Carina aims to connect with the viewer through the portraits she makes. Sometimes by capturing her own (possibly manipulated) face, but also by working with people with a special or marginal position in society and vunerable locations like burned down houses. Often this results in works of art and design that are confrontational rather than comfortable, compelling the viewer to take a stand, and to reflect on social issues and developments.
Carina Hesper graduated Cum Laude from the ArtEZ Institute for the Arts in Arnhem. She has exhibited her work in The Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, France, Austria, Switzerland, Spain, Brazil, The United States and China. She was nominated for many prizes - and won several.
| NAME | Carina Magdalena Hesper |
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PLACE // DATE OF BIRTH |
Rotterdam, The Netherlands, July 16th 1983 |
| NATIONALITY | Dutch |
| EDUCATION | Fine Art, ArtEZ Institute of the Arts Arnhem, 2004 - 2008 graduated Cum Laude
Workshop Lucy Orta & Morgan Puett, Fashion on the Edge 2004 Fashion Design, ArtEZ Institute of the Arts Arnhem, 2002 - 2004 |
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INTERNSHIP
AIR |
Marnix de Nijs Rotterdam, December 2006 - April 2007
Studio Gallery, Shanghai, December 2019 PCCA, Jinxi, China, November 2019 V2_Lab, SummerSessions, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 25 July- 6 Sept 2012 Three Shadows Photography Art Centre Beijing, China, 1st March- 1st July 2012 |
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EXHIBITIONS
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Henriëtte Polak Museum, Zutphen, NL, July-September 2019 Het Nieuwe Instituut, 4-18 December 2018, Rotterdam The Reading Laboratory, 18 November-5 March 2018, Museum Meermanno, The Hague QPN Photo Festival, 15 September-15 October 2017, Nantes, France Deconstructed Dinner, Bram's, exhibition in public space, 15 August-15 November 2017, Rotterdam SYART Gallery, Beijing, China, May 2017 Three Shadows Photography Art Centre, Beijing, book launch Like a Pearl in my Hand, 18 March 2017 OBJECT Rotterdam, February 2017 Open Studio's Borgerstraat, Rotterdam, February 2017 FOAM, Amsterdam, book launch Like a Pearl in my Hand, 19 January 2017 PLEK Store, Rotterdam, December 2016 Photofestival Schiedam, 16-25 October 2015 Lislokaal Rotterdam, 27 September-December 2015 ARS Electronica 4-5 September 2015, Linz, Austria Borgerstraat Open Studios during Art Rotterdam, 2015 Fragmented Narration -"Narracao Fragmentada", Sao Paulo, 2014 Mediawand Rotterdamse Schouwburg, 'Facing China', 23 May - 19 June 2014 (solo) UNSEEN Photo Fair, 26-27 September 2013 Amsterdam (solo) Unfair Art Fair, 14-17 March 2013, Loods 6, Amsterdam Rotterdam Museumnight, Focuskliniek, 9 March 2013 RAW China Expo, 6 Feb-9 March 2013, Pakhuis Santos, Rotterdam Re:Rotterdam Art Fair, 6-10 feb 2013 Mobile Museum, Fabrica, 28 Sept-6 Oct 2012, during Beijing Design Week, China Offprint UNSEEN photofair, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 19-23 Sept 2012 V2 Institute for the Unstable Media, Rotterdam, Test_Lab 6 September 2012 SBK Dordrecht, duo exhibition, 24 August - 4 October 2012 F.A.R.T Rotterdam, 30 October 2010 (group) CED Belgium, Brussels, May-June 2010 (solo) La Salle Pavés de Verre, Brussels, 6 May 2010 (solo) Bougie Art Initiatives, P/////AKT Amsterdam, Zeeburgerpad 53, 1019 AB Amsterdam, 6 - 10 May 2010 (group) CBK Rotterdam, Nieuw in Huis, Nieuwe Binnenweg 75 Rotterdam, 5 September tot 4 October 2009 (group) "Ongekend" Young Masters @ Auction, Prins Hendrikkade 33 Amsterdam, 3 t/m 6 September 2009 (group) Woningbouwvereniging YMERE, Hoofddorp, The Netherlands, 1st January - 1st March 2009 (solo) Kunstvereniging Diepenheim, Aanzet! Kunstprijs 2009, Aug/3 September 2008 (group) Graduation exposition June 2008 (group) Fashion Biënnale Arnhem 2007 (Hesper & Heek) DEAF07 Rotterdam 2007 (during internship at Marnix de Nijs) LUX & Cinemariënburg Nijmegen 2006 (solo) Blend Store Arnhem 2006 (group) Jones Arnhem 2006 (group) Watermuseum Arnhem 2006 (group) |
