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XXXX & WILLEM TO NEDERLANDS FOTOMUSEUM | apr 2012
XXXX & Willem, the dummy that lead to the final publication of ____ and Willem, is acquired by the Nederlands Fotomuseum, Rotterdam.

DE GOD VAN NEDERLAND #3 | 13 apr 2012
Visual proof of my existence is published in the third issue of the brilliant and exclusive magazine De God van Nederland.

DADA MAGAZINE & KUNST OP JE KAMER | 7 apr 2012
Visual proof of my existence is published in the 75th issue of the art magazine DADA for children between 6 and 106 by Stichting Plint.
Together with the publication one print is for sale in an edition of 75 to celebrate the 75th issue of the magazine in the series of DADA's Kunst op je Kamer (Art in your Room). More information can be found in the magazine and here.

____ AND WILLEM IN THE DUTCH PHOTOBOOK | 10 mar 2012
____ and Willem is selected as one of the most remarkable photobooks of the Netherlands and is part of the publication The Dutch Photobook, the first overview of the development of the Dutch photobook since 1945 and its significance for the Dutch photography. The selected books can also be seen in the exhibition Celebration of the Photobook at the Nederlands Fotomuseum, Rotterdam, from 10 march untill 20 may.

WINNER C/O BERLIN TALENTS 2012 | 25 jan 2012
From about 300 applications, I am one of the four winners of C/O Berlin's Talents 2012. With Talents, C/O Berlin promotes young photographers and art critics at the threshold between education and career, thus providing combined support to new talent in visual and text media. Each year, four photographers are chosen to exhibit their work on a specific theme at C/O Berlin in the Postfuhramt, at the Deutsche Börse Frankfurt as well as at the Goethe Institute in Stockholm and Washington D.C. Each solo exhibition is accompanied by a publication in which images and text enter into dialogue.

NOMINATED FOR PRIX PICTET | jan 2012
I am nominated for my work on Barack Obama for the 2012 Prix Pictet Photography Prize - the world’s leading prize in photography and sustainability.



UPCOMING

SHOWROOM GIRLS AT FOTOMUSEUM WINTERTHUR | 9 jun - 26 aug 2012
Showroom girls will be exhibited at the exhibition STATUS – 24 Contemporary Documents in Fotomuseum Winterthur. The exhibition explores the current state of the document and the documentary image.

OSAMA PAPERS AT F/STOP LEIPZIG | 23 jun - 1 jul 2012
Osama Papers will be exhibited at F/Stop - The History of Now, the Festival for Photography in Leipzig.

THE OBVIOUS PORTRAIT | 2012
Together with my designer Robin Uleman, I am currently working on the publication The Obvious Portrait, an investigation in text and images in the common use of portraiture.



PAST

LECTURE AT THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF ART THE HAGUE | 15 may 2012
I will give a lecture at Studium Generale of the Royal Academy of Art, The Hague, about my work

LONGLIST DUTCH DOC AWARD 2012 | 1 mar 2012
The project Showroom Girls is on the longlist of the Dutch Doc Award 2011.

THIS IS WILLEM POPELIER | 1 feb 2012
The new project This is Willem Popelier is now online and can be seen on this site.

NOMINATED FOR ALBERT RENGER-PATZSCH AWARS | jan 2012
I am nominated for my book concept The Obvious Portrait for the 2012 Albert Renger-Patzsch Award of the Stiftung Dietrich Oppenberg at the Museum Folkwang, Essen. It is an European photo-book prize of 25.000 Euros, awarded every three years to produce a book concept.

THE BEST DUTCH BOOK DESIGNS EXHIBITED WORLDWIDE | nov 2011 - feb 2012
____ and Willem is exhibited at The Best Dutch Book Designs 2010 in Buchkunst International (Frankfurt am Main), Museum Meermanno (The Hague), Toppan Printing Museum (Tokyo) and Neue Hauptbücherei (Vienna).

NOMINATED FOR INFINITY AWARD | jan 2012
I am nominated for the 2012 Young Photographer Infinity Award of the International Center of Photography. ICP’s Infinity Awards were inaugurated in 1985 to bring public attention to outstanding achievements in photography by honoring individuals with distinguished careers in the field and by identifying future luminaries.

OSAMA PAPERS | 14 dec 2011
The new project Osama Papers is now online and can be seen on this site.

PUBLICATION IN FOAM ALBUM 11 | dec 2011
In FOAM Album 11 there is an interview with me about Showroom Girls, a portrait I made from the staff and a selfportrait I made as a present for Foam (see Single Portraits on this site). The publication which was published with the exhibition Showroom girls is also in there.

PUBLICATION IN PHOTOQ YEARBOOK | dec 2011
In the Photoq yearbook 2011/2012 The Discovery is an interview with me about my work. See a preview here.

FOAMMAGAZINE #29 / WHATS NEXT? | dec 2011
In FOAM Magazine #29 / What's Next? is a text with afterthoughts on the exhibition Showroom girls.

