By creating drawings which are difficult to look at, in which the viewer instinctively wants to turn away, Slagboom aims for a certain image resistance. He attempts to achieve this not only in a thematic, but also in a formal sense. This therefore brings him a subtle yet very definitive separation between the world of the subject and the world of color.

Symbolische Räume und Räume, die zu Symbolen werden: In den Zeichnungen von Slagboom werden wir mit einer Analyse des Bildes in unserer heutigen Kultur konfrontiert, umgesetzt in träumerische Wälder von Metaphern, Emblemen und imaginären Welten.