“Life itself is an art, and has its modes of style
no less than the arts that seek to express it.”
– Oscar Wilde
A city is defined by its architecture and buildings. Buildings that offer shelter. But as important is the public space in between these buildings. On the streets people tend to retreat or cover themselves. Above all people prefer to search for shelter within groups.
The strength of groups can be big. How do they relate to their surroundings? The confirmation of a group makes that the individual fades. Nevertheless there will always be a tention between the group and the individual.
2009
For the past two and a half years, I have been taking photographs in the Indische Buurt in Amsterdam.
Reflecting on the current, often biased formation and representation of images as in the media.
We look and think in subconsious patterns, passing what we already know - or do we?
2008
Within a few years the Netherlands will count more private security guards than police officers.2007
Exhibition Cobra Museum of Modern Art
june-july 2009, Amstelveen, group
Exhibition Lost and Found
nov 2008, De Waag Society, Amsterdam, group
Honorable mention International Photography Awards, NY, USA
sept 2008, category book
Exhibition in public space, Amsterdam
june 2008, Amsterdam, solo
Book release 'De buurman, z'n ex en de eigenaar van de wasserette'
june 2008
Exhibition Cultuurverdieping
dec 2007, Amsterdam, group
Exhibition TodaysArt Festival
sept 2007, The Hague, group
Exhibition Studio K
june-july 2007, Amsterdam, solo
Publication & Exhibition Fotofestival Naarden
With collective LOS, may 2007, Naarden
The One Minutes Festival
sept 2006, Het Ketelhuis, Amsterdam
Exhibition Huis Marseille, Museum for Photography
june-aug 2006, Amsterdam, group
Exhibition ZAAL 5 / Filmhuis Den Haag
sept 2005, The Hague, group
Graduation exhibition Royal Academy of Art
july 2005, The Hague
Nomination Award, The One Minutes Festival
sept 2004, Amsterdam
Maarten Tromp (Amsterdam, 1980) works as an independent photographer and film maker, based in Amsterdam. In 2005 he graduated at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in the Hague, the Netherlands.
Maarten Tromp works both on autonomous projects and on commission.
Education
IDFAcademy (International Documentary Festival Amsterdam), 2008
Royal Academy of Art, The Hague, 2001-2005
Internship Juul Hondius, 2004
Internship Henk Wildschut, 2004
