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Bear & Teddy

Many of us had a teddy bear as kids. A friend you took with you everywhere. You probably even gave it a name, like Bear or Teddy, making the relationship even more personal. So it is no surprise that in psychology a teddy bear is regarded as an important transition object, supporting the child as it explores the world. Helena van der Kraan (1940-2020) has photographed over two hundred teddy bears...

Helena van der Kraan - Bear & Teddy

Helena van der Kraan Bear & Teddy 1 June 2020 t/m 18 April 2021 Many of us had a teddy bear as kids. A friend you took with you everywhere. You probably even gave it a name, like Bear or Teddy, making the relationship even more personal. So it is no surprise that in psychology a teddy bear is regarded as an important transition object, supporting the child as it explores the world. Helena van der...

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Welcome to the Fotomuseum, we are very happy to welcome you into our building again. The traffic situation around the museum has temporarily changed due to construction work, making us less accessible by car. More information can be found on this page .

Helena van der Kraan died on her eightieth birthday

We were devastated to learn of the death of artist and photographer Helena van der Kraan (1940-2020). Helena died of cancer on the morning of Sunday 14 June, her eightieth birthday. Her beloved Axel was by her side. 

Tree and Soil

Dutch artistic duo Robert Knoth (b. 1963) and Antoinette de Jong (1964) made several trips to Fukushima in Japan shortly after a tsunami had caused a nuclear disaster there on 11 March 2011. They wanted to see with their own eyes what impact this event had had on the region and talk to people who lived there. The photographs, film footage and audio recordings they made during these visits bear...

Robert Knoth en Antoinette de Jong

TREE AND SOIL 19 March - 14 August 2022 Please note: changed traffic conditions at the museum Dutch artistic duo Robert Knoth (b. 1963) and Antoinette de Jong (1964) made several trips to Fukushima in Japan shortly after a tsunami had caused a nuclear disaster there on 11 March 2011. They wanted to see with their own eyes what impact this event had had on the region and talk to people who lived...

Popel Coumou

Paper and Light 7 November 2020 – 3 October 2021 Artist and photographer Popel Coumou (b. 1978) plays in her work with the main elements of photography: light, paper and perception of reality. By carefully lighting her collages she manages to give the paper relief a third dimension, bringing the flat surface to life. In a space with tall windows depth is created by the sunlight shining in, a...

Paper and Light

Artist and photographer Popel Coumou (b. 1978) plays in her work with the main elements of photography: light, paper and perception of reality. By carefully lighting her collages she manages to give the paper relief a third dimension, bringing the flat surface to life. In a space with tall windows depth is created by the sunlight shining in, a simple little house appears in a large field, and...

Island

“There is a specific point above ground where you can no longer hear the people below you, and cannot touch the birds above you. That complete isolation sharpens my senses.” Photographer Jeroen Hofman (b. 1976) always works from a crane, some 20 metres above ground. He developed this way of working in order to visualise his fascination with the layers in landscapes. His work shows not only the...

Jeroen Hofman

Island 19 March – 19 June 2022 Photographer Jeroen Hofman (b. 1976) always works from a crane, some 20 metres above ground. He developed this way of working in order to visualise his fascination with the layers in landscapes. His work shows not only the banks of a river, but also how the entire riverbed meanders through the landscape, thus literally transcending what the human eye normally sees...