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ABOUT

Artist statement 

My work stems from a fascination with place. Photography is a way for me to seek stillness within and connection with our environment. With my work I want to invite to stillness by looking and in this way evoke reflection about our relationship with our environment.

 

“It’s counterintuitive to think that a photograph might also register other, more subjective sensory information – the so-called ‘secondary qualities’ of taste, sound, smell and touch. But den Boer uses the camera in exactly this way.” Eugenie Shinkle, Reader in Photography, Westminster School of Media Art and Design, London 

 

 

 

Photo by Kazumi Sakurai

“Hoewel een foto een vastgelegde waarneming is, ondermijnt het die ook: een close-up van een steentje kan ineens worden aangezien voor een bergtop; een dorre, hete woestijnvlakte kan in een zwart-wit foto overkomen als een koel maanlandschap; het verlies van scherpte in het negatief lijkt op de foto ineens als mist voor onze ogen. De foto’s van Claudia den Boer zijn als een zoektocht naar houvast die de foto zelf ons ontneemt.” – ‘Bilderatlas’, Mirjam Kooiman, kunsthistorica en curator bij FOAM

“Claudia belongs to the best of the new Dutch generation of photographers pushing the boundaries of landscape and topographical art. We still proudly carry her first book Anchors, which we always held in very high esteem. It really is a wonderful, beautiful photographic object that deserves a spot in anyone’s collection!”  –  Fotofilmic (CA) – Material Practices in Contemporary Photography

“De fotografie van Claudia den Boer is openhartig. Ze toont meer hoe ze het ziet dan wat ze ziet. Natuurlijk heeft ze haar onderwerpen en die kun je heel algemeen benoemen als landschappen. Het gaat erom dat ze daar een kijk op heeft die ze vanuit haar persoonlijke betrokkenheid zo oprecht mogelijk benadert, met alles wat ze heeft verworven als kunstenaar, maar ook met alles waar ze onzeker over is. Zo wordt de observatie een kwetsbaar fenomeen. Niet het geziene is direct van belang, maar hoe je het ziet.”  –  Alex de Vries, auteur, curator, adviseur

I like to attentively look at things that don't scream for attention.

CURRICULUM VITAE

Education

2016 International Summerschool of Photography (ISSP) / Pelci, Kuldīga, LV
2013 – 2014 Teachers degree in Visual Arts and Design, Academy Visual Arts, Tilburg, NL
2005-2008 Photography, AKV|St. Joost, Den Bosch/Breda, NL
2003-2005 Visual Arts, AKV|St. Joost, Den Bosch/Breda, NL

Current & Upcoming 

2024 Exhibition Hilvaria Studio’s / Hilvarenbeek, NL

Exhibitions selection

2023 solo AIR Open studio exhibition / Allemans & Ateliers Tilburg
2020 solo To pick up a stone / SEA Foundation / Tilburg, NL
2020 solo 108 meter mesh wall artwork of 35 images / commissioned by City Council / public space Spoorzone, Tilburg, NL
2019 solo SPACE PLACE Gallery / Nizjni Tagil, Ural, RU
2018 solo Silent Witness / part of project YMOI by Beh Chin Lau / Butterworth Fringe Festival, MY
2018 solo Cataract / Im Friese-TanzART / Kirschau, DE
2024 group Group exhibition ‘Index Naturae’ / Fotografia Europea 2024 / Reggio Emilia, IT
2023 group The Power of Photography, in Print / 9th Daegu Photo Biennale / Daegu Arts Center Gallery, KOR
2023 group OMNEFEST exhibition ‘Index Naturae’ / Villa Parco Bolasco – University of Padua, Castelfranco Veneto, IT / 2023
2023 group Der Greif screening @Arles Rencontres de la Photographie / Nuit de L’Année / Etienne Paper Mill, Arles, FR
2023 group Der Greif ‘Past & Present’ exhibition + event / Pinakothek der Moderne & ZIRKA, Munich, DE
2023 group PEP ‘New Talents 2022’ exhibition / 254Forest Gallery Brussels
2022 group The Verge / Photobook exhibition / Belfast Photo Festival 2022
2022 group Benefiet voor Brabant / Albert van Abbehuis, Eindhoven
2021 group SPACE PLACE Gallery / group exhibition / Nizjni Tagil, Ural, RU
2021 group Encontros da Imagem Discovery Awards / Braga, PT
2021 group Imago Lisboa Photo Festival / Lisbon, PT
2021 group Dutch Photobook Prize (longlisted) / exhibited at Podium deMess Photobook store, Fotofestival Naarden, NL
2021 group Ricardo Báez: Librofoto & La fotolibrería Holandesa with The Eriskay Connection, Caracas, VE
2020 group Benefit for Brabant / PARK, Tilburg, NL
2019 group Unmapped / in collab. with visual artist and writer Dorien de Wit, choreographer Katja Grässli, soundscape by Strijbos & Van Rijswijk / KunstLoc Brabant, LocHal, Tilburg, NL
2017 group Kunstruimte Willem Twee / Den Bosch, NL
2017 group I Book Show / Photobookshow.co.uk / Taiga, St. Petersburg, RU + The Brighton Studio, UK
2017 group Athens Photo Festival / Photobook exhibition / Benaki Museum, Athens, GR
2017 group Dutch Photobooks Exhibition / De Gele Loods, Fotofestival Naarden, NL
2017 group  Buiten Kaders / bkkc, Tilburg, NL
2017 group WINTER SHORTLIST show / FotoFilmic PULP Gallery, Vancouver,CA
2016 group ISSP Final Exhibition / Kuldiga, LV
2011 group 50th anniversary Theaters Tilburg / Photographers collective Föhn
2011 group GEM / Summer exhibition ‘Anoniem Gekozen’ / The Hague, NL
2008 group Breda Photo ‘Heimat Hotel’ / Breda’s museum, NL
2008 group Exhibition ‘Fotoprijs 2008’ / Photo museum The Hague, NL

