WassinkLundgren - One Group Show
Press Release | Amsterdam, 16 November 2012
WassinkLundgren - One Group Show
25 January - 17 March 2013
Foam starts 2013 with One Group Show, the first
major solo exhibition by Dutch born duo, WassinkLundgren. This
exhibition will present a broad overview of their work, including
projects shown for the first time. The work of WassinkLundgren
develops from small observations or humorous twists of situations
from everyday life. Their starting point is always a social
interest in the world around them, but equally interesting to them
is how the medium of photography can deform reality.
WassinkLundgren playfully subvert some of the unwritten rules of
the medium. As in Tokyo Tokyo, a series of diptychs in
which the decisive moment is approached in a lighthearted way. Or
Empty Bottles, which catches 24 Chinese people as they
scavenge bottles placed by the photographers in various locations.
Their approach could be called 'conceptual documentary', where
repetition, playfulness, investigating the medium of photography
and collaboration are all important.
WassinkLundgren consists of Thijs groot Wassink (1981) and Ruben
Lundgren (1983). Both graduated in 2005 from the photography
department of the School of Arts in Utrecht. During the last year
of this course they decided to work in collaboration. Subsequently,
Thijs groot Wassink completed his Master Fine Arts at Central Saint
Martins in London and Ruben Lundgren received his Master in
Photography at the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing. The duo
has had several group and solo exhibitions in The Netherlands and
abroad. WassinkLundgren first exhibited at Foam in 2007.
One Group Show by WassinkLundgren can be seen from 25
January until 17 March 2013 at Foam. Open daily 10 am - 6 pm,
Thurs/Fri 10 am - 9 pm. Tickets: € 8,75.
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Foam is sponsored by the BankGiroLoterij, De Brauw Blackstone
Westbroek, Delta Lloyd and the VandenEnde Foundation.
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