Mischa Keijser | Photography

Nature is defined in the Collins dictionary as the whole system of existence, arrangement, forces and events of all physical life not yet untouched by man or civilisation. Not yet! The process by which nature is ‘cultivated’ for agriculture, for example, or cattle breeding, housing, transportation or industry has been ongoing for centuries. These changes are a vital source of inspiration for artists, and often a source of irritation as well: in the seventeenth century Rembrandt considered windmills as polluters of the horizon. Many artists take an interest in the tensions between nature and the encroaching culture, in the process where the two meet. This field of tension is also a constantly recurring theme in the photographic work of Mischa Keijser. His work offers us an insight into the way in which the modern-day Dutch deal with issues such as spatial planning, food and animals. He looks at this process critically, but at the same time demonstrates a love of this same cultural landscape, which he translates into images in lyrical and often unexpected ways.

Text by Pieter Siebers, accompanying the exhibition at the Tilburg University, 2006.

Mischa Keijser (Rotterdam, 1974) is a dutch artist, that uses photography as his main medium.
His work has the relation between the Dutch and nature that surrounds them as an important subject.
Images of his personal life are often mixed with these the former subject.
He exhibits and publishes his work.

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His work is being represented by Galerie Pennings, Eindhoven.
www.galeriepennings.nl T 040-2930270

For commercial use in printed matter or on the web contact Hollandse Hoogte.
www.hollandse-hoogte.nl T 020-5306070

Contact: mischa@mischakeijser.com

Represented by: Galerie Pennings

Commercial use of images: Hollandse Hoogte

Commercial website: www.mischakeijser.nl

Some of the works have been realised with the kind support of the Netherlands foundation for visual arts, design and architecture.

C.V. Mischa Keijser / Rotterdam, 30-10-1974

1993 - 1997 Bachelor, Academy of fine arts st. Joost, Breda

1997 - 1999 Post graduate, Academy of fine arts, st. Joost, Breda

1999 Photography for the book ‘Mart Stam’s Trousers’ / Crimson / ISBN 9064503443

1999 Exhibition 'Echte vrouwen en zout water', galerie 1646, The Haque.

1999 Photography for "Doggystyle" / TCC Breda / ISBN 90 804662 20

2001 Photographing 'Natuur NL' , regarding nature in the Netherlands.

2002 Second price documentary photography at the Zilveren Camera with 'Natuur NL'.

2002 Publication ‘Natuur NL’ in M-magazine

2002 - 2003 Photographing ‘Het veer’, on the disappearing ferry services in zeeland.

2002 Exhibition ‘Industrie in Brabant’, together with Wiesje Peels at the Noord-Brabants Museum, Den Bosch.

2003 Publication ‘Het veer’ in AD magazine

2003 Project subsidy, BKVB.

2003 Exhibition 'berichten uit een missieland', as part of BredaPhoto 2003.

2003 Small summary exhibition together with Wiesje Peels, 'Nieuwe Veste', Breda.

2003 Purchase of ten photographs from the series 'Het veer' by museum MuZEEum, Vlissingen.

2003 Exhibition with landscape photography in cafe ‘de Engelenbewaarder’, Amsterdam.

2004 Two animal portraits are part of the group exhibition ‘Animalia’, van Kranendonk gallery, The Haque.

2004 Documentary series ‘200 jaar Kamp van Zeist’, commissioned and exhibited at the Dutch Military Aerospace Museum.

2004 One animal portrait in the exhibition 'Histoire Parallele' at the Institut Neerlandais / Paris. This show was repeated at FOAM, Amsterdam.

2004 Publication 'Diary nr.1', a self published artist book in a limited edition of 64.

2005 Exhibition ‘Diary nr. 1’, Pennings gallery, Eindhoven.

2005 Exhibition ‘Diary nr. 2’, ‘De Afdruk’ gallery, as part of BredaPhoto 2005.

2006 Exhibition and purchase of 15 landscapes by the art collection of the Katholic University Brabant, Tilburg.

2007 Selected for the Voies Off festival, Arles.

2007 Several photographs are part of group exhibition at the Naarden Fotofestival.

2008 Presentation photobook 'Insomnia' at the Dutch Photografic Museum.

2009 Solo exhibition Galerie Pennings, Eindhoven.

2010 Solo exhibition De Verdieping, Veldhoven.

2010 Exhibition at the Ministry for Spacial Planning VROM, The Haque.

2010 SBK, Nieuwe Uitleenschatten, Groningen.

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