In the art world, the terms Relevant and Urgent are often used to indicate that a work of art matters. If your work is not Relevant or Urgent, it will be considered unimportant. However, when you know that only 13% (!) of the art which is on display or in depots in the museums is …
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Typisch Leiden
During the months of February and March I was followed by BNNVARA for the program Typisch Leiden, which will be on national television for three weeks from Monday till Thursday from April 13 till May 3. You can find me in the episodes 5, 8 & 9.
Interview in Leidsch Dagblad
Item about a few of the people who are followed for the Typisch Leiden television program, which will be on air from April 13. Written by Theo de With. Published on April 9, 2021 in the Leidsch Dagblad.
Photos for socials Typisch Leiden
All photos by Marjon Lukje.
Sarmad Book Five: Home
Sarmad is an independent, non-profit interdisciplinary platform for research, publishing, collective thinking, and education in the fields of art, architecture and design. Based in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, it is working across different disciplines from photography, visual arts and architecture to writing, performance art and film. For their fifth book Sarmad Book Five: Home four of …
Leidsch Dagblad
The Leiden Stadsfotograaf Eelkje Colmjon (photo) and Leiden Stadsdichter Marianne van Velzen (poem) published this spread in the Leidsch Dagblad on April 24. It is about working as a train driver in Covid times and part of a larger serie called Achter Glas.
Interview art blog Jegens & Tevens
Frits Dijcks interviewed me about the time I was coordinating Hoogtij, the art route of The Hague. His article about the history of Hoogtij is published on online art magazine Jegens & Tevens
International PechaKucha Day
On February 20 in more than 100 cities worldwide International PechaKucha Day was held. I was invited to hold my PechaKucha talk about my Railway Photos on PechaKucha Night Leiden 30’s edition in Gebr. de Nobel.
Analog Forever Magazine
Happy to announce that California based Analog Forever Magazine selected the first analog photo I took in years for their online winter exhibition. Analog Forever Magazine showcases 56 images in their December 2019 Online Group Exhibition “Winter”, curated by Aline Smithson Photography of LENSCRATCH and sponsored by Lomography! These photographs explore the people, places, and memories that make the season …
Nasty Women Amsterdam / #teamFemke exhibition and fundraiser
Artists from all over the world participate in this iconic exhibition in the very city center of Amsterdam. From South Africa to New Zealand, ages 20 to 80, all genders, world famous and starting: Marlene Dumas, TINKEBELL., Terry Rodgers, Silvia B, Sacha de Boer, Berend Strik, Sarah Maple, Hester Scheurwater, Anouk Griffioen, Max Kisman, Inge Aanstoot, Sylvana Simons, Barbara Broekman, …
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F-Stop Magazine
I’m happy to announce that Chicago-based F-Stop Magazine selected attached photo JAN for their current online exhibition. Jan is my neighbor who unfortunately died last year. I am proud that my colorful angel now has his place in photography heaven.
Interview winning photo NRC contest on nrc.nl
With the photo ‘Jan’ I won the NRC Photo Contest. The interview that came with it, was published on the website of the website of the national newspaper NRC. The whole interview in Dutch: „De fotograaf heeft een goede positie; door de vele details, krijg je echt een kijkje in iemands leven”, luidde het commentaar …
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