Who

is he?

Gerben de Groot (1996)

is a multi disciplinary artist, skilled in fashion design with a focus on (sub)cultural behaviour and contemporary masculinity. Graduated Bachelor of (de)Fine Arts at Willem de Kooning Academy in Rotterdam. Also did a year of Fashion Design at HKU in Utrecht.

Using alter egos to maintain control over all areas of his practice. From fashion design to deejaying to collaborations. The focus has always been on creating a formula that works for the people involved. This website shows all current and past projects Gerben is a part of. Here you find the monthly radio show "Hette Delivers", fashion design & samples (garment production), paintings and other projects that hold a significance in his practice.


Main focus:

Contemporary Masculinity
Football Culture
Dance/Club Culture/cratedigging
Ode to Labour
Craftsmanship


Known aliases:

Gerben (the self)
Hette (alter ego)
Zeven (fashion title, first phase of Zevenenzeventig)

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