Whereas photography often brings time and movement to a standstill within the frame of an image, Kuno Grommers uses the camera to capture the spatial dynamics of a static image. Abstract geometric shapes and large areas of colour are the starting point for installations that seem to defy the laws of gravity. The optical illusions putting our powers of perception to the test are the result of Kuno’s innovative play with two important mainstays of photography: light and darkness. These illusions do not involve digital manipulation of any kind, seeing as his method of working is analogue.
The wooden floor of his studio, which has served as a reference point in this ongoing series for fifteen years, offers a clue as to Kuno’s working process. Its paint-spotted surface betrays the manual labour that makes these installations possible: weeks of preparatory work, during which he carefully designs, measures and manually builds the composition. Yet it takes only a millisecond to immortalize the result in a photograph. Then he starts the process all over again and there are new spots of paint to testify to the three-dimensional reality of these installations. Over the past 15 years, Grommers has made more than 120 installations and photographs that testify to his great skill in the areas of composition, repetition and experimentation.
The wooden floor of his studio, which has served as a reference point in this ongoing series for fifteen years, offers a clue as to Kuno’s working process. Its paint-spotted surface betrays the manual labour that makes these installations possible: weeks of preparatory work, during which he carefully designs, measures and manually builds the composition. Yet it takes only a millisecond to immortalize the result in a photograph. Then he starts the process all over again and there are new spots of paint to testify to the three-dimensional reality of these installations. Over the past 15 years, Grommers has made more than 120 installations and photographs that testify to his great skill in the areas of composition, repetition and experimentation.
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Video Portrait of Haarlem based artist Kuno Grommers during the spring of 2020 on request of Galerie Bart.
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Kuno Grommers, born in 1946, currently lives and works in Haarlem, where his own gallery Punctum is open to the public. Kuno established himself as a visual artist, after a longstanding career as a theatre photographer. In 2017 Lectures and Galerie Bart published an overview of the more than 115 works he made in 15 years as an artist. His works have been included in the collections of the Frans Hals Museum and the Noord-Hollands Archive and many private collections.
His photographs have been exhibited in Dutch institutions such as Zandvoorts Museum, Dat Bolwerck in Zutphen, Provinciehuis Noord-Holland, De Vishal, Nieuwe Vide, and Philharmonie in Haarlem, the Utrecht based Kunstliefde and the Amsterdam Arti et Amicitiae. Furthermore he participates regularly in municipal art manifestations such as KEK Beverwijk, Contemporary Matters and Kunstlijn and Zomerexpo in Haarlem. Galerie Bart has been exhibiting with Kunor regularly since 2014, also presenting his work at Unseen. His work was selected in 2020 for Volta Basel CH.
His photographs have been exhibited in Dutch institutions such as Zandvoorts Museum, Dat Bolwerck in Zutphen, Provinciehuis Noord-Holland, De Vishal, Nieuwe Vide, and Philharmonie in Haarlem, the Utrecht based Kunstliefde and the Amsterdam Arti et Amicitiae. Furthermore he participates regularly in municipal art manifestations such as KEK Beverwijk, Contemporary Matters and Kunstlijn and Zomerexpo in Haarlem. Galerie Bart has been exhibiting with Kunor regularly since 2014, also presenting his work at Unseen. His work was selected in 2020 for Volta Basel CH.
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Kuno Grommers.
curriculum vitae
Born in 1946, Kuno Grommers currently works and lives in his hometown Haarlem. Kuno has had a longstanding career as a theatre photographer before starting as an autonomous visual artist.
Collections.
•Frans Hals Museum in Haarlem.
•Noord-Hollands archief, Haarlem.
Publications.
2017 • In Perspective Kuno Grommers by Kuno Grommers, Merel Bem, Galerie Bart and Lecturis. 2016 • Burgwal Haarlem. De andere tijd, Kuno Grommers & Maartje Breed.
Exhibitions.
2021 •
"A Summer Symbiosis", Galerie Bart, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2020 •
The Great Photography Special group exhibition at Galerie Bart in Amsterdam.
Volta basel (prosponed) group presentation with Galerie Bart, in Basel CH.
Winterwerk group exhibition in Galerie Bloemendaal.
2019 •
Het Atelier - Onbeperkt Begrensd for Kunstlijn 2019 in Haarlem.
Koffer Stories, zomerexpo 2019 at De Wijngaard in Haarlem.
Zutphen Concreet at Dat Bolwerck in Zutphen.
2018 •
Het Atelier group exhibition at De Vishal in Haarlem.
Omzien naar (N)u (november) for Kunstlijn 2018 in Haarlem.
Solo group exhibition at Club Phil, Philharmonie in Haarlem.
Vals Plat group exhibition at Kunstliefde in Utrecht.
Fisherman & Friends group exhibition at Provinciehuis Noord-Holand in Haarlem.
Een Verlate Lente, zomerexpo 2018 at De Wijngaard in Haarlem.
Orientation solo exhibition at Galerie Bart in Amsterdam.
Assemblages solo exhibition at Vishal in Philharmonie in Haarlem.
2017 •
Unseen Photo Fair group presentation and book presentation with Galerie Bart in Amsterdam.
Van Mondriaan tot Dutch Design at Zandvoorts Museum in Zandvoort.
Stock exhibition at Galerie Bart in Nijmegen.
Dimensies duo exhibition at Galerie Gemund in Haarlem.
