We are delighted to announce Currents, a new exhibition by Gilleam Trapenberg at Galerie Ron Mandos running from 23 September through 29 October. Drifting through the currents of separate places, Gilleam Trapenberg has two worlds under his skin. From a studio in Amsterdam, his memories of an island upbringing are rose-tinted – just as a sun-soaked image of a palm-lined beach obscures a fuller picture of Caribbean life. Returning to the region at regular intervals, Trapenberg maps the textures of a changing territory through photographs – of the people he meets, the unassuming details that draw his eye, and the paradoxical landscapes of Sint Maarten and Curaçao: at once famous, misunderstood, seductive and in decline.
The official opening of the exhibition takes place on Saturday September 23rd between 6:00 and 9:00 PM.