Artefact #1, first sketch, © Janne van Gilst First and foremost: great news! Through my last blog post I got in contact with the Dutch magazine ‘Archievenblad’, which specialises in writing about, and for, all kinds of national Dutch archives. They were very interested in the ‘Saudade’ project and are publishing an article in their […]
Janne van Gilst
Making Connections – Janne van Gilst

I think my first post on this blog should start with a short introduction. My name is Janne van Gilst, I’m 25 years old and I live in The Hague. I studied at the Royal Academy of Art and graduated in 2013 to become a photographer. My first visit to the Expatriate Archive Centre was […]
Artist Profile – Janne van Gilst

We are pleased to introduce Janne van Gilst, the first artist who will be participating in the Expatriate Archive Centre’s 10th Anniversary project. Van Gilst is a photographer based in The Hague, The Netherlands. In her work she deconstructs her environment. The hidden information, symbols and stories she finds, she makes visible using different photographic […]