In 2017 I photographed the filled with mysterious stories Montserrat in Cataluña, the stones I brought with me from the Moroccan Sahara and Tibetan Highlands and in 2018 the equally mysterious and mighty Georgian Caucasus. Fascinated by the silent, stable presence and yet constant changeability of the 'faces of the mountain' I look into the question When is a Mountain? In photographic studies I research this the experience of scale, perspective and space with a variation of images of mountains, rocks and stones.
Thinking of and working with the notion of silence the desert slowly became my focus. The desert is not only a place where it’s literally quiet, but can also be interpreted as a metaphor for silence; it’s where a specific place and a ‘state of mind’ comes together.
"With Anchors Den Boer shows that silence is very different from emptiness. The calm places shown in the book are attractively inviting but frightening at the same time. The book contains 24 images made between 2012 and 2015 on Dutch Islands, in small Belgian and Southern France villages, the New Mexican desert USA, the Tibetan Highlands and the Moroccan Sahara desert."
A series in development about houses I've encountered since 2016. The title of this series is derived from the first photograph published here.
Stil Geluid Research & development
Podium- en inhoud specifieke beelden waarin ik meer experimenteer met het gebruik van 'bewegende foto's', gemaakt voor de scenografie van het te maken dansstuk Stil Geluid. Daarnaast het door mij gemaakte PR beeld voor het te maken dansstuk.
Silent Witness International + Multi disciplinary collaboration
"Claudia den Boer visualises the possible upcoming disappearance of traditional trades from Malaysian culture in a photo series. Den Boer photographed the stillness and emptiness of workspaces without the artisans in it. Caught in between the presence and absence, the workspace metaphorically becomes a silent witness of the artisans’ work."
The idea of ‘seeing’ and ‘not-seeing’, inspired by philosophical texts brought by cultural philosopher Marc Colpaert, lies at the base of this work. Using two elements to explore this idea; my fascination with spaces and light.
Cataract International + Multi disciplinary collaboration
Cataract is based on the idea that our outlook on reality is unclear, veiled... and that it can't be any other way. Cataract is a collaboration between Swiss-Dutch choreographer Katja Grässli, Flemisch cultural philosopher Marc Colpaert, Malaysian dancer Beh Chin Lau, Swiss-Brazilian dancer Natalie Wagner.
(TE)STIL Multi disciplinary collaboration
In dansvoorstelling (TE)STIL brengen we de wereld van dove, slechthorende en horende mensen bij elkaar. (TE)STIL is een crossover tussen dans, gebarentaal en fotografie, gedanst door een dove en een horende danser, gemaakt voor doof, slechthorend en horend publiek
Podium Free work + collaboration
"Theaters Tilburg nodigde de fotografen van het collectief uit om te verbeelden wat hen opvalt, verrast, verwondert en inspireert. Het bijzondere resultaat is te zien in een speciaal voor het jubileum samengestelde foto-expositie met bijgaande publicatie."
Verborgen Stad Multi disciplinary collaboration
"Verborgen Stad - een onderzoek naar de lintstructuur van Tilburg. Deze publicatie is het resultaat van het onderzoeksatelier Verborgen Stad, een project in opdracht van de gemeente Tilburg en tot stand gekomen in samenwerking met de Fontys Academie voor Architectuur en Stedenbouw Tilburg. De organisatie was in handen van architect Martijn Honselaar (Ontwerplab) en fotograaf Claudia den Boer."
How is a home created? How much individuality can a home portray when it is a part of a whole? How exchangeable is identity? With these questions in mind I explored the new housing development at the tip of peninsula Katendrecht in Rotterdam.
