Power of the landscape
Social issues
Hooft Graafland seeks the power of the landscape and manages to capture the magnificence of the vast areas of nature in the same way that Hendrik Willem Mesdag (1831-1915) did with his iconic Panorama of Scheveningen. With a subtle mix of humour and wonder, she addresses social themes such as climate change, inequality and the position of women, which means her work always remains hopeful and inspiring.
Scarlett Hooft Graafland travels light, but her images carry weight. Like the work by the Mesdags, Hooft Graafland's art invites us to reflect– not only about ourselves and our connection with nature, but also about social issues.
Book
Publication accompanying the exhibition
Mesmerizing
The exhibition is accompanied by the publication of the same name, Scarlett Hooft Graafland. Mesmerizing. This high-quality publication contains stunning photographs of Hooft Graafland's work, complemented by in-depth background stories about the photographs featured in the exhibition.
Authors: Adrienne Quarles van Ufford,
Scarlett Hooft Graafland and Cathelijne Blok.
Design: Petra Warrink
Publisher: Waanders Uitgevers
About the artist
Scarlett Hooft Graafland studied at the Royal Academy of Art (KABK) in The Hague and at the Parsons School of Design in New York. She trained as a sculptor and began to photograph to capture her installations.
Scarlett Hooft Graafland''s work is included in museum collections such as those of Fotografiska, Stockholm, Huis Marseille Museum, Amsterdam, Museo Nacional de Arte, La Paz, CAMP Contemporary Art Museum of Palestine, Jerusalem, Museum Voorlinden, Wassenaar, and in the collections of the Amsterdam UMC, the Dutch embassies in Dubai and Brussel, De Nederlandse Bank, the New York Public Library Collection, UBS Zurich, Statoil, Stavanger and FNAC, Paris.
Image: Portrait Scarlett Hooft Graafland, photo: Sacha de Boer