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AWARDS // NOMINATIONS |
Jury Prize, European Design Awards, 2017 Gold Medal in category Miscellaneous Print, European Design Awards, 2017 Shortlist De Kracht van Rotterdam 2014 Shortlist Offprint Dummy Award, UNSEEN photofair, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, September 2012 Nomination Shortlist René Coelho Prijs 2008, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, August-September 2008 Nomination Young Talent Award, Media Art Festival Friesland, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands, September 2008 Nominated first phase Aanzet! Kunstprijs 2009, The Netherlands, August 2008 ACT Festival, finalist best film, Bilbao, Spain, May 2008 Gelre Galleries kunstbeursprijs, first prize, Arnhem, The Netherlands, March 2008 DOCK 11; POOL07 Internationaler Tanzfilmwettbewerb, bronze pearl for editing, Berlin, Germany, August 2007 Woeste Weduwe Festival, juryprize best experimental film, Arnhem, The Netherlands, June 2007 HEMA designcontest, Honourable mention category fashion design, The Netherlands 2005 Kunstbende Rotterdam, 1st prize (Visual Art), The Netherlands 2001 |
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RELATED |
Open Studio & Artist Talk, Studio Gallery Shanghai, December 2020 YIP Art Auction, 2017, 2019 Book signing, Lieu Unique, Libraire Vent d'Ouest, Nantes, France, 16 September 2017 Fotokroniek #38, talk about my work at Pakhuis de Zwijger, Amsterdam, 21 February 2017 Workshop Etnomanie, Dutch Photomuseum Rotterdam 2017 Instagram takeover SMBHmag, 2017 Talk about Like a Pearl in my Hand, Lislokaal Rotterdam, 27 november 2016 UNSEEN Photo Fair, talk about my book Like a Pearl in my Hand, 25 September 2016 Convers Rotterdam #62, talk about Like a Pearl in my Hand, 13 April 2016 UNFAIR Auction, Christie's Amsterdam, 15 January 2016 Development of teaching program for exhibition DARK KNEES by Mark Cohen, Dutch Photomuseum Rotterdam 2014 Development of teaching program for exhibition UMBRA by Viviane Sassen, Dutch Photomuseum Rotterdam 2014 Column on www.photoq.nl about my air period in Beijing, China 2012 Guest teacher, ArtEZ Institute of the Arts, Arnhem 2008-2013 Teacher photography, SKVR Beeldfabriek, Rotterdam 2009-2015 Teacher photography, Buitenkunst, 2011-2015 Development of teaching tutorial ‘Verbeeld Je’ for Dutch Photomuseum Rotterdam 2010 Sketch design for an artwork in the public space of Culemborg, The Netherlands 2010 Employee at TENT Rotterdam 2009-2011 Production assistant NIMK Montevideo / Time Based Arts for 5daysoff Festival 2009 Workshops photography, De Nieuwe Academie, Delft 2009 TV interview with Piet Paris, artistic director Fashion Biënnale 2007 Veldhuizen A, a documentary photographic project Ede, 2006 - 2007 Participation "Dichter bij Couture" I.C.W "Dit is ons werk" 2006 Fashion & studio photographer 2005-now |
| COLLECTIONS |
Yale University, Robert B. Haas Family Arts Library, US The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, US Columbia University, New York, US Youlhwadang Book Museum, South Korea Royal Library of The Netherlands, The Hague Wellesley College, Massachusetts, US Jack Ginsberg Centre for Book Arts, Johannesburg, South Africa Center for Book Arts, New York, US PRATT Institute Library, New York, US Bibliothèque Nationale de Luxembourg ING Art Foundation, The Netherlands Dutch Photo Museum Rotterdam Central Government (Rijksoverheid), The Netherlands Akzo Nobel Art Foundation Aperture Art Foundation Royal Library, The Hague Oogziekenhuis Rotterdam CED Belgium CBK Rotterdam, NL YMERE Woningbouwvereniging Hoofddorp, NL Les Recontres d'Arles library, France Artevelde Hogeschool, Gent, Belgium Several private collections in The Netherlands, Belgium, France, Poland, Boston and New York |
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SCREENINGS TimeCopy |