2016 •
Over Morgen for Kunstlijn 2016 in Haarlem.
Unseen Photo Fair group presentation with Galerie Bart in Amsterdam.
Point of view group exhibition at Galerie Bart in Amsterdam.
2015•
De Burgwal in de jaren 70 solo exhibition at Galerie Punctum in Haarlem.
2014•
Bart Invites group exhibition at Galerie Bart in Amsterdam.
Schetsboek project at De Vishal in Haarlem.
Contemporary matters group exhibition in Haarlem.
2012•
Kunst Exposities Kerkplein group exhibition in Beverwijk.
Droste Effect at Nieuwe Vide in Haarlem.
Projections / installation at Castellum Aqua in Bloemendaal.
2005 - 2011•
Untitled group exhibition at Horizonverticaal in Haarlem.
Joost Minnigh, Guusje Hamelynck and Kuno Grommers at Kunstcentrum in Haarlem.
Untitled group exhibition at RC de Ruimte in Ijmuiden.
Seen by our own eyes at Arti et Amicitiae in Amsterdam.
Untitled group exhibition at RC de Ruimte in IJmuiden.
Kunst op kantoor at Stadhuis in Haarlem.
Kunstlijn 2007 group exhibition in Haarlem.
Untitled group exhibition at ABC in Haarlem.
Untitled group exhibition at Arti et Amicitiae in Amsterdam.
Untitled group exhibition 2005 at ABC in Haarlem.
Other activities.
•Gallery owner of gallery Punctum in Haarlem.
•Artist in collective Het Wijngaard Collectief in Haarlem.
•Theatre photographer.
•Urban photographer of Haarlem.
curriculum vitae
Born in 1946, Kuno Grommers currently works and lives in his hometown Haarlem. Kuno has had a longstanding career as a theatre photographer before starting as an autonomous visual artist.
Collections.
•Frans Hals Museum in Haarlem.
•Noord-Hollands archief, Haarlem.
Publications.
2017 • In Perspective Kuno Grommers by Kuno Grommers, Merel Bem, Galerie Bart and Lecturis. 2016 • Burgwal Haarlem. De andere tijd, Kuno Grommers & Maartje Breed.
Exhibitions.
2021 •
"A Summer Symbiosis", Galerie Bart, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2020 •
The Great Photography Special group exhibition at Galerie Bart in Amsterdam.
Volta basel (prosponed) group presentation with Galerie Bart, in Basel CH.
Winterwerk group exhibition in Galerie Bloemendaal.
2019 •
Het Atelier - Onbeperkt Begrensd for Kunstlijn 2019 in Haarlem.
Koffer Stories, zomerexpo 2019 at De Wijngaard in Haarlem.
Zutphen Concreet at Dat Bolwerck in Zutphen.
2018 •
Het Atelier group exhibition at De Vishal in Haarlem.
Omzien naar (N)u (november) for Kunstlijn 2018 in Haarlem.
Solo group exhibition at Club Phil, Philharmonie in Haarlem.
Vals Plat group exhibition at Kunstliefde in Utrecht.
Fisherman & Friends group exhibition at Provinciehuis Noord-Holand in Haarlem.
Een Verlate Lente, zomerexpo 2018 at De Wijngaard in Haarlem.
Orientation solo exhibition at Galerie Bart in Amsterdam.
Assemblages solo exhibition at Vishal in Philharmonie in Haarlem.
2017 •
Unseen Photo Fair group presentation and book presentation with Galerie Bart in Amsterdam.
Van Mondriaan tot Dutch Design at Zandvoorts Museum in Zandvoort.
Stock exhibition at Galerie Bart in Nijmegen.
Dimensies duo exhibition at Galerie Gemund in Haarlem.
2016 •
Over Morgen for Kunstlijn 2016 in Haarlem.
Unseen Photo Fair group presentation with Galerie Bart in Amsterdam.
Point of view group exhibition at Galerie Bart in Amsterdam.
2015•
De Burgwal in de jaren 70 solo exhibition at Galerie Punctum in Haarlem.
2014•
Bart Invites group exhibition at Galerie Bart in Amsterdam.
Schetsboek project at De Vishal in Haarlem.
Contemporary matters group exhibition in Haarlem.
2012•
Kunst Exposities Kerkplein group exhibition in Beverwijk.
Droste Effect at Nieuwe Vide in Haarlem.
Projections / installation at Castellum Aqua in Bloemendaal.
2005 - 2011•
Untitled group exhibition at Horizonverticaal in Haarlem.
Joost Minnigh, Guusje Hamelynck and Kuno Grommers at Kunstcentrum in Haarlem.
Untitled group exhibition at RC de Ruimte in Ijmuiden.
Seen by our own eyes at Arti et Amicitiae in Amsterdam.
Untitled group exhibition at RC de Ruimte in IJmuiden.
Kunst op kantoor at Stadhuis in Haarlem.
Kunstlijn 2007 group exhibition in Haarlem.
Untitled group exhibition at ABC in Haarlem.
Untitled group exhibition at Arti et Amicitiae in Amsterdam.
Untitled group exhibition 2005 at ABC in Haarlem.
Other activities.
•Gallery owner of gallery Punctum in Haarlem.
•Artist in collective Het Wijngaard Collectief in Haarlem.
•Theatre photographer.
•Urban photographer of Haarlem.
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