_112.replyids=2990>FOR SALE</a>
https://kochxbos.com/112/records/2985/_cache/1600w/Plate_iconic.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/2985/_cache/1200w/Plate_iconic.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/2985/_cache/640w/Plate_iconic.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/2985/_cache/280w/Plate_iconic.jpg,Sarah Maple 'Plate - Iconic Limited to 4' | 2026 | Ceramic | 27 x 27 cm | € 145 <a href=../217/?form_112.replyids=2985>FOR SALE</a>
https://kochxbos.com/112/records/2975/_cache/1600w/megaphone.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/2975/_cache/1200w/megaphone.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/2975/_cache/640w/megaphone.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/2975/_cache/280w/megaphone.jpg,Sarah Maple 'Megaphone' | 2026 |  | 38 x 22 x 20 cm | € 950 <a href=../217/?form_112.replyids=2975>FOR SALE</a>
https://kochxbos.com/112/records/3012/_cache/1600w/Fire-Fighter_1700.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/3012/_cache/1200w/Fire-Fighter_1700.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/3012/_cache/640w/Fire-Fighter_1700.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/3012/_cache/280w/Fire-Fighter_1700.jpg,Sarah Maple 'Fire Fighter' | 2026 |  | 17 x 50 x 20 cm | € 1250 <a href=../217/?form_112.replyids=3012>FOR SALE</a>
https://kochxbos.com/112/records/2983/_cache/1600w/plate_longchamp.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/2983/_cache/1200w/plate_longchamp.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/2983/_cache/640w/plate_longchamp.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/2983/_cache/280w/plate_longchamp.jpg,Sarah Maple 'Plate - Longchamp Limited to 2' | 2026 | ceramic | 24  x  24 cm | € 165 <a href=../217/?form_112.replyids=2983>FOR SALE</a>
https://kochxbos.com/112/records/3005/_cache/1600w/plate_shareddiner.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/3005/_cache/1200w/plate_shareddiner.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/3005/_cache/640w/plate_shareddiner.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/3005/_cache/280w/plate_shareddiner.jpg,Sarah Maple 'Plate 'Sharing Square' Limited Edition' | 2026 |  |  | € 125 <a href=../217/?form_112.replyids=3005>FOR SALE</a>
https://kochxbos.com/112/records/2981/_cache/1600w/Tin_large-can-1700.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/2981/_cache/1200w/Tin_large-can-1700.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/2981/_cache/640w/Tin_large-can-1700.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/2981/_cache/280w/Tin_large-can-1700.jpg,Sarah Maple 'Tin Large Limited Edition' | 2026 |  |  | SOLD
https://kochxbos.com/112/records/2974/_cache/1600w/ashtray_large.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/2974/_cache/1200w/ashtray_large.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/2974/_cache/640w/ashtray_large.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/2974/_cache/280w/ashtray_large.jpg,Sarah Maple 'Ashtray - Large' | 2026 |  | 11 x 11 cm | € 135 <a href=../217/?form_112.replyids=2974>FOR SALE</a>
https://kochxbos.com/112/records/3008/_cache/1600w/ashtray_small.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/3008/_cache/1200w/ashtray_small.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/3008/_cache/640w/ashtray_small.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/3008/_cache/280w/ashtray_small.jpg,Sarah Maple 'Ashtray - Small' | 2026 |  | 11 x 11 cm | € 125 <a href=../217/?form_112.replyids=3008>FOR SALE</a>
https://kochxbos.com/112/records/2980/_cache/1600w/Salad-set_1700.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/2980/_cache/1200w/Salad-set_1700.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/2980/_cache/640w/Salad-set_1700.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/2980/_cache/280w/Salad-set_1700.jpg,Sarah Maple 'Salad Set Limited Edition' | 2026 |  |  | SOLD
