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INTRODUCTION
Dutch Educator Corinne Noordenbos is in London to share her knowledge through a lecture, discussion and a workshop. Please read on for the topic, biography and dates.
Photograph by Corinne Noordenbos
IS THE TRIVIAL NOT IMPORTANT ENOUGH?
“Is the trivial not important enough?” The tradition of visual storytelling of everyday life in Holland in the photobook
Public lecture, London, UK by Corinne Noordenbos.
Our main focus in photography seems either the search for aesthetics or documenting the trouble in society. We love to photograph what we find beautiful or we feel the need to give an account that is troubling us.
Through the history of Photobooks using visual storytelling in the Netherlands, I will give an alternative for those that want to represent their society in an alternative way.
The Dutch Photobooks have established a large international reputation, winning prizes for many years now. Where does the success come from, on what tradition is it based?
I will take you through its tradition to current examples all by showing the work through reproductions of important photobooks and discuss with you the relevance for the present state of our minds. Many of the examples are former students so that I can take you through the process from the insight out.
What are personal stories relevant for others? How can we show them through a photobook to an audience? How are we able to conceptualize and depict reality instead of describing it?
I call myself a conceptual documentary photographer and have been an educator for more than 40 years.
I am also a passionate collector of photobooks.
I’d love to share this passion with you. This lecture is an appetizer for those doing the workshop in the following 3 days. If not feel free to listen and to get inspired.
In both cases, I hope you will join us!
Corinne Noordenbos
Amsterdam, September 2022
CORINNE NOORDENBOS | BIOGRAPHY
Corinne Noordenbos is a photographer and educator. Her contribution to education in the Netherlands has impacted the development of photography internationally. Her former students are now at the forefront of contemporary practice and the development of the book form can be clearly celebrated in the work of former students like Rob Hornstra, Vivianne Sassen and Wassink Lundgren amongst many others.
Corinne was Head of Photography at the Royal Academy of Art (KABK) in The Hague until her retirement in April 2015. In 2014 she received an award from the Royal Photographic Society followed by received a Royal Dutch decoration in 2016 in honour of her work. She is known internationally as an expert in photobooks and a collector herself.
She is currently working as a photographer and travelling around the world as an associate professor at many academies including the CAFA, the Central Academy of Fine Art, Beijing, l 'University of Ulster in Belfast and L' Unicamp University Campinas in Brazil, as well as a frequent speaker at numerous international photography festival giving presentations, workshops and conferences.
http://corinnenoordenbos.com/
OTHER DETAILS
PROGRAMME
6:00 pm - Gathering at ELS for Wine and Cheese
6:30 pm - Lecture & Moderated Discussion
8:00 pm - More Wine and Cheese
Address
107 Brickfield Studios, 30 Brickfield Road, LONDON E3 3LT
The ELS Print Studio is the space for lecture and discussions with limited numbers. Tickets include VAT. If you are participating in the workshop, the lecture night on 24 November entry fee is included.
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