CurriculumVitaeChrisRijksen
Designer-CreativewithaCamera-tellingstoriesondiversity,humansandperception
Name: ChrisRijksen
DateofBirth:
21-11-1991
Country:
TheNetherlands
Projects
2015-present DirectorofphotographerintheTransketeers,acollectivewiththefocusofcreating
inspiringstoriesfromwithinminorotiestoempowerthem.Firstfinishedprojectis
theTrans*Tapes,sixshortdocumentaryportraitsofdiversetransgenderindividuals
intheNetherlands.Inthesedocumentariesthefocuslaysonpositiveaspects.
2013-present
2009-present
2010-2015
DocumentoftheTransformation-alongtermprojectexploringthe metamorphosisofmyownphysicality,mymentalstateandtheperceptionof
those.Consistssofarofthreeinstallations;Iphis(2013),Bosjacht(2014)and
Aktmalerei(2016).
Freelancephotographerwithafocusonpeopleandportraits.For,interalia;HEMA,
HollandOpera,JeugdorkestNederland,COCNederland,RotterdamsPhilharmonisch
VerzekeraarsGemeenteAmsterdam.
VisualandcontributingEditoratmagazineExpreszo,Amsterdam
Inaboutfiveyears,IworkedasaphotographerwiththemagazineExpreszo.
Whilegrowingwiththis,Iwasinvolvedininterviews,editorials,campaigns,
coversandothervisualstuff.
2012 InternatvisualartistWillemPopelier,Utrecht
Assistingwithi.eproduction,conceptdevelopment,imageprocessingand
exhibitionpreparation.
Education
2013-2015
MasterAppliedArts,SandbergInstituut,AmsterdamMasterofDesign,Thesis'
Whenlifeanartmerge'.GraduationshowattheBurgerweeshuis,Amsterdam
2009-2013
BAPhotography,RoyalAcademyofArts,TheHague.
Prizes
WinnerofthePridePhotoAward2012withtheseriesGenderasaperformance
SelectionofGroupExhibitions
Neuerealität,AltesPfandhaus,Cologne,Germany-2016
Transmission,AmsterdamMuseum,Netherlands-2016
TranScreen,Gallery4bid,Amsterdam,Netherlands-2014
OnIdentity,GallerySouslesétoiles,NewYork,U.S.A-2014
PridePhotoAward,HiradoDutchtradingpost,Japan-2014
ArtPrimeur,GaleriedeCompagnie,Dordrecht,Netherlands-2013
Versus,GalerieHOOP,DenHaag,Netherlands-2012
HetideeM/V,Dolhuys,Haarlem,Netherlands-2013
PridePhotoAward,OudeKerk,Amsterdam,Netherlands-2012
Solo
Gallery'Comein',Charkov,Ukraïne-2015
ILHIA,PublicLibrary,Amsterdam,Netherlands-2013
Publications/Viewings
deBalie
deCorrespondent
HetDolhuys
HollandOpera
L'HBTQMagazine
NRC.next
Pretty&Fair
PakhuisdeZwijger
Trouw
TransgenderNetwerkNederland TransScreen
VPRO