‘Atmos’ 2024, 33 x 24 cm distorted polaroid collage in a steel frame by Tjitske Oosterholt
respectare - duo show with Justus de Rode (2024)
The complexity of interconnectedness in the world is difficult to grasp. Modern man often seeks refuge in explanation and reasoning. But those who want to fully understand nature, or the world around them as a whole, will never succeed. We as modern humans will have to learn to find meaning again in the incomprehensible, the sublime, in mystery.
In respectare, Justus de Rode and Tjitske Oosterholt explore this interaction between reason and feeling in our perception of the world. The work explores the boundaries of photography: from its genesis to modern application. Using intuition as their starting point and guide, they question the core properties of photography: how does the image relate to reality?
The work offers a view free of interpretation and explanation, a view that, according to the artists, is at the basis of restored respect. Respect, from the Roman 're-spectare', means something like viewing anew; a fresh look without the noise of prejudices or ideas. By abandoning reason for a moment and giving space to mysticism, we feel a deeper contact with the world, we wonder again and will restore respect.
‘respectare’ was on show at boox.space in Haarlem from 06.09.24 - 15.09.24
The complexity of interconnectedness in the world is difficult to grasp. Modern man often seeks refuge in explanation and reasoning. But those who want to fully understand nature, or the world around them as a whole, will never succeed. We as modern humans will have to learn to find meaning again in the incomprehensible, the sublime, in mystery.
In respectare, Justus de Rode and Tjitske Oosterholt explore this interaction between reason and feeling in our perception of the world. The work explores the boundaries of photography: from its genesis to modern application. Using intuition as their starting point and guide, they question the core properties of photography: how does the image relate to reality?
The work offers a view free of interpretation and explanation, a view that, according to the artists, is at the basis of restored respect. Respect, from the Roman 're-spectare', means something like viewing anew; a fresh look without the noise of prejudices or ideas. By abandoning reason for a moment and giving space to mysticism, we feel a deeper contact with the world, we wonder again and will restore respect.
‘respectare’ was on show at boox.space in Haarlem from 06.09.24 - 15.09.24
‘One is treated to the sight of the wild’ 2024, 60 x 45 cm toned cyanotype on kozo paper in a stainless steel frame by Justus de Rode
‘Poppy’ 2024, 41 x 32 cm distorted polaroid collage in a steel frame by Tjitske Oosterholt
‘Ravenous desire to prey upon the soft-wooled’ 2024, 40 x 30 cm toned cyanotype on Kozo paper by Justus de Rode
‘The river flows’ and ‘Archipelago’ 2024, 41 x 32 cm (each) distorted polaroid collage in a steel frame by Tjitske Oosterholt
‘Memory of place’ and ‘Voices of the Land’ 2024, 49 x 40 cm (each) distorted polaroid collage in a steel frame by Tjitske Oosterholt
