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Emma van der Put

SOON

€28,00

22,08 × 27,88 cm, ills colour, paperback
ISBN 9789493146372
design and editing: Emma van der Put, Jurgen Maelfeyt and Lien Van Leemput for 6m56s
text: Steyn Bergs
language: English, Dutch, French

Edition of 600
January 2020

By means of a dialogue between the text and the visual material from the videos, Steyn Bergs and Emma van der Put want to take a critical look at how images are mobilised, not only to illustrate certain visions of the future, but also how they contribute to the creation of such visions—which are never ‘neutral’—in the present. On the basis of the videos made by Van der Put, this publication focuses on the specific working and politics of images in the Noordwijk and the Expo area in Brussels. Within these locations, developments that are currently taking place throughout Europe (from property speculation to migration flows) manifest themselves in a concrete and local manner.

This book was released in context of the solo exhibition “Mall of Europe” by Emma van der Put at Mu.Zee, Ostend. With the generous support of Mu.Zee, Mondriaan Fund, Jaap Harten Fonds

Emma van der Put’s videos originate from looking closely at (urban) public space. In her position as an observer, she tries to maintain a balance between empathy and detachment. Even though she is physically part of the crowd, the telescopic lens of her camera is creating a distance, a private space within the public space. Emma van der Put is represented by tegenboschvanvreden, Amsterdam (NL). Steyn Bergs is an art critic and a researcher in art history. His work operates at the intersections of contemporary art, (new) media art, political economy, critical theory, media theory, and aesthetics.

Emma van der Put

SOON

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