17 December 2008
Book presentation ‘Plateau’ by Nickel van Duijvenboden
‘Plateau’ is a novel about two scientists who, during the Cold War, are staying on an Arctic ice pack. This is Nickels second book, following the collection of essays ‘De grote afwezige’ (2003).
December 2008 – January 2009
‘Aumont’, exhibition by Geraldine JeanJean
Although her parents are both French, Geraldine JeanJean was born and raised in The Netherlands. Her grandmother used to live in one of less populated areas in France, in the village Aumont. During a four-year period, JeanJean photographed landscapes and portrayed inhabitants of the village, depicting silence and abandonment.
14—30 November 2008 / De Balie Amsterdam
India Express
Between 12 and 30 November, the Amsterdam India Festival (AIF) takes place. Within this festival, De Balie will curate a versatile program: India Express. On invitation by De Balie, Fw: arranges an exhibition, showing works by Cuny Janssen, Martine Stig and Vanessa van Dam, Joyce Vlaming and WassinkLundgren. In her first book ‘India’ (2002), Cuny Janssen shows portraits of Indian children. According to her, children represent the pure origin of each human being. In ‘Any resemblance to Existing Persons is Purely Coincidental (Stories of Mr. Wood)’ (2006) Martine Stig and Vanessa van Dam are searching for Mr. Wood. They show us reality as a construction and through that, they question the functional reality and narrative structure of motion pictures. In ‘India Now’, Joyce Vlaming questions the position of young, highly educated Indians of her own generation, in the rapidly changing city landscape of India, that is under strong influence of new economic development. Only after looking closer and after details of separate pictures are connected, the series that WassinkLundgren made of guards in Bolleywood film sets (2007) show us what exactly they are guarding.
2 November 2008
One weekend show IV: Mieke Woestenburg + Aard Bakker
Fw: organizes a series of four presentations in ‘Het Wilde Weten’ in Rotterdam. For the fourth presentation, Fw: invites Mieke Woestenburg. She, in turn, invites Aard Bakker. During three days, Woestenburg and Bakker will use the space of ‘Het Wilde Weten’ as a studio, to read and interpret spatial information according to aerial photographs made by Woestenburg. The material produced by these analyses will from a base for a publication, ‘Raw Material’, which they will make as a result of this exhibition period. Taco Hidde Bakker writes a text about the presentation.
21 September 2008
One weekend show III: Gwenneth Boelens + Nickel van Duijvenboden
Fw: organizes a series of four presentations in ‘Het Wilde Weten’ in Rotterdam. For the third presentation, Fw: invites Gwenneth Boelens and Nickel van Duijvenboden. Since 2006, they have been collaborating under the name Il faut ’. For this occasion, their collaboration results in a performance. ‘Indirect Speech’, performed by Monica Blok, is based on two separate works which they have adjusted especially for this occasion: the installation ‘A Whole Fragment (Gwenneth Boelens, 2007) and the novel ‘Plateau’ (Nickel van Duijvenboden, 2009). Both indicate the relation between logic and subjectivity, observation and the realm of thought. Raymond Frenken writes a text about the presentation.
2 July 2008
De laatste fotograaf?
16 x 22 cm / 216 pages / a publication from AKV|St.Joost / Image-editing and design by Fw: / Text editing by Flip Bool and Marga Rotteveel / Texts by Gert-Jan van den Bemd, Miriam Bestebreurtje, Flip Bool, Frits Gierstberg, Nickel van Duijvenboden, Karin Krijgsman and Joachim Schmid.
On behalf of the celebration of the 50 years anniversary of the Photography and Film Department of the Academy of Arts, St.Joost, Fw: is asked to make a timeline-based visual contribution to this publication. The work of more than 70 graduate students is shown. Among them Rince de Jong, Dick Duyves, Marga Rotteveel, Rens Horn, Christel Ooms, Mischa Keijser, Wiesje Peels, Bart Kemps, Jan Adriaans, Mark Nozeman, Kim Krijnen, Ahmet Polat, Iris Vetter, Annemie Augustijns, Andrea Stultiens, Linn de Kort, Dieuwertje Komen, Petra Stavast, Dani Smulders, Anouk Paulissen, Hanneke Treffers, KimBouvy, Ward Janssen, Babette Kleijn, Anouk Kruithof, Jaap Scheeren, Bob van der Vlist, Awoiska van der Molen, Job Janssen, Marleen Sleeuwits, Monique Scuric, Niels Stomps, Anke van Iersel, Wytske van Keulen, Don Sars, Erik Klein Wolterink, Elian Somers and many, many others.
29 June 2008
One weekend Show II: Jaap Scheeren + Hans Gremmen
Fw: organizes a series of four presentations at Het Wilde Weten in Rotterdam. For the second presentation Fw: invites Jaap Scheeren who invites Hans Gremmen . During a period of three days Scheeren and Gremmen use the project space at Het Wilde Weten as a workspace to create the still-life ‘Fake Flowers in Full Colour’. During the presentation CMYK-soft-drinks in all possible colours are offered to the visitors. The drinks are produced by the installation ‘Full Colour’ by Helmut Smits. Ilse van Rijn writes an essay about the presentation and collaboration.