LECTURE AT DE BALIE | 8 nov 2011
I will give a lecture on the role of coincidence in my work at De Per Ongeluk Expres, curated by Bianca Stigter at de Balie, Amsterdam

TEACHER PHOTOGRAPHY | sep - oct 2011
Teacher research photography, AKV|St.Joost, Breda

____ AND WILLEM AT FOTOGRAFIA ROME | 23 sep - 23 oct 2011
____ and Willem is exhibited at FOTOGRAFIA 2011, Festival Internazionale di Roma.

GUEST TEACHER PHOTOGRAPHY | 3 - 7 oct 2011
Guest teacher photography, Willem de Kooning Academy, Rotterdam

OBAMA BY MOST UNPLEASANT MEN | 1 oct 2011
I made the album cover for the single Obama by Most Unpleasant Men as number 5 of their collection of scraps.

LECTURE AT PHOTO 3.0 | 30 sep 2011
I will give the lecture The obvious portrait about my research on identity and the use of portrait photography at Photo 3.0 in Eindhoven.

FOAM 3H DREAMPRIZE | 29 aug 2011
On one of the last days that Showroom girls is exhibited at Foam, I am awarded with the new FOAM 3h Droomprijs 2011, an initiative of sponsor &samhoud. The prize of €5000 is to stimulate a new project and is awarded to one of the emerging photographers who exhibited the last year at FOAM 3h.

SHOWROOM AT LES RENCONTRES D'ARLES | 4 jul - 18 sep 2011
Showroom will be exhibited at the substantial exhibition 'From here on' in Atelier de Mécanique in Arles, France during Rencontres d'Arles.

SHOWROOM GIRLS AT FOAM | 30 jun - 31 aug 2011
Showroom girls will be exhibited at Foam Amsterdam during the summer. With the exhibition, there will be a small publication about the work with a text by Stine Jensen.

FLICKR OP! DEBATE AT FOAM | 26 aug 2011
FoamLab and Happy Chaos organize a debate on social media at Foam Amsterdam. I will give a short speech about Showroom girls and my thoughts on social media to open the debate.

DUTCH DOC AWARD SPECIAL MENTION FOR ____ AND WILLEM | 11 jun 2011
____ and Willem has been awarded with a special mention for the Dutch Doc Award 2011.

____ AND WILLEM AT STEDELIJK MUSEUM | 11 jun - 17 jul 2011
____ and Willem can be seen at The Best Dutch Book Designs 2010 at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam during The Temporary Stedelijk 2.

DISCUSSION WITH FOAM ABOUT PRIVACY AND THE INTERNET | jun 2011
For my show Showroom girls in Foam, I debate with Colette Olof, curator of Foam, and others about the ideas behind the exhibition. You can read this on the museums discussion site: What’s Next.

INTERVIEW ON NL RADIO 1 | 8 jun 2011
I was interviewed by Hijlco Span on the Dutch NCRV radio program Casa Luna from midnight to 01:00 in the night of 8 to 9 june. We talked about the book ____ and Willem, and about some of my other works. See a short preview on youtube here. Listen to the full interview here.

DUTCH DOC AWARD EXPO | 21 may - 19 jun 2011
____ and Willem is exhibited at the exhibition for the Dutch Doc Award 2011 Nominees in Centraal Museum Studio / Catharijneconvent, Utrecht. Opening 20 may.

NOMINATED FOR DUTCH DOC AWARD 2011 | 21 apr 2011
____ and Willem is nominated for the Dutch Doc Award 2011, as one of the six best documentary projects of 2010 in the Netherlands.

YOUR WEEKLY ADDRESS TO FOTOMUSEUM WINTERTHUR | may 2011
Your weekly address (NOV 15 2008 - JUN 26 2010) is acquired by Fotomuseum Winterthur, Switzerland.

THEMA AVOND GKF - VAN JE FAMILIE MOET JE HET HEBBEN | 12 may 2011
For the GKF Theme night I will be interviewed together with Ringel Goslinga by Andrea van Pol in Foam Amsterdam.

LONG LIST DUTCH DOC AWARD | 12 apr 2011
____ and Willem is on the longlist for the Dutch Doc Award 2011.

BRONZE MEDAL | 25 feb 2011
____ and Willem is awarded with a bronze medal as Best Book Design From All Over The World / Schönste Bücher Aus Aller Welt 2010, Stiftung Buchkunst, Leipzig.

LECTURE AT IDFX | 20 feb 2011
Lecture for Spiegelhol at IDFX, Breda.

BEST VERZORGDE BOEK | 18 feb 2011
____ and Willem is selected for The Best Dutch Book Designs 2010: De Best Verzorgde Boeken 2010.

STARTSTIPENDIUM | feb 2011
I received a Starterstipend from Fonds BKVB (Netherlands Foundation for Visual Arts, Design and Architecture).

SPECIAL MENTION | 31 jan 2011
I received a special recommendation by the experts at Plat(t)form11 in Fotomuseum Winterthur, Switzerland.