SYART Gallery Beijing, China, 2017 De Rotterdamse Schouwburg, 2011-2014 Grachtenfestival, Compangie Theater Amsterdam, 12-21 August 2011 WestFest Dance Festival 2011, New York City, United States, 28 April - 1st May Motel Mozaïque Rotterdam, videowall Schouwburg , The Netherlands, 7-10 April 2011 DANSCAMDANSE, Ghent, Belgium, 10/11/12 November 2010 Temporary Art Space (tac.nu) Eindhoven, The Netherlands 9/10 September 2010 Open Dans Festival, Lp II Rotterdam, 4th June 2010 KETEL.TV Rotterdam, 2009 ESPACEDULUX.mov & RUimte in BEWEGING, Schiedam, The Netherlands, 24 January 2009 Zaal De Unie, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 30 October 2008 TodaysArt, The Hague, The Netherlands, 26 & 27 September 2008 Nutshuis, The Hague, The Netherlands, 25 September 2008 Festival Filmziget, Budapest, Hungary, 19 & 20 September 2008 René Coelho Prijs, Montevideo, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, September 9th 2008 Media Art Friesland, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands, 4-14 September 2008 Wet Paint #10, Arnhem, The Netherlands, July 2008 Cinedans, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, July 2008 ITS Festival, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, June 2008 Video Bar, Arnhem, The Netherlands, June 2008 ACT Festival, Bilbao, Spain, May 2008 Screendance Festival, Basel, Switzerland, October 2007 Tanz Hautnah Festival, Cologne, Germany September 2007 Danca em Foco, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, September 2007 DOCK 11, POOL07 Internationaler Tanzfilmwettbewerb, Berlin, Germany 2007 Woeste Weduwe Festival, Arnhem, The Netherlands, June 2007 |
| The Aimee Machine |
The oneminutes awards, Amsterdam, The Netherlands 2006 |
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PUBLICATIONS |
Frizzifrizzi, Italië, 8 March 2019 Like a Pearl in my Hand, ISBN 978-94-92051-24-0, January 2017 Réponses Photo Numéro 307, October 2017 Donna magazine, September 2017 Wired Japan, June 2017 Muxmäuschenwild Magazine, May 2017 Eigen Huis & Interieur, April 2017 Focus Magazine, January 2017 NRC, 21 January 2017 Trend Tablet, January 2017 The Myanmar Times, December 4 2015 Medium, November 2015 PF Magazine, November 2015 Urbanautica blog, October 2015 Havenloods, Rotterdam, October 28 2015 The Creators Project, VICE, October 26 2015 RTV Rijnmond, October 23 2015 Metro, Rotterdam, October 23 2015 The Guardian, October 20, 2015, Art and Design section The Raw Book Blog, 2013 SOME/THINGS, 2013 Our age is 13, 2013 Good2B website 2012, interview O.K.Periodicals 'The Body' issue #5, 2010 FashionClash Maastricht 2010 Campain image Het Parool, Newspaper, 7 May 2010 LEEN, Center for Visua Arts Rotterdam #9 2010 View Textile Magazine issue nr.88 -, 2009 Maastricht uitmagazine, june 2009 (cover) BLEND February issue 2009 ABKV ArtEZ Arnhem Catalogue, June 2008 Fine Art Catalogue, June 2008 Mijn plek in Veldhuizen A, Gemeente Ede, 2008 BK informatie, May 2007 Eindexamen Catalogue 2007, ArtEZ Arnhem Wuhan Arnhem Fashionweek, China (Hesper&Heek) Glamcult, the April issue 2007 (I.C.W Marnix de Nijs) De Gelderlander 17/06/2005 (HEMA Design contest) Television interview TV Rijnmond Rotterdam 2001(Kunstbende) |
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ASSIGNMENTS |
Gallery Lous Martin Delft, Municipality of Ede (NL), Historic Museum Rotterdam, Montevideo / Time Based Arts Amsterdam, De Nieuwe Academie Delft, Opendans Festival Rotterdam, Rotabs, ALBEDA College, Kirsten Spuijbroek Jewellery,Charlotte Kan, Imme van der Haak, Yarn Unit A/W 2011, Nada van Dalen campain and lookbook, V2_lab
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PERSONAL ASSIGNMENTS |
Sanne Schrijver, Maartje Dijkstra, Nico Swinkels, Els Beusen, Renee van Ginkel, Lieveke van Zuylen, Tessa Daamen Aliki van der Kruijs, Nikki Gilling, Özlem Altin, Steffie Christiaens, Nina Warmerdam, Fleur Goedendorp, Laura van Schie, Charlotte Kan |