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Five great Dutch photographers and I am one of them according to Dodho magazine. Thanks!

Dit unikaat met VIER gesigneerde zelfportretten ‘A man’s world’ plus scheermes waarmee ik mijn lichaam geruime tijd heb geschoren (boordevol DNA!) bied ik vandaag – omdat de zon schijnt- met korting te koop aan. Afm. 25 x 25 cm.
Oorspronkelijke verkoopprijs: € 850,00, vandaag: € 500,00, inc. btw/verzending binnen Nederland.

Vannacht was iemand heel lief vrijwillig en gratis aan mijn website aan het werken. Hij wist niet dat automatisch mails werden verstuurd. Sorry voor eventuele overlast. Er komt een heel mooie pagina aan!

The necessity of ‪#‎internationalwomensday is hard to understand. We are all created equal, aren’t we? Perceptions and expectations can create inequality though. Therefore put gender on your agenda today and beyond.

A man’s world, 2007

Vielen Dank Herr Dirk Tölke. Finally there’s a guy who understands what I’m doing and knows how to explain it to others. ‘Haut, die unter die Haut geht’. Klenkes 03, Stadtmagazin Aachen/Euregio.

Don’t we all know those famous fashion photographers like Guy Bourdin, Helmut Newton, Steven Meisel etcetera? Well, I am not famous (yet 😉 ) but I do fashion photography in my own unique way: self-portraits.
Recently jewellery designer Arjan Moors and I collaborated. You can find the result in his webshop
The thumbnails show cropped pictures. Below you can find an overview of the original photos.
For a limited time there’s a special offer in case you are not only interested in buying his rings. It’s also possible to achieve matching self-portraits against a friendly price: € 125,00 each (VAT and shipping charges within the Netherlands included). The selfportraits come signed, numbered, dated on the back. Image size: 19 x 19 cm. Sheet 30,5 x 20 cm. Edition 25. Unframed.
Mail me for information or to order the self-portrait(s) to your liking: info@hjimvangasteren.eu

Hey Valentine! Are you looking for real love, a real woman? Here she is!

‘Later is now’  commented on my exhibition ‘subject vs. object’ at Galerie vorn und oben. They are excited.
Quote: “Die Kunst kommt heute von Lilith. Die hat es in sich! Wer uns als Kunstsammler kennt, weiß wie wir zur Fotografie stehen. Liliths Arbeiten haben uns aber heute Gründe zum Umdenken gegeben. Das passiert sehr selten!”
Quote: “Wir suchen die Verbindung zwischen den Werken und der Künstlerin. Schnell könnte man abgelenkt werden, von allem, was in ihren Bildern erzählt wird. Aber es sind die Augen. Ihre Augen. Sie verraten ihre Leidenschaft. Und wir mögen leidenschaftliche Menschen!”

Read the article here

Departing from a mathematical formula the exhibition analyses the simplicity of a definition which, through the selection of the displayed works, questions the term of relativity. Jan Hoet would have put it this way: «Who boxes with or against whom?“ What is a museum, what art has its place in it and what can one expect?
No answer to this question is needed since the latter focuses on the insecurity that provides the necessary basis for any creative process. Institutional insecurity creates space for individual decisions – of the artist, the director of the museum or even the public. Through a daring confrontation of the displayed artworks this exhibition puts under scrutiny individual and collective acceptation.

My self-portrait ‘Who’s coming to dinner?’ and I will be present on Sunday January 17, 2016.

Creating a huge videocollage ‘Working my way up’. I’ve shot this series about the way I live my life in 2007. The collage will be shown at Galerie vorn und oben Eupen (B) during my show ‘subject vs. object’ starting January 31. Here’s a glimpse…

Working my way up, 2007

Well, I guess that must be me #thelastperfectman

You cannot
Make me feel ugly
Neither inside
Nor outside
Just leave
Quietly
© Lilith 2016

The fence 2016