30 May – 1 June 2008
Exhibition ‘Pages’ shown at the Photo Festival ‘Fotofruhling’ at Kassel, Germany. The exhibition was made in close collaboration with Claudia Kussel (Nederlands Fotomuseum). ‘Pages’ is a growing database of publications. This database functions as the source to make changing selections that are shown to the public on various locations. The selection for the ‘Fotofruhling’ consists of publications by Dirk Jan Visser + Agnes Verweij / Koen Hauser / Vincent Zedelius / Marco van Duyvendijk / Charlotte Dumas / Linda Maria Birbeck / Raymond Taudin Chabot / Mieke Woestenburg / Paulien Oltheten / Bob van der Vlist / Andrea Stultiens / WassinkLundgren / Kim Bouvy / Anais G. Lopez / Rob van Hoesel / Anouk Kruithof / Vesselina Nikolaeva / Rob Philip / Sema Bekirovic / Judith van IJken / Jaap Scheeren / Petra Stavast / Annelies Goedhart / Niels Stomps / Ringel Goslinga / Vanessa van Dam + Martine Stig / Melanie Bonajo + Kinga Kielczynska / Rob van der Nol / Jasper Groen / Reineke Otten / Antje Peters / Erik van der Weijde / Elian Somers / Karine Versluis / Rob Hornstra / Wytske van Keulen / Johannes Schwartz.
30 May 2008
Book presentation ‘China/S75’ by Petra Stavast
During the opening of the exhibition Pages in the light of the Photo Festival ‘Fotofruhling’ in Kassel the publication ‘China/S75’ by Petra Stavast is presented. This book presentation is accompanied with a small-scale exhibition with work from the project ‘China/S75’.
23 mei 2008
Graphic Design Festival, Breda
11 May 2008
One weekend show I: Ringel Goslinga + Erik van der Weijde
Fw: organizes a series of four presentations at Het Wilde Weten in Rotterdam. For the first presentation Fw: invites Ringel Goslinga , who invites Erik van der Weijde with his project ‘This is not my son’. During one weekend they prepare a duo-presentation that is presented to the public on Sunday-afternoon. Basje Boer writes an essay about this collaboration.
13 February – 8 March 2008
Exhibition ‘Pages’ at the Dorottya Gallery, Budapest
13 February – 8 March 2008
Exhibition Ringel Goslinga in Lumen Gallery, Budapest
In the framework of the LOW Fesztival in Hungary, Ringel Goslinga shows his project ‘Family Tree’ at Lumen Gallery, Budapest. The presentation is part of the exhibition ‘Pages’ that is on show at the Dorottya Gallery (part of the Kunsthalle), Budapest.
9 february—2 may 2008
‘Pages’ at the Nederlands Fotomuseum, Rotterdam
With books by Andrea Stultiens, Annelies Goedhart, Anouk Kruithof, Jaap Scheeren, Nickel van Duijvenboden, Rob van Hoesel, Bob van der Vlist, Bregje van den Berg, Chantal Spieard / Paulien Oltheten, WassinkLundgren, Sema Bekirovic, Petra Stavast, Judith van IJken, Vesselina Nikolaeva, Kim Bouvy, Wytske van Keulen, Reineke Otten, Mieke Woestenburg, Ringel Goslinga, Rob Hornstra, Martine Stig & Vanessa van Dam, Anais G. Lopez, Karine Versluis, Judith Jockel, Niels Stomps, Linda Maria Birbeck, Elian Somers, Antje Peters, Rob Philip, Rob van der Nol, Don Sars, Erik van der Weijde, Melanie Bonajo & Kinga Kielczynska, Raymond Taudin Chabot en Jasper Groen. Ans the magazines Sec., Capricous, Fw: and Archivo.
8 February 2008
Fw:7 Pages
In recent years a divers range of international exhibitions and books are devoted to the medium of the Photography Book. The main focus in these exhibitions and publications was to get a grip on the history of the medium. The exhibition Pages aims to show how contemporary Dutch photographers use the medium of the photo book. The publications that are shown are as rich and experimental as the original work of the photographers. Personal photographic essays, documentaries, conceptual research project are shown besides publications that challenge the reader to interact. The photographic quality and the professional attitude are the binding factors in the selection. Besides these publications the exhibition Pages also shows magazines that create an important platform for contemporary Dutch photographers. 16,5 x 23,5 cm / 80 pages / English / Design and editing: Hans Gremmen. Text ‘A New Generation of Photo Books from The Netherlands’, by Claudia Kussel / Text ‘Books? Books!’ by Hans Gremmen. Contributions by Andrea Stultiens / Annelies Goedhart / Anouk Kruithof / Jaap Scheeren / Nickel van Duijvenboden / Rob van Hoesel / Bob van der Vlist / Bregje van den Berg / Chantal Spieard / Paulien Oltheten / WassinkLundgren / Sema Bekirovic / Petra Stavast / Judith van IJken / Vesselina Nikolaeva / Kim Bouvy / Wytske van Keulen / Reineke Otten / Mieke Woestenburg / Ringel Goslinga / Rob Hornstra / Martine Stig & Vanessa van Dam / Anais G. Lopez / Karine Versluis / Judith Jockel / Niels Stomps / Linda Maria Birbeck / Elian Somers / Antje Peters / Rob Philip / Rob van der Nol / Don Sars / Erik van der Weijde / Melanie Bonajo & Kinga Kielczynska / Raymond Taudin Chabot and Jasper Groen.