Ruben Hamelink

documentair - film - fotografie - geschiedenis - sociaal-maatschappelijk

Ruben Hamelink (1992) is a self-taught photographer and filmmaker from Rotterdam, The Netherlands. In his work, he examines how people interact with the historical context of their environment and explores how history shapes the identity of a country and its inhabitants and vice versa.

By documenting the world around him, he aims to challenge assumptions, disrupt stereotypes, and prompt viewers to consider their own place in the larger narrative of human experience. He strives to approach each project with empathy and sensitivity, recognizing that the stories he tells belong not only to the past, but also to the present and future.

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    • Living History

    Project

    • 10-05-2018
    • “The Civil War is like a ghost that has not yet made its peace and roams the land seeking solace, retribution and vindication.” -David Goldfield How do we deal with our nations dark past? Is our interpretation of history still up-to-date? Who decides what our national histories are? Living History shows how different groups of Americans, each armed with their own version of the past, deal with the history of the American Civil War and the legacy of slavery through re-enactment.

    Vietnamese Veterans

    Project

    • 19-05-2011 t/m 17-12-2014
    • Photographer Ruben Hamelink travelled around Vietnam photographing and interviewing Vietnamese veterans. This book tells the personal stories, memories and feelings of the men and women who fought for Vietnam in four different wars, and focuses on how these wars have influenced their lives. The project acknowledges and gives a voice to those people who have played such crucial roles in Vietnamese history, and yet whose stories have remained largely unknown.

    Vietnamese Veterans - Tentoonstelling (Solo)

    Tentoonstelling / presentatie

    • 07-09-2014 t/m 21-10-2014
    • Locatie: Galerie Wind, Rotterdam

    Bouwgrond

    Project

    • 19-01-2021
    • In samenwerking met: Museum Boijmans van Beuningen, Parfum de Boemboem, Conny Janssen Danst, M&Winterdagen
    • Terwijl de bouw van Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen de eindfase nadert en de inrichting inmiddels in volle gang is, voert dit bijzondere project je mee terug naar het begin, naar toen het depot nog bouwgrond was. Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen maakt bij veel Rotterdammers iets los. Verbazing en nieuwsgierigheid, maar ook trots en inspiratie. Rotterdamse Poëet M. schreef de tekst ‘Bouwgrond’, muzikant Winterdagen maakte de muziek en filmmaker Ruben Hamelink maakt een gelijknamige film als een visuele
    • https://www.boijmans.nl/bouwgrond

    The Free Runners of Gaza - Groepstentoonstelling Arles

    Tentoonstelling / presentatie

    • 01-07-2020 t/m 01-09-2022
    • Locatie: Galerie Huit, Arles

    Empire's Island

    Opdracht

    • 01-01-2023 t/m 31-10-2023
    • In samenwerking met: Studio Jonas Staal
    • Locatie: Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Amsterdam

    Empire's Island

    Opdracht

    • 01-01-2023 t/m 31-10-2023
    • In samenwerking met: Studio Jonas Staal
    • Locatie: Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Amsterdam
    • Winnaar Prix de Rome Empire’s Island tells the story of Ascension Island, located in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, and how it was propagated across three centuries serving the interests of emerging empires. FILMED BY Ruben Hamelink FILM EDITING AND SOUNDSCAPE BY Ruben Hamelink and Jonas Staal
    • https://www.jonasstaal.nl/projects/empires-island/

    New World Summit - Rojava

    Opdracht

    • 12-10-2015 t/m 12-12-2015
    • In samenwerking met: Studio Jonas Staal - The New World Summit
    • Locatie: , Derik
    • Fotografie en film documentatie voor Studio Jonas Staal The New World Summit is an artistic and political organization that develops parliaments with and for stateless states, autonomist groups, and blacklisted political organizations. The New World Summit–Rojava consists of two parts: a commission by the autonomous government of Rojava (northern Syria) to design and construct a new public parliament and an international summit in the region.
    • http://www.jonasstaal.nl/projects/new-world-summit-rojava/

    The Free Runners of Gaza - Groepstentoonstelling Florence

    Tentoonstelling / presentatie

    • 27-05-2017 t/m 27-07-2017
    • Locatie: Florence,

    Erkenningen

      Prijs

    • Zilveren Camera Documentair Internationaal - 1ste Prijs - (Living History)

    • 2019
      Prijs

    • PX3 State of the World - Category Winner - (Living History)

    • 2020
      Prijs

    • Hellerau Portrait Award - Finalist (Living History)

    • 2022
      Prijs

    • Celeste Prize 'In Conflict' - 1ste Prijs (Free Runners of Gaza)

    • 2017
      Prijs

      Publicatie

    • Vietnamese Veterans

    • 2014
    • Boek
    • Lecturis - Ruben Hamelink, Julia Zaremba, Rimko van der Maar