On the 6th of june my first book was released!
“Life itself is an art, and has its modes of style
no less than the arts that seek to express it.”
– Oscar Wilde
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
Thunderdome 2nd Gen part 1 Malice to Society 17.000 people 180 beats per minute2004
Exhibition Canvas op de 7e
july-aug 2008, Amsterdam, solo exhibition
Street Exhibition Javaplein
june 2008, Amsterdam, solo exhibition
Book release 'De buurman, z'n ex en de eigenaar van de wasserette'
june 2008
Exhibition TodaysArt Festival
sept 2007, The Hague, group exhibition
Exhibition Studio K
june-july 2007, Amsterdam, solo exhibition
Publication Fotofestival Naarden
may 2007, Naarden
The One Minutes Festival
sept 2006, Amsterdam
Exhibition Huis Marseille, Museum for Photography
june-aug 2006, Amsterdam, group exhibition
Exhibition ZAAL 5 / Filmhuis Den Haag
sept 2005, The Hague, group exhibition
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 a freelance 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.
Royal Academy of Art, The Hague 2001-2005
Internship Juul Hondius 2004
Internship Henk Wildschut 2004
[Image available soon]
Clients
NRC Next, Contrast Magazine, Thonik/SP, Modderman Drukwerk, Haagsche Courant, Uitkrant, Pooka (Japan), MLT/ABN Amro, Perfect Serve, Pilgrims Consult, Fabrique, New Dance Studios, Opus One
