Whilst browsing through the collected stories of the archive, and doing further research, I felt a sort of longing. Although I could not describe it, it was tangible; a longing for their children and grand-children, loved ones and the world they left behind. I started wondering what home means and what it means to be ‘far away’. One […]
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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 Research – Christopher Squier
UNITED STATES As an international artist preparing to create work based on the Expatriate Archive, I have to anticipate conducting the majority of my research at a distance through virtual and digital versions of the archive. However, having just finished another project in Trondheim, I took advantage of my nomadic emerging-artist lifestyle and flew to […]
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 […]