Photography

A Sequence or One Photo?

I love sequences—the repetition, the rhythm. That’s why I’m drawn to conceptual photography and minimal dance. For Mahler, repetition was a mortal sin. He used

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Photography

Does a photo need context?

München, Haus der Kunst, (2011), Mémé Bartels In the exhibition American Photography at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, there’s a photo of a boy that immediately

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Photography

Windows or Mirrors?

Barneville Carteret, France (2020), Mémé Bartels Dear friends, Two years ago, at a photobook fair, a gallery owner walked up to my booth and asked: “Heb

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Photography

Is beauty enough?

On necessity and the polaroids of Cy Twombly. Dear Friends, At the moment Cy Twombly’s Polaroids touch me deeply. They are images of his studio

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Textile

Weaving

Moving away from the flat surface in search of tactility, I am following a two-year professional weaving course. Here I cut the blankets loose from

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Inspiration

Charlotte Perriand

“Le vide est tout-puissant, parce qu’il peut tout contenir.”(The void is omnipotent because it can contain anything.) Everything about Charlotte Perriand (1903-1999) inspires me. Parisienne,

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Colour

Sample books

The most beautiful grids can be found in old sample books. The Textile Museum has an entire collection of these. Not only from fabrics, but

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