About

Having relocated from the small city of Groningen, The Netherlands to Los Angeles in
2013, Roukes draws partly from his personal nomadic experiences and touches on the
wider sense of the subject as well. What lies beyond the here and now is a question
many adventurous spirits are burdened with as it's ongoing search for truth instills a
restlessness and a sense of dissatisfaction. The grass clearly isn't always greener, but the
inspiration and opportunities of finding the next place can be its own reward. ‘The Great
Beyond’ reflects on this concept of dissatisfaction in society as a whole.
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