News
New on this website: 'Bedtime', an installation of nine Polaroids about a girl named Luca. For a privat collection.
NOW: Launch of a new website with a new project. During 1 year or 365 days one portrait will be posted online at breakfast time. The portrait, more specificly of kids, teenagers and young adults, are shot the day before. A roadtrip through different cities and different countries. Visit the website now: www.aportraitforbreakfast.com
20th of March: Portraiting the youngest dancers from Rennen, Kopergietery, Gent. Non-commissioned, personal work about the strength of the young body.
17th of March: Open-air-exhibition 'Carpe Diem' extended with 7 new photos, in Q4, Venlo. Also available in public buildings in Venlo: a new postcard from the same serie, with a beautiful design by Myrdesign. Not in Venlo and interested in the card? Send an email!
March 2010: Portrait from Robert de Hoog added in section Portfolio. First in a serie of portraits from young talented actors.
Februar-March 2010: Participating in the Pride Photo Award exhibition, with Diana Blok, Jan van Breda, Erwin Olaf and others. In 'Het Sieraad', Amsterdam.
19 November: Auction of photo 'Christina, Riga, 2008', for Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Cancerresearch Fund. More details: http://movember.viewbook.com/
Now: Complete new section in Portfolio on this website. With photos from several exhibitions through the years.
20th of September: Ronald Plasterk, Minister of Education, Culture and Sience visited the open-air-exhibition 'Carpe Diem' in Venlo.
September 10 - 15: Exhibition in art-hall Aktovy Zal in Moscow, Russia, with Sabrina van den Heuvel, Ting Chan and Henny Boogert, during Melkweg Art Weekend. With 'Lips'.
August-September: Creating new work in Kenya, together with Julius Mwelu and his foundation.
Now: Carpe Diem, the serie about youngster in Venlo, is exhibited outdoor in Q4, Venlo. Over 40 photos are to be seen on big sizes during the renovation of this neighbourhood in the Northern Limburg city. Later this year extra works will be added. In three years time over 100 different photos can be seen.
24 April - 16 May: Solo-exhibition and 'Artists in Residence' in Q4, organised by Galerie New Untitled and Gemeente Venlo. Thu-Sat, 13.00 - 17.00, Maaskade 11, Venlo. With: complete works of 'Jeffrey', the brand new serie 'Volker' and a selection of 'Riga', 'Finding Emo' and 'Lips'.
April: Selection of 'Jeffrey' exhibited by Gallery Temporary, at Looiersgracht 37A, Amsterdam. Together with the artists Sydion Cucaro (drawings) and Harmen Sliep (paintings).
15th of Januar 2009: Foam Album 08 coming out, including a photo by Jasper Groen (from the serie 'Nina'). Photographers working with Foam were requested to send in their 'best, most personal, favourit' photo made in 2008. For sale at Foam for 19,95 euro.
Opening Young Identities: By Erwin Olaf. Look here for the photos. For some extra: take a look here.
New book: In september a new photobook will be launched in Melkweg Galerie, with portraits of youngsters by Martijn van de Griendt and Jasper Groen. The title 'Finding Emo' refers to their search to emo-youngsters in the Netherlands, although the book is basicly about all kind of alternative young people. The book has two different covers, two types of paper and two different styles of photography on 80 pages. This unique document will be for sale in a limited edition of 500 copies, and will cost 19,95 euro.
July: Portraits of visitors of Sensation White in Riga, Latvia. Photos were made for the private collection of Duncan Stutterheim, founder of ID&T.
June: Photos of assignment by Viktor & Rolf online. This 'making of' from the exhibition 'The House of Viktor & Rolf' in Barbican Artgallery, London, is published in exhibition's catologue, Vogue UK, l'Express and Avantgarde
September 2008: Wedsnesday the 3rd of September Erwin Olaf will open 'Young Identities', the solo-exhibition in Melkweg Galerie, Amsterdam. Series to be seen: Finding Emo (a collection of portraits from emo-punk-youngsters and their friends), Jeffrey - The Sequel (with new photos, taken after the exhibition in Foam), and the very best prints of Lips. Financial supported by Amsterdams Fonds voor de Kunst and Eyes On Media.
21/22 Juni 2008: Photos of punkband Waardeloos on exhibition at Moisefestival, Zaandam.
24 May - 29 June 2008: Installation with DJ ISIS in Foam, museum for photography in Amsterdam. Included are 64 photos of Lips. Official prints will be exhibited (and on sale) at the Melkweg Gallerie, september 2008 (among other works).
20 March - 4 May 2008: Groupsexhibition at Tent Rotterdam, entitled 'Redefine the enemy', about (political) activism in art. Shown are photos taken during filming the short movie 'The Supper' by director Mostafa Heravi (featuring John Bol as Jesus). The photos support the world premiere of this movie in Tent. Other participants are: Jonas Staal & Vincent W.J. van Gerven Oei, Sea Urchin/Ben Schot, Anne Schiffer, Daniele Pario Perra, Justin Wijers and Daan Samson.
8 February - 2 March: Nederlands Fotografie Museum in Rotterdam shows book of Jeffrey, in groupsexhibition Pages about books made by 40 young Dutch photographers (like: Rob Hornstra, Rob van der Nol and WassinkLundgren). Initiated by Fw.
2-22 Feruary 2008: Exhibition of' Jeffrey', at gallery SBK Breda.
November: Photography for 'Strada', a theater-experience for pupils of secondary schools. In association with Bekijk 't and Foam. Directed by Dick van den Heuvel.
Now: Poem of Tsead Bruinja, based on one of the 'XXX Portraits'. Due to offensive language and the negative approach of the model and the photo curators of Festival Naarden refused to publish this poem in the festival's catalogue.
26-29 July: Exhibition of (un)Dressed at the Streetlab Festival, Amsterdam. Including new work.
June: Exhibition 'Love me tender' during Epson Festival Naarden. 'Love me tender' is a selection of four series around sexuality, gender and identity. Photos included from 'Gothic Lolita's' and 'XXX Portraits'.
10th of April: Website of Studio Umsjatka online. A full-equiped studio in the Spaarndammerbuurt, where I work together with photographer Ram van Meel.
Now: SBK Amsterdam Osdorp sells numbered and signed prints from 'Jeffrey'. ('Breakdance Kid', 'The Swimming Pool' and 'On the stairs'; all number 2/8)
24 October - 7 November 2006: 'Jeffrey' on exhibition in Academisch Ziekenhuis Utrecht, near college-halls (entrances downstairs).
20-27 October 2006: Exhibition of 'XXX Portrait no. 2' during the Dutch Design Week, in Eindhoven. Invited by: Vice Magazine.
26th of July 2006: A-full-hour-interview by Frénk van der Linden, on national Radio 1. Program: Kunststof. Time: 19 till 20 o'clock.
July 2006: Anouncements of the exhibition in Foam (with photos) in De Volkskrant, Algemeen Dagblad, GUP Magazine, Nieuwe Revu, Veronica Magazine and NL20. Interviews with: NRC Next, Trouw, Ravage and Dagblad De Limburger. Reviews by: Het Parool and PhotoQ.
6 July till 24 August 2006: Exhibition of 'Jeffrey' at Foam, the leading museum for photography in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. For sale at Foam Bookshop: a full-colour book with 22 photo's. See: Book.