Charmaine de Heij
Photographer
Photographer based between Berlin and Amsterdam.
Charmaine de Heij investigates with her artistic work personal and contested histories. The work takes the form of photographs which often include still-life and portraiture. She reflects with photography on contemporary issues, that also concern her on a personal level. Charmaine examines the incomprehension of the world we live in today and occurrences close to her.
The topics her photography touches are various: they can come from a psychological state of being to identity. Charmaine comes from a mixed heritage, the Netherlands and Suriname. With her work she wants to be a representation of her cultural heritage and create understanding.
Photography’s ability to blur truth and fiction is for her a compelling quality. De Heij digs into hidden memories and creates representation of what can be lost in the mind. Her work reveals the invisible and creates a space for dialogue that invites the viewer to question with the work that is reflecting in their eyes. Charmaine wants to hold up a mirror with her photography.
Charmaine de Heij
Photographer
Photographer based between Berlin and Amsterdam.
Charmaine de Heij investigates with her artistic work personal and contested histories. The work takes the form of photographs which often include still-life and portraiture. She reflects with photography on contemporary issues, that also concern her on a personal level. Charmaine examines the incomprehension of the world we live in today and occurrences close to her.
The topics her photography touches are various: they can come from a psychological state of being to identity. Charmaine comes from a mixed heritage, the Netherlands and Suriname. With her work she wants to be a representation of her cultural heritage and create understanding.
Photography’s ability to blur truth and fiction is for her a compelling quality. De Heij digs into hidden memories and creates representation of what can be lost in the mind. Her work reveals the invisible and creates a space for dialogue that invites the viewer to question with the work that is reflecting in their eyes. Charmaine wants to hold up a mirror with her photography.
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The Laboratory of the FutureMay 20 – Nov 26, 2023The 18th International Architecture Exhibition, titled The Laboratory of the Future, will be open to the public from Saturday May 20 to Sunday November 26, 2023 at the Giardini and the Arsenale, and at Forte Marghera; it will be curated by Lesley Lokko and organised by La Biennale di Venezia. (more…)
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Ulrike Rosenbach: Today Is TomorrowJun 24, 2023 – Jan 7, 2024To mark her 80th birthday, the ZKM Karlsruhe is presenting a major exhibition on the work of media artist Ulrike Rosenbach. Ulrike Rosenbach was one of the first artists in Germany to use the medium of video – as early as the beginning of the 1970s. (more…)
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VISITOR / Bill PhelpsSep 27 – Nov 26, 2023The Robin Rice Gallery announces the new exhibition VISITOR by photographer Bill Phelps. Through light and shadow, a gaze, a mindset, Bill Phelps fourth solo show at the Robin Rice Gallery VISITOR inspires the imagination. About life, about being, eye and heart his greatest companions, in images that breathe in their own atmosphere. (more…)
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Martino Gamper. SitzungJul 28, 2023 – Apr 1, 2024The Mittelhalle of Haus der Kunst München will become a constantly evolving social space of movement and encounters with “Sitzung” (Meeting or Sitting), a playful new work by the acclaimed Italian designer Martino Gamper. (more…)
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Tupelo HoneyJun 16 – Oct 5, 2023GAVLAK Palm Beach is excited to announce the group exhibition, Tupelo Honey, curated by Eloise Janssen and Bethani Wells. The exhibition explores southern summer as it ebbs and flows from day to night. The front gallery explores the dreamy feeling of summer days, while the back gallery space is a rumination on dark coastal nights. (more…)
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Aida Mahmudova: Heaven Can WaitJun 8 – Oct 22, 2023YARAT Contemporary Art Space presents the exhibition Heaven Can Wait by Azerbaijani artist Aida Mahmudova. In order to explore all the possibilities of our existence, we have to turn to art and the social sciences. While there are universal values of art, we must not forget that our literary and visual context is strictly local. (more…)
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Women of MeridioneStrength in the Deep SouthPlaces with a strong soul, where the sea connects with the strength of women. In South of Italy passion and dignity along with spirituality and suspension can be seen through the cracks of the walls. (more…)
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RegenerateJun 23 – Dec 10, 2023With REGENERATE as its theme, the 2023 festival brings together works that explore the changes modern society must face. Where people in today’s world experience a sense of being displaced, regeneration means seeing ourselves and the world as built around reciprocal relationships that benefit all parties. (more…)
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Edward Thomasson / Endless LoveSep 14 – Oct 28, 2023Shahin Zarinbal is pleased to present Endless Love, Edward Thomasson’s first solo exhibition in Germany. Thomasson will present recent paintings and an installation alongside Security, 2023, a performance with music by Robbie Ellen. (more…)
