"At first glance you would not say, but the work of Wouter Nijland (b. 1980) depends on chance. Literally. Just like everyday life, which is his main inspiration. The artist determines only the conditions of his paintings, such as size and grid. After that he leaves it all to chance.

The slope of a line? A bucket full of marbles numbered by 1 to 360 decides. Will a patch be colored? A coin toss will answer the question with 'yes' or 'no'. And if the verdict is 'yes', it then has to be decided whether to fill it with horizontal or vertical brush strokes. Again the coin decides.