https://kochxbos.com/112/records/2991/_cache/1600w/tray.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/2991/_cache/1200w/tray.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/2991/_cache/640w/tray.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/2991/_cache/280w/tray.jpg,Sarah Maple 'Tray Limited Edition' | 2026 |  |  | € 90 <a href=../217/?form_112.replyids=2991>FOR SALE</a>
https://kochxbos.com/112/records/2989/_cache/1600w/Shoebrush_1700.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/2989/_cache/1200w/Shoebrush_1700.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/2989/_cache/640w/Shoebrush_1700.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/2989/_cache/280w/Shoebrush_1700.jpg,Sarah Maple 'Shoe Brush Limited Edition' | 2026 |  | 17 x 5 x 3 cm | € 95 <a href=../217/?form_112.replyids=2989>FOR SALE</a>
https://kochxbos.com/112/records/2986/_cache/1600w/wholepuncher_III.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/2986/_cache/1200w/wholepuncher_III.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/2986/_cache/640w/wholepuncher_III.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/2986/_cache/280w/wholepuncher_III.jpg,Sarah Maple 'Whole Punch Limited Edition' | 2026 |  | 10 x 5  x 4 cm | € 135 <a href=../217/?form_112.replyids=2986>FOR SALE</a>
https://kochxbos.com/112/records/2987/_cache/1600w/bats_beach.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/2987/_cache/1200w/bats_beach.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/2987/_cache/640w/bats_beach.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/2987/_cache/280w/bats_beach.jpg,Sarah Maple 'Beach Game Bats Limited Edition' | 2026 |  | 18 x 32 cm | € 250 <a href=../217/?form_112.replyids=2987>FOR SALE</a>
https://kochxbos.com/112/records/3010/_cache/1600w/canal_house_1_1700.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/3010/_cache/1200w/canal_house_1_1700.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/3010/_cache/640w/canal_house_1_1700.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/3010/_cache/280w/canal_house_1_1700.jpg,Sarah Maple 'Canal House No 1 Limited Edition' | 2026 |  |  | SOLD
https://kochxbos.com/112/records/2976/_cache/1600w/icescraper.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/2976/_cache/1200w/icescraper.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/2976/_cache/640w/icescraper.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/2976/_cache/280w/icescraper.jpg,Sarah Maple 'Ice Scraper Limited Edition' | 2026 |  |  | SOLD
https://kochxbos.com/112/records/2997/_cache/1600w/cap.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/2997/_cache/1200w/cap.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/2997/_cache/640w/cap.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/2997/_cache/280w/cap.jpg,Sarah Maple 'Cap' | 2026 |  |  | € 40 <a href=../217/?form_112.replyids=2997>FOR SALE</a>
https://kochxbos.com/112/records/2994/_cache/1600w/teapot.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/2994/_cache/1200w/teapot.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/2994/_cache/640w/teapot.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/2994/_cache/280w/teapot.jpg,Sarah Maple 'Tea Pot Limited Edition' | 2026 |  |  | € 475 <a href=../217/?form_112.replyids=2994>FOR SALE</a>
https://kochxbos.com/112/records/2979/_cache/1600w/plate_shareddiner.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/2979/_cache/1200w/plate_shareddiner.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/2979/_cache/640w/plate_shareddiner.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/2979/_cache/280w/plate_shareddiner.jpg,Sarah Maple 'Plate - Shared Dinner Limited to 3' | 2026 | Caramic | 25 x 25 cm | € 125 <a href=../217/?form_112.replyids=2979>FOR SALE</a>
https://kochxbos.com/112/records/2999/_cache/1600w/abri2.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/2999/_cache/1200w/abri2.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/2999/_cache/640w/abri2.jpg,https://kochxbos.com/112/records/2999/_cache/280w/abri2.jpg,Sarah Maple 'Abri' | 2026 |  | 118 x 175 cm | € 40 <a href=../217/?form_112.replyids=2999>FOR SALE</a>
 

