In the Weekender Trailer Solo Show during the Unseen Photo Fair in Amsterdam, Annegien van Doorn establishes relationships between ordinary, everyday and banal objects. The objects she uses move beyond their day-to-day function and take on a new form. Small events are transformed into the monumental and the familiar becomes… Read More
The famous Hans Brinker Budget Hotel halls have been swept of every bottle, crisp packet, and slice of stale bread (some of which you can see celebrated in the poster of 2013 I made). In their place, the artworks of young talented artists from top universities compete… Read More
In her multimedia installation Domestic Science, Annegien van Doorn sets in motion everyday substances such as toothpaste, custard and mayonnaise. In 3h, Foam’s exhibition space for young international talent, she presents photographic and video work which establishes relationships between ordinary, everyday and banal objects from our daily lives. The objects that… Read More
HD Video 2’53”, 2013 In short sequences, Annegien van Doorn sets in motion ordinary products of our everyday life like toothpaste, custard and mayonnaise. They evolve beyond their usual role, adopting new forms and functions. Domestic objects, usually considered without visual value, develop their… Read More
The Morning After is a monthly photo series depicting the scene of a band’s post-slumber lodgings the day after their Subbacultcha show. Commissioned by Subbacultcha
In 2013 Annegien van Doorn lived and worked for two months in a former pumping station, a residency of the Mondriaan Funds in The Netherlands. The pumping station is situated in the dunes and is surrounded by typical Dutch countryside. “At first, a feeling of freedom overwhelmed me. The physical… Read More
A paint palette turns into a mountainscape, a row of books reminds us of facades of houses and an ordinary coffee cup looks like a museum piece. At first sight Annegien van Doorn focuses on meaningless details. A scissor secured with a padlock, a pair of funnels in the… Read More
De Nachtwacht van het FCA is a gigantic tableaux vivant portraying the entrepreneurs of the Food Center Amsterdam. A contemporary group portrait commissioned by the City of Amsterdam in 2012, that contains many references to the famous painting of Dutch artist Rembrandt van Rijn: De Nachtwacht (1642). The Nachtwacht became the… Read More
