OPEN ATELIERS DEN HAAG 5-6 OKTOBER 2024

I am participating in Open Ateliers Den Haag! Feel welcome to drop by at my atelier on saturday the 5th or sunday 6th between 12:00-18:00

There will be photobooks, prints & process of new works. More info

L1 Terug naar de Maas - short interview (Dutch)

Hello, World!

Kasper and Rogier Jacobs are two brothers from Bergen, North Limburg. To get to know their province better, they decided to kayak 160 kilometers, from Eijsden to the Mookerheide, and created this mini series 'Terug over de Maas'. 🛶

A super cool concept (I am a big fan of the 4 series from our Southern neighbors). 🥾🎥

When they asled me to do an interview with Anita and me about the Draaksteken and the photobook Drakeblood

I said yes, of course in the summer of 2023. We did a longer interview talking about how the process from taking photographs to creating a photo book was completed. But they decided to cut it to the making & preparations of the theatre show Draaksteken itself. With the amount of time on local Dutch televisions they had to make a choice what to show & what you can’t show..
I understand their decisions because in a short time they also got obsessed with the story of Beesel.

Showing in the opening shot the Maas river in the backdrop of the village! They made some super cool drone and slow-motion shots!! 🔥🔥🔥
It’s beautiful to hear Anita talk about her family and the Draaksteken again. ♥️

You can see it for yourself:

Een provincie vol tradities en rituelen | Terug over de Maas #4 | L1 terug over de Maas

Portretten voor Haags Gemeentearchief & Stichting Avrasya te zien in Atrium Den Haag 11.XI.24

From June 10th until August 26, the portraits of 12 Hague-Turkish women with interviews about personal migration stories from their own experiences or from mothers, sisters or in-laws: all from the perspective of women are on display in the Atrium. I am proud to have been able to contribute to this project with portraits taken at their homes to give these personal stories a face.

Nevin, she came to the Netherlands in 1966, after started working various jobs she worked for 26 years as a cleaner at the House of Parliament, being the first Turkish employee there. I made these portraits with great pleasure, and with Nevin, I immediately felt a connection from the moment I stepped through her door. ♥️♥️♥️

A beautiful project for Haags Gemeentearchief (The Hague city archive) & Stichting Avrasya.

60 years of Turkish migration

In 2024, it will be 60 years since the agreements on the Turkish migration of guest workers were signed, and 2024 is the year of 100 years of friendship between the Netherlands and Turkey. Throughout the city, various initiatives can be found that focus on this history. Through conversations with Fatma Aktas of the Avrasya Foundation, it has emerged that she misses the female perspective on these events during such moments. An exhibition in the Atrium of the city hall is a perfect place to highlight the female perspective on this part of Turkish migration..

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