2026

Sarah Maple

Fascism Happens When...

2026 Mar 14 - 2026 Apr 4
OPENING PICTURES

(English text below)
 

Direct link to merchandise in the shop

Sarah Maple
Fascism Happens When…

Zaterdag 14 maart t/m zaterdag 4 april 2026

In de aanloop naar de grote solo-overzichtsexpositie van Sarah Maple in Museum Arnhem (opening 3 oktober 2026) opent KochxBos Gallery in het centrum van Amsterdam een opzienbarende Souvenirshop. 

In de souvenirshop installatie staat één boodschap centraal: ‘Fascism happens when you’re busy making other plans’. Een kunstinstallatie op zijn plaats in een tijd waarin de wereld sneller verandert dan een toverbal. 

In de shop vind je T-shirts, babyjumpers, buttons, hoodies, posters, stickers, emaille pins, ballpoints en mokken, allemaal voorzien van deze herhalende boodschap. Sarah Maple dwingt ons via een alledaags commercieel mechanisme een dringende boodschap onder ogen te zien.

 ‘Ik heb dit werk gemaakt als waarschuwing: de geschiedenis herhaalt zich. We mogen de huidige toestand van de wereld niet normaliseren. Alleen door alert te blijven en actief in verzet te komen, kunnen we fascisme tegengaan.’ - Sarah Maple

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Artist Statement
Fascism Happens When You’re Busy Making Other Plans

‘Fascism Happens When You’re Busy Making Other Plans’ is mijn herinterpretatie van de uitspraak ‘Life happens when you’re busy making other plans’, oorspronkelijk geschreven door Allen Saunders en later populair geworden door John Lennon in Beautiful Boy.

Deze versie ontstond terwijl ik nadacht over de staat van de wereld in 2026. Ik herinnerde me hoe chaotisch de periode voelde toen Trump werd gekozen, alsof we in ons dagelijks leven werden meegesleurd in een achtbaan van waanzin, terwijl alles tegelijk ogenschijnlijk gewoon doorging. We werkten, maakten plannen, dronken koffie, scroll¬den verder. Pas achteraf werd duidelijk dat dit een van de eerste tekenen was van de geleidelijke normalisatie van extreemrechts in samenlevingen wereldwijd.

Wat ooit schokkend was, is nu onderdeel geworden van het alledaagse. Taal en ideeën die een generatie geleden ondenkbaar waren, glippen nu moeiteloos door gesprekken, nieuwsfeeds en politieke debatten heen, vaak zonder directe confrontatie, juist omdat het leven ondertussen doorgaat. De geschiedenis laat zien dat fascisme zelden plotseling verschijnt. Het nestelt zich langzaam: stap voor stap, uitgelegd, genormaliseerd, genegeerd. Niet ondanks ons dagelijks leven, maar erdoorheen. Met andere woorden: Fascisme gebeurt terwijl we druk zijn met andere plannen.

Deze gedachte vormt de kern van mijn installatie. De expositie heeft de vorm van een cadeau- of souvenirwinkel, een plek die direct verbonden is met routine, consumptie, achteloosheid en herinneringen. De ruimte is gevuld met alledaagse objecten: agenda’s, kalenders, aanstekers, mokken, T-shirts, babykleertjes, pins, sleutelhangers, posters en stickers. Alle spullen zijn voorzien van dezelfde herhalende boodschap ‘Fascism Happens When You’re Busy Making Other Plans’. Het zijn objecten die je normaal zonder nadenken gebruikt, draagt of cadeau doet.

Juist door deze alledaagse spullen te kiezen, infiltreert de boodschap het dagelijkse leven. Niet als groot gebaar, maar als herhaalde confrontatie tijdens gewone handelingen: een slok koffie, een blik op de kalender, een sleutel in het slot. Elk object fungeert als een kleine onderbreking in het alledaagse leven, een herinnering dat waakzaamheid geen abstract ideaal is, maar iets dat zich afspeelt midden in het leven 
dat we leiden.

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Getuigenis ooggetuige uit Duitsland tijdens de opkomst van het Derde Rijk.
Albright, M. (2018). Fascism: A Warning. Harper.

In dit proces leven betekent dat je het absoluut niet kunt waarnemen. Probeer me alsjeblieft te geloven: elke stap was zo klein, zo onbeduidend, zo goed uitgelegd of soms zelfs betreurd, dat, tenzij je je vanaf het begin volledig los van het geheel had opgesteld, tenzij je begreep waar al deze kleine maatregelen, waar geen enkele patriottische Duitser bezwaar tegen kon hebben, uiteindelijk toe moesten leiden, niemand het zag groeien van dag tot dag.

