Companionship in a state of suspension is a painting exhibition by Dutch contemporary artist, Denise van der Burgh. She has been working on oil painting since the 1980s, and her art often combines realistic objects with surrealistic imagination and builds up a delightful, lively composition. One of the most distinguishing characteristics in most of her oil paintings is that the main subject/object is not alone. They always have some companions around. The compositions dynamic is created by how the subjects relate to each other. Yet each painting burst with movement, yet would never move. Forever caught in a state of suspension. Much as the state we have found ourselves these last months. 

The paintings were being analysed during a period of quarantine in The Netherlands. And as more paintings were examined, a theme emerged; Companionship.