Publications selection

2023 Publication De Verdieping / image essay ‘Thuis in de straat?’ / CAST
2023 Index Naturae / catalogue with exhibition / OMNE-Skinnerbox
2023 PEP#12 catalogue with exhibition
2020 To pick up a stone / photobook / Publisher The Eriskay Connection
2016 Anchors / photobook / Publisher The Eriskay Connection
2011 Hommage / 6 photographers inspired by Theatre Tilburg
2010 Verborgen Stad / collab. with Martijn Honselaar (Ontwerplab) / Publisher The Eriskay Connection
2008 Katendrecht 2 / AKV|St.Joost

Awards and Mentions

2024 Shortlisted for main exhibitions / Athens Photo Festival 2024
2022 Shortlisted and selected for exhibition / To pick up a stone / Belfast Photo Festival 2022
2021 Longlist Dutch Photobook Prize / To pick up a stone / Fotofestival Naarden
2021 Shortlisted for exhibition / To pick up a stone / Belfast Photo Festival 2021
2021 Special mention To pick up a stone / Urbanautica Institute Awards 2020
2020 Special mention Anchors / Urbanautica Institute Awards 2019
2007 Nomination De Fotoprijs 2008 / Verbond van verzekeraars

Works in collections

FotoFilmic PULP Gallery, Vancouver (CA), Ahorn Books Archive (DE), Photobookshow Biblioteka, London (UK), De Pietri Artphilein Foundation, Lugano (CH), Pennings Foundation library, Eindhoven (NL) Baltic+ Centre for Contemporary Art library, Gateshead (UK) and private collections.

Projects and Residencies selection

2023 AIR / Allemans & Ateliers Tilburg, NL
2022 Production new work in textile / in collaboration with Textiellab, Tilburg, NL
2019 AIR Joya Arte + Ecología / Parque natural de Sierra María-Los Vélez, Almería, ES
2018 project YMOI / photo series Silent Witness + scenography dance piece Shou / collab.with Beh Chin Lau, Butterworth, MY
2018 project Cataract & AIR / TanzART, DE / Cultuurhuis de Warande, BE / DepenDance DansBrabant, NL / collab. choreographer Katja Grässli, cultural philosopher Marc Colpaert and dancers Beh Chin Lau + Natalie Wagner
2017 project (TE)STIL, collab. with choreographer Katja Grässli, Tilburg, NL
2017 AIR Can Serrat, El Bruc, Barcelona, ES
2015 AIR Tissardmine / Sahara desert / Rissani, MA
2013 AIR Starry Night Retreat / T or C, New Mexico, US
2012 AIR & project Krot of Kans / CBK Zeeland, NL
2010 Research project Verborgen Stad, collab. with architectural firm Ontwerplab

Grants selection

2021 Perspectiefbudget Kunstloc Brabant + Provincie Noord-Brabant / grant for production new work in textile
2021 MakersfondsPlus
2020 Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds Noord-Brabant / subsidy for photobook To pick up a stone
2020 Impulsgelden Provincie Noord-Brabant+Kunstloc / subsidy for photobook To pick up a stone
2019 Makersfonds / Project subsidy When is a mountain
2018 Impulsgelden / Stil Geluid, collab. with Katja Grässli (MoveToMeet)
2018 Prins Bernard Cultuurfonds NB / Project subsidy 2 (TE)STIL, collab. with Katja Grässli
2017 Prins Bernard Cultuurfonds NB / Project subsidy 1 (TE)STIL, collab. with Katja Grässli
2017 Makersfonds Tilburg / Project subsidy (TE)STIL, collab. with choreographer Katja Grässli
2017 Partial grant AIR Can Serrat, El Bruc, Barcelona (ES)
2016 Impulsgelden bkkc + provincie Noord-Brabant / subsidy for photobook Anchors
2009 Stimuleringsfonds voor architectuur / Project subsidy Belvedère, collab. with Ontwerplab

Teaching and Public mediation

2014 – today Van Abbemuseum / professional museum guide & teacher
2022 – today CiST Culture in School Tilburg / coach, talent development & cultural education
2010 – 2023 SintLucas Eindhoven + Boxtel / teacher photography and creative processes

Other

2017 – 2020 supported by private fund AuntArt
2016 – 2019 artistic partner at Foundation MoveToMeet
2008 – 2015 member of Fotografencollectief Föhn

Commissioned

CAST, 2College EOA Oisterwijk, CiST, City council Tilburg, commissioned artwork for City council Tilburg, Cultuurkantine, Stichting Goretti/Factorium,
Stichting de Vrolijkheid, Strijbos & Van Rijswijk, Kijk op Kunst, Jan Couwenberg Architectuur, Stichting To The Etch, Vervoort Meubelen,
Studio Dara, SLN International, Van de Ven Bouw en Ontwikkeling,  Mariska van Zutven Fotografieprojecten, Theaters Tilburg, CAST,
Parochie Frater Andreas, City council Tilburg in collab. with Ontwerplab, Architectural firm Ontwerplab, Public Library M-B

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