Author: Self Publishers United
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Wat zal blijven – (Cosa rimarrà)
This project is about how people feel connected to their home country for a long time. That even after several generations the connection to the homeland remains, and that it only slowly fades. It’s about the feeling of being at home in both places without completely belonging to either one of them. About the wish…
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Mirsad, Ismet, Izet
Het boek ‘Mirsad, Ismet, Izet’ van documentair portretfotograaf Ton Groot Haar, gaat over drie broers uit Sanski Most in Bosnië. Toen Ismet, de oudste broer, in 1992 werd vermoord tijdens de Bosnische burgeroorlog, vluchtte de hele familie naar Nederland. De tweede broer, Izet, keerde vijf jaar geleden weer terug naar Bosnië. Mirsad woont nog steeds in…
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Interview with Ton Groot Haar
The camera is for me a social instrument and helps me to come out my own “bubble”, it helps me to meet interesting people and tell their stories I am a documentary portrait photographer and believe in the power of people. Whatever you inherited or experienced, you can direct your own life. The camera is…
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The Rustle of Touch
First there was Ellen Korth’s ‘Fabric of Time’. A big sensuous experience. Photo’s of old underware and lingerie from famous collections printed on huge ultra thin semi transparant paper. Stitched together Japanese style, rolled up and put in a large carton box with debossed type. The book concept however restricted the selection of photo’s dramatically.…
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Interview with Dolph Kessler
Waves are caused by the rotation of the earth, ebb and flow, wind, ect. No artist is involved. And yet, as an individual wave, they often have great spatial quality. And as a whole the oceans are actually the most dynamic “installation” on earth that you can imagine. I find that immensely fascinating and a…
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Koen Suidgeest
Koen Suidgeest I am a humanist. Above all, I believe in people. I am convinced that in the end, we all want the same things: a meaningful, happy and healthy life, to connect with the people around us, and to be recognised as a valuable human being. My film and photography work revolves around those…
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Interview with Judith Minks
My book must have a special place with those who buy it. It has become a collector’s item. Not caught in a time but having no external references, timeless but special. I enjoyed every step of making the book. The contact with the models. With each model, it was a challenge to find how to…
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Self Publishers United showcasing at the Rietveldpaviljoen
Self Publishers United is proud to showcase its book collection and some of our member’s printed works at Holland’s very first dedicated art hall: The Rietveldpaviljoen. Partnering with 033Fotostad during the Amersfoort photography festival, Self Publishers United will 25-26 January 2020 take part in filling the event’s photobook market. For more information, please see: www.033fotostad.com…
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Interview with Pascale Hustings
My snippet #1 called ‘Tinseltown’ is out into the world, I love the idea that now you too can enjoy this beautiful little story. I do hope it makes you smile. There really was a sense of anticipation in making Tinseltown. When I heard the story of Manolis and the letter he wrote to Kirk…
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Interview with Sandra Minten
I allow myself to be enriched by the other and try to understand my own life and history this way.” “You can’t just look around for a bit and make a choice and look where you would go, you have sunk into life up to your neck, at least I am.” – Nuns and soldiers by…