Annette Behrens

documentair - fotografie - video

I am a visual artist working with photography, video and text on long-term, documentary projects resulting in publications and installations. In my works I deconstruct the often one-dimensional representation of universal subjects revealing a multifaceted, complex reality. I'm especially interested in various, stereotypical groups with whom I can show our complicated, judgmental relationship towards the "Other". I use personal, historical and social angels to unveil and question different perspectives.
Besides initiating my own projects I regularly work as a teacher for photography (theory) and the history of photography. I have worked as a guest teacher for AKV St. Joost's BA and MA photography courses, the Willem de Kooning Academy and Syracuse University, among others.

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    • Disclosed #15

    Tentoonstelling / presentatie

    • 26-05-2018 t/m 27-05-2018
    • In samenwerking met: Keukenverhalen; Mariana Hirschfeld
    • Locatie: Het Wilde Weten, Rotterdam
    • ​For this edition of Disclosed​ I took my ongoing visual research of the soybean as a starting point to explore different perspectives concerning the plant. Through food, industrial products, medication or cosmetics the soybean is closely interwoven into virtually every aspect of our daily lives yet invisible to most of us. Yet, our knowledge of this legume is relatively limited and largely gained through images and information presented in the media, by NGO’s or often simply hearsay.
    • https://www.facebook.com/events/415887845546547/

    Transmedia Colloquim lecture and discussion

    Lezing

    • 24-10-2017 t/m 24-10-2017
    • In samenwerking met: diverse
    • Locatie: Syracuse University, Syracuse
    • Warped by Time, Shaped by History: The Art and Architecture of That Day Now, panel discussion with Keiko Ogura, Annette Behrens, Christina Varvia and Linda Zhang.
    • https://thatdaynow.syr.edu/

    Looking for Karl

    Tentoonstelling / presentatie

    • 30-05-2015 t/m 23-08-2015
    • Locatie: Nederlands Fotomuseum, Rotterdam
    • De tentoonstelling ‘Looking for Karl’ toont de intensieve zoektocht van Behrens naar meer informatie over de identiteit van Karl Höcker (eigenaar van het zogenaamde 'Höcker Album' uit de Tweede Wereldoorlog) waarin zij het historisch beeldmateriaal in relatie tot deze man een plek geeft. Tijdens haar onderzoek komt ook de confrontatie met haar eigen Duitse achtergrond naar boven.
    • https://www.nederlandsfotomuseum.nl/tentoonstelling/annette-behrens-looking-for-karl/

    A New Display: Visual Storytelling at a Crossroads

    Tentoonstelling / presentatie

    • 12-05-2016 t/m 12-05-2016
    • Locatie: Krakow Photomonth, Krakow
    • Iris Sikking curated the group exhibition 'A New Display: Visual Storytelling at a Crossroads', with photographers from the Netherlands, they were part of the annual Krakow Photomonth Festival. The participants were: Annette Behrens (with 'Karl', 2015), Antoinette de Jong & Robert Knoth (with 'Poppy', 2012), Thomas Kuijpers (with 'When the Twins Were Still Beautiful', 2014), Anouk Steketee & Eefje Blankevoort (with 'Love Radio', 2014) and Dirk Jan Visser (with 'Refugee Republic', 2014).
    • https://photomonth.com/en/

    The making of now

    Residenties / uitwisseling

    • 01-02-2011 t/m 27-03-2011
    • Locatie: Hotel Maria Kapel, Hoorn
    • Residency and exhibition at Hotel Maria Kapel
    • http://hotelmariakapel.nl/

    Erkenningen

      Stipendium

    • CBK Rotterdam

    • 2011
      Stipendium

    • Canary Project Artist’s Grant

    • 2018
      Stipendium

    • CBK Rotterdam

    • 2019
      Stipendium

    • Teijl Fonds

    • 2019
      Stipendium

    • MIAP Foundation

    • 2016
      Prijs

    • Historic Book Award, Les Rencontres de la Photographie, Arles, FR

    • 2016
      Publicatie

    • (in matters of) Karl

    • 2015
    • Boek
    • Fw:Books - Annette Behrens, Hans Gremmen (design), Raymond Frenken, Christophe Busch
      Publicatie

    • Toffe Peren

    • 2018
    • Memory spel
    • zelf uitgegeven - Annette Behrens & Carina Hesper; Jelle F. Post (design)
      Publicatie

    • Toffe Peren

    • 2020
    • App
    • zelf uitgegeven - Annette Behrens & Carina Hesper, geprogrameerd door Jan Misker