En dan, één dag te laat, komen al je principes, als je je daar ooit al bewust van was, plotseling op je af. De last van zelfbedrog is te zwaar geworden en een ogenschijnlijk onbeduidend voorval. Dit was in mijn geval mijn zoontje, nauwelijks meer dan een baby, die ‘Jodenzwijn’ zei, dat doet alles in één klap instorten. 

En dan zie je dat alles, alles is veranderd, volledig veranderd, recht onder je neus.

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‘We kunnen niet zeggen dat we het niet wisten.’ 
- Sophie McNeill, journalist, mensenrechten- en klimaatactivist, auteur van We Can’t Say We Didn’t Know: Dispatches from an Age of Impunity (2020)

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English

Sarah Maple
Fascism Happens When…

Open from Saturday 14  to Saturday 4 April 2026

In the run up to Sarah Maple’s major solo overview exhibition at Museum Arnhem (opening 3 October 2026), KochxBos Gallery in central Amsterdam opens an eye catching souvenir shop. 
In the souvenir shop installation, one message takes center stage: "Fascism happens when you’re busy making other plans."

An art installation that feels particularly timely in an era when the world changes faster than a kaleidoscope. In the shop, you’ll find T-shirts, baby grows, badges, hoodies, posters, stickers, enamel pins, pens, and mugs, all featuring this repeated message.
Sarah Maple forces us, through the familiar mechanism of commercial everyday objects, to confront an urgent message.

'I have made this work as a reminder that sadly history repeats itself. We must not allow ourselves to see the current state of the world as 'normal'. We must remain alert and active in the fight against fascism'.
– Sarah Maple
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Sarah Maple Artist Statement
Fascism Happens When You’re Busy Making Other Plans

Fascism Happens When You’re Busy Making Other Plans is my reinterpretation of the saying “Life happens when you’re busy making other plans,” originally written by Allen Saunders and later popularized by John Lennon in Beautiful Boy.
This version came to me as I reflected on the state of the world in 2026. I remembered how chaotic that period felt when Trump was elected, as if we were swept along in a daily rollercoaster of madness, while everything seemed to continue as usual. We worked, made plans, drank coffee, scrolled on. Only in retrospect did it become clear that this was one of the first signs of the gradual normalization of the far right in societies worldwide.

What once seemed shocking has become part of the present and of everyday life. Language and ideas that would have been unthinkable a generation ago now slip effortlessly into conversations, news feeds, and political debates, often without direct confrontation, precisely because life goes on.

History shows that fascism rarely appears suddenly. It settles in slowly: step by step, explained, normalized, ignored. Not despite our daily lives, but through them. In other words: fascism happens while we are busy making other plans.

This idea forms the core of my installation. The exhibition takes the shape of a gift or souvenir shop: a place directly associated with routine, consumption, and remembrance. The space is filled with everyday objects: planners, calendars, lighters, mugs, T-shirts, baby clothes, pins, keychains, posters, and stickers. All items carry the same repeated message: ‘Fascism Happens When You’re Busy Making Other Plans.’ These are objects you would normally use, wear, or give as gifts without thinking twice.

By choosing these everyday items, the message infiltrates daily life. Not as a grand gesture, but as a repeated confrontation during ordinary actions: a sip of coffee, a glance at the calendar, a key in the lock. Each object functions as a small interruption, a reminder that vigilance is not an abstract ideal, but something that unfolds in the midst of the lives we are living.

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Eyewitness testimony from Germany during the rise of the Third Reich 
Albright, M. (2018). Fascism: A Warning. Harper.

‘To live through this process means that you absolutely cannot perceive it. Please try to believe me: each step was so small, so insignificant, so well explained, or sometimes even regretted, that unless you completely detached yourself from the whole from the very beginning, unless you understood where all these small measures, which no patriotic German could object to, would ultimately lead, nobody saw it growing day by day.
And then, one day too late, all your principles, if you were ever aware of them, come crashing down on you. The burden of self-deception has become too heavy, and a seemingly trivial incident, in my case, my son, barely more than a baby, saying “Jew pig”, makes everything collapse at once.
And then you see that everything, everything has changed, completely changed, right under your nose.’

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‘We can’t say we didn’t know.’

- Sophie McNeill, journalist, human rights and climate activist, author of We Can’t Say We Didn’t Know: Dispatches from an Age of Impunity (2020)
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