ANNETTE BEHRENS *1979 LEER, GERMANY

    My works emerge from my fascination for the "Other" and for what deviates from the norm.
    The outsider is an important concept within my works. Through photography and video I look at various, stereotypical groups.
    I am searching for groups with whom I can show our complicated, judgmental relationship towards the "Other".
    What do we see, how do we want to been seen and what do we hide on the inside?
    Can an image actually show the "Other"? Can a picture reach beyond a cliched representation?

    We arrange and categorize the world and the people around us in order to understand our chaotic surroundings.
    Due to my upbringing in Germany and the history of my country I have been conscious about where this
    in- and exclusion can lead for all my life.

    EDUCATION
    2008-2010 Post St. Joost, Breda, NL, photography/video, MA
    2001-2005 Academie Minerva, Groningen, NL, photography/video, BA
    2004           Kunsthochschule Berlin-Weissenssee, Berlin

    EXHIBITIONS
    2011 The Future Is Now, Hotel Maria Kapel, Hoorn, NL
    2011 Angry, Nederlands Fotomuseum, Rotterdam, NL
    2011 Lokal Hamburg, Hamburg, GER
    2010 Breda's Museum, Breda, NL
    2008 Voormalig Fotomuseum, Rotterdam, NL
    2007 Kunst in de Kop, Groningen, NL
    2006 Huis Marseille, Amsterdam, NL
    2005 Stiching Kongsi, Enschede, NL
    2005 Westergasfabriek, Amsterdam, NL
    2005 Media Art Festival Friesland, Leeuwarden, NL
    2005 Sound Visuals, Defka, Assen, NL
    2005 Usva, Groningen
    2004 Media Art Festival, Osnabrueck, GER
    2003 Transit, Nagoya, JAP
    2003 Noorderlicht, Groningen, NL
    2003 Nieuw Cement, Groningen
    2003 NP3, Groningen

    PUBLICATIONS
    2010 www.dutchdoc.nl
    2010 www.bitemagazine.net
    2010 www.dutchdoc.nl
    2009 Cairo Umm Iddunya, Mother of the World
    2006 Spits, 8 juni
    2005 Catalogue Jong Talent ArtOlive
    2005 Catalogue Media Art Festival Friesland
    2004 Catalogue Media Art Festival Osnabrueck
    2003 Catalogue Transit
    2003 Focus nr. 7/8

    GRANTS
    2011 O&O grant, CBK, Municipality of Rotterdam
    2005 Rene Coelhoprijs, Nederlands Instituut voor Mediakunst,
              Montevideo/Time Based Arts, Amsterdam, nomination
    2005 Groene Olijf, ArtOlive, Amsterdam, nomination
    2005 Klaas Dijkstra Fonds, Groningen, grant

    COLLECTIONS
    2010 Archief Eemland, Amersfoort
    2005 DeFKa, Assen

    RESIDENCY
    2011 Hotel Maria Kapel, Hoorn, NL

    COMMISSIONED
    2009/2010 Amersfoort municipal photography assignment, Amersfoort, NL
    2009 Nederlands Fotomuseum, film on how to clean a daguerreotype, Rotterdam, NL
    2009 De Oude Meester, documenting a project for Esther Didden

    SIDE ACTIVITIES
    2011            Teacher for documentary strategies at AKV ST. Joost, Breda and Den Bosch (September/October)
    2010            Guestteacher (workshop) at AKV ST. Joost, Breda (i.c.w. artists Dons Sars and Bob Verbruggen)
    2006-2010   Guide | teacher, Nederlands Fotomuseum, Rotterdam
    2009-2010   Teacher photography at Roncalli Mavo, Rotterdam
    2009            Guestteacher at AKV Den Bosch, annual workshop week (i.c.w. artist Suzanne de Bruin)
    2008            Developing of 'The History of Photography' for the SKVR, Rotterdam (i.c.w. Femke van Heugten)
    2008            Designing and builing website www.dirkstudio.com for artist Dirk van Lieshout
    2007-2008   Assistent Sara Blokland for  'Van waarde', Amsterdam
    2007-2008   Assistent of Willem van Zoetendaal, Amsterdam
    2006-today  Teacher,SKVR/Beeldfabriek, Rotterdam
    2006-2007   Intern at Sara Blokland for  'Linda', Amsterdam