Working from the digitized 35mm film footage from the collection my project developed from my initial reactions. Initially my research conducted of spending time watching and re watching the films provided by the The Expatriate Archive Centre, taking screen shots/stills from the footage, compiling and arranging the images. Partly this was done as a way […]
Photography
Delicate Negotiations – Monique Prinsloo

I present this final post and diptych as an ode to the husband and wife of Archive 1.0019. Witness features two monochromatic photographs that focus on the fragile nature of memory. After engaging so closely with Archive 1.0019, I became obsessed with highlighting the universal condition of the vulnerability of memory. I occupied my practice […]
Artist Profile – Monique Prinsloo

We are excited to welcome our final artist to the Saudade project. Monique Prinsloo is a Fine Artist who lives and works in Cape Town, South Africa. After completing her Masters Degree in Fine Art (MFA) at Michaelis School of Fine Art in February 2012, she pursued a full-time career in the Film Industry as […]
Notions of home – Thomas Nondh Jansen

Since being adopted from Thailand and growing up in the Netherlands, I often wonder where I come from; where I feel at home and which culture I feel connected with. I am a Dutch photographer and graduated from the Royal Art Academy The Hague in 2013. Since then I have been making photo books and exhibiting […]
Artist Profile – Thomas Nondh Jansen

We are pleased to introduce Thomas Nondh Jansen as the next artist to join the EAC 10th Anniversary project. Jansen was born in Bankok, Thailand in 1985, and was adopted by his Dutch parents. In his work, he searches for his place in the world, between the two cultures that he connects with. Often he […]
Artist Profile – Carla Wright

We are pleased to introduce Carla Wright, the next artist to join the EAC’s 10th Anniversary Project. Wright is a London based artist, a founding member of Ursus Housing Co-operative, part of the artist group Vulpes Vulpes, and a mother. Her work explores social housing, communal and play architecture of New Towns in the UK […]
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 […]