On June 12, 2008 Harro Bouwmeester held his inaugural address in the Aula of Wageningen University at the occasion of his appointment to Chair of Plant Physiology. To commemorate this milestone I composed the book “The Essence of Plants”, containing the text of the address and a photographic impression of the day. Have an online preview or order a copy of the book in the webstore.
You can also have a look at the video of the address.
From March 18, 2008 until April 25, 2008 you can visit the exposition with photographic work from Ghetto Potential (GP) at the Sociale Verzekeringsbank (SVB) in Amstelveen. GP is a foundation that supports young talents from the ghettos in Nairobi in their artistic development.
The exposition will be opened by journalist and photographer Aloys Ginjaar at Thursday March 27, 2008, 16:30 hours. You can read Aloys’ (dutch) opening text on the site of De fotografenavond. Also read the (dutch) brochure about the exposition.
High quality prints by Het Lab Peter Paul Huf in luxurious matte silver aluminum frames with off-white mounting boards. Print size 100×66 cm, frame size 120×86 cm. The framed prints sell for 480 euro including tax and profits are used to further support Ghetto potential. The exposition is supported by Het Lab Peter Paul Huf and
Sinds 2006 zet een aantal mensen, georganiseerd in stichting Ghetto Potential, zich in voor de bevordering van de kunstzinnige ontwikkeling van de kinderen in de getto’s van Nairobi, Kenia. Deze mensen stellen zich ten doel de kinderen te begeleiden, een podium te bieden en te ondersteunen bij de stap naar een zelfstandig bestaan.
De geëxposeerde foto’s geven een indruk van de omstandigheden, het aanwezige talent en vooral ook het ongebreidelde enthousiasme en vertrouwen waarmee de kinderen hun toekomst tegemoet treden. De foto’s bieden daarmee een aangename afwisseling op de stroom van ontmoedigende beelden uit deze contreien die we doorgaans in de media aantreffen.
During April and May 2007 you can visit the exposition De koffietafel in care center De Venser in Amsterdam Zuidoost. Old fashioned furniture, typically dutch coffee cups and table clothes like I remember them from my own grandmother make a nice setting for the traditional dutch coffee with a chat. The exposition offers an overview of the photos I made during my frequent visits to De koffietafel since 2006.
The photos will be permanently on display, distributed throughout the center, after the exposition. You’re always welcome in the center to come have a look.
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From 5 to 29 October 2006 you can visit the exposition Music in the air in the ABC Treehouse gallery, organized by the Fotografenavond. I take part with work from the Bijlmer Breakz project with four compilations of various aspects of the artistic work of this foundation: jam session, in da hood, Tk-jive at the Uitmarkt and Zanillya in the studio.