PLAT(T)FORM11 | 28-30 jan 2010
I will present my work to the public and a selected team of experts at the international portfolio viewing for young emerging European photographers: Plat(t)form 11 in Fotomuseum Winterthur, Switzerland.

TEACHER MINOR PHOTOGRAPHY | jan-mar 2011
Teacher minor photography: Minor Photographic image and the internet, AKV|St.Joost, Breda

LECTURE AT ST.JOOST | 12 jan 2010
Lecture about the collaboration at New York Photo Festival together with Petra Stavast, Wytske van Keulen, Daan Paans, Featuring Amsterdam and Marga Rotteveel at AKV|St.Joost, Breda

BEST OF 2010 | 31 dec 2010
The portrait from Election heads is selected as one of the best 100 images of the year 2010 according to NRC Handelsblad.

FOAM MAGAZINE #25 / TRACES | 16 dec 2011
____ and Willem is feautured as one of the portfolios in Foam Magazine #25/Traces with a text by Joerg Colberg.

FOTOBOEKENMARATHON | 12 dec 2010
I will be interviewed together with my designer Robin Uleman at Huis Marseille Amsterdam during the Fotoboekenmarathon 2010 about the design of ____ and Willem.

OFFPRINT PARIS | 18 nov 2010
I will be at Offprint Paris so if you want a signed issue of my book and/or want to have a good time, be there!

LECTURE AT MATRIX CITY | 9 nov 2010
Lecture on the use of digital images in urban society at Matrix City in Filmhuis Concordia Enschede for Impakt Utrecht and Studium Generale ArtEZ.

LECTURE AT KABK | 8 nov 2010
Lecture on how to implement research in your work to the department of photography at the Royal Academy of Art, The Hague.

GUEST TEACHER | 28 oct 2010
Guest teacher photography to graphic design students at the Royal Academy of Art, The Hague.

YIPART PHOTO AUCTION | 24 oct 2010
The annual photo auction of Youth in Prison, in which 100 top photographers donate their work to be auctioned off at Christies Amsterdam. I participated by donating a print of Baby Suits P and W from ____ and Willem. The works can be seen at the exhibition at Christies Amsterdam from oct 15 - 23.

LECTURE AT IMPAKT FESTIVAL | 17 oct 2010
Lecture on ____ and Willem and Showroom Girls at Panorama Event Nights of Impakt Festival, Utrecht.

ANOTHER STREETVIEW | 16 sep - 24 oct 2010
The new work Faces for fashion can be seen on your smartphone while walking the Another Streetview in Breda during Breda Photo.

POST DORDT 2010 | 28 aug - 25 sept 2010
Post Dordt 2010, an exhibition with works by recently graduated Masters of Fine Arts which includes the work (and book) ____ and Willem in Dordrecht Centre for Contemporary Art.

NABEELDEN | 5 sept 2010
Opening of Nabeelden, which includes a spoken text by me called Een halve halfzus, in the Nederlands Fotomuseum, Rotterdam.

CANCELLED TRIP | 19 jul 2010
The planned trip to Berkeley USA for half a year is cancelled - I will stay in the netherlands.

MASTERS 2010 | 10 jul - 5 sept 2010
Masters Graduation Show 2010, Breda Museum. With the works Rejected identities, Your Weekly Address (nov 15 2008 - jun 26 2010), Showroom, Visual proof of my existence, This is me and this is me, Mr. & Mrs. Happylife and Showroom girls.

GRADUATED | 10 jul 2010
Graduated at the Master of Photography.

INTERNATIONAL DEPARTURE: GATE 10 | 12 jun - 11 jul 2010
Visual proof of my existence is exhibited at International Departure: Gate 10, Fondazione Fotografia, Modena Italy

BOOKPRESENTATION | 10 jun 2010
Presentation of the book ____ and Willem. Documentation of a youth in Flatland Gallery, Utrecht.

ELECTION DAY | 9 jun 2010
One of the images from Election heads is featured on the cover and in the main article of the Dutch newspaper NRC Next.

DUTCH DOC FILM | 19 may 2010
A short documentary film about my work for DutchDoc Films made by Mirelle Thijsen/IPhoR and Eefje Blankevoort/Pospektor.

NEW YORK PHOTO FESTIVAL | 12 - 16 may 2010
____ and Willem is exhibited at New York Foto Festival.

DUTCH DOC AWARD | 10 may 2010
Rejected identities is nominated for the Dutch Doc Award 2010 - category innovation and experiment.

REJECTED IDENTITIES TO NEDERLANDS FOTOMUSEUM | apr 2010
Rejected identities is acquired by the Nederlands Fotomuseum, Rotterdam.

BITE!MAGAZINE | 4 mar 2010
Visual proof of my existence is exhibited online at Bite! Magazine.

INTERNATIONAL BIENNIAL OF PHOTOGRAPHY AND VISUAL ARTS | 2 feb - 25 apr 2010
Rejected identities is exhibited at the 7th International Biennial of Photography and Visual Arts in Liege, Belgium.