ARTIST STATEMENT
I believe each person is layered with a mix of all possible things and I have a big interest in how identities are formed through genes and social constructs. I grew up in a household with Indian, Surinamese, German and Dutch customs. To find answers about my own identity, I am researching for what it means to share common physical and social geography. How are we different from each other, how are we all connected and how can we relate to each other?
As a multidisciplinary artist with a strong foundation in documentary photography and (freelance) producer, I focus on identities within communities by making installations in which I bring together photography and audiovisual work. The colourful, strong and resilient portraits and objects tell stories about cultures, traditions and identities that are not always seen or understood. My work is about given collective visibility by creating a community and generating recognition among other people.
COMMISSIONED WORK
Hogeschool Rotterdam, Museum Dordrecht, FENIX Museum Rotterdam, Stedelijk Museum Schiedam, TextielMuseum Tilburg, FOTODOK, Medical Business, Rnewt, Post-NL and more.
PROGRAMS
2022 - 2023 | selected for FOTODOK LIGHTHOUSE TALENT PROGRAM.
PRODUCER
Producer Photography, Film & the Digital at St. Joost, Breda. | Producer of Salman Dirir's Urban Arts Talent Project | Producer at collective CTRL + ALT + IDENTITY.
Worked for FOTODOK , SPRAAKUHLOOS and SPAARNESTAD PHOTO.
I believe each person is layered with a mix of all possible things and I have a big interest in how identities are formed through genes and social constructs. I grew up in a household with Indian, Surinamese, German and Dutch customs. To find answers about my own identity, I am researching for what it means to share common physical and social geography. How are we different from each other, how are we all connected and how can we relate to each other?
As a multidisciplinary artist with a strong foundation in documentary photography and (freelance) producer, I focus on identities within communities by making installations in which I bring together photography and audiovisual work. The colourful, strong and resilient portraits and objects tell stories about cultures, traditions and identities that are not always seen or understood. My work is about given collective visibility by creating a community and generating recognition among other people.
COMMISSIONED WORK
Hogeschool Rotterdam, Museum Dordrecht, FENIX Museum Rotterdam, Stedelijk Museum Schiedam, TextielMuseum Tilburg, FOTODOK, Medical Business, Rnewt, Post-NL and more.
PROGRAMS
2022 - 2023 | selected for FOTODOK LIGHTHOUSE TALENT PROGRAM.
PRODUCER
Producer Photography, Film & the Digital at St. Joost, Breda. | Producer of Salman Dirir's Urban Arts Talent Project | Producer at collective CTRL + ALT + IDENTITY.
Worked for FOTODOK , SPRAAKUHLOOS and SPAARNESTAD PHOTO.
portrait made with selfmade pinhole camera, shot by Hobie Minnebreuker
CONTACT
kevitajunior@gmail.com
@kevitajunior
UPCOMING:
2023 | FOTODOK LIGHTHOUSE GROUP INSTALLATION , UTRECHT| SEP 9 & 10
2023 | EXHIBITION CBK ZUIDOOST, AMSTERDAM | SEP 14 - NOV 18
EXHIBITION
2023 | FOTODOK LIGHTHOUSE GROUP INSTALLATION , UTRECHT| SEP 9 & 10
2023 | EXHIBITION CBK ZUIDOOST, AMSTERDAM | SEP 14 - NOV 18
EXHIBITION
2023 | Explore The Cultures -
Urban Living Lab Breda (NL)
2022 | CTRL+ALT+IDENTITY -
Theater Zuidplein in Rotterdam
Expositie (NL)
2022 | Viering en herdenking 149 jaar Hindostaanse Immigratie - Theater aan t' Spui in Den Haag (NL)
2022 | Viering en herdenking 149 jaar Hindostaanse Immigratie - Theater aan t' Spui in Den Haag (NL)
2022 | The Now Gradutionshow; St. Joost in Breda (NL)
2021 | INDERNET, Festival for contemporary Indian inspired culture in Cologne (DE)
2021 | Pop-up exhibition ‘ When we grow up’ in The Hague (NL)
2021 | Pop-up exhibition ‘ When we grow up’ in The Hague (NL)
PUBLICATION
2021 | NRC: Publicatie
2021 | From surviving to thriving, showcasing Indo-Caribbean Perspectives and south
Asian Identities Through Art
TALKS
2021 | NRC: Publicatie
2021 | From surviving to thriving, showcasing Indo-Caribbean Perspectives and south
Asian Identities Through Art
TALKS
2022 | Door de lens van elke tijd fotografie
en verhalen - De Nieuwe Liefde in
Amsterdam (NL)