Elspeth Diederix 1971

Vit à Amsterdam. Travaille dans Amsterdam.

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Galerie Stigter Van Doesburg

The world of Elspeth Diederix is endlessly rich. Bringing these riches to light, the beauty of nature and everyday ‘things’, lies at the core of her work. She approaches a plastic bag with the same fascination as a vase of flowers or a mountain ridge. Through her photography Diederix is looking for the moment in which everyday phenomenon lose their ordinary appearance, the moment in which they show their true selves. She shakes us out of our worn and preconditioned ways of perceiving and exposes the world’s true appearance: sublime, full of surprises, poetry and beauty.

Oeuvres d'art

Médias

Points forts

Recommandations

Collections

Spectacles

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Oeuvres de Elspeth Diederix

Karawara & Fragnipani

Brittle Star Mountain

Médias

Elspeth Diederix about her ongoing project ' The Miracle garden'

Points forts

Portret van mijn vader

1996

Buttercups

2007

À propos

De Volkskrant

Elspeth Diederix (47) is both a photographer and gardener, so she is able to study endless flowers and plants. In addition, she dives, allowing her to observe the world underwater ... The artist shows beauty, but also the fragility of nature: from a fragile stalk that carries a bunch of flower leaves to floating coral strings on the seabed.

Lotte Stig

Museum Voorlinden

Everyday objects get a new shape in the art of Elspeth Diederix (1971). Her images are often somewhat surreal because of the combinations of objects and the arrangements she makes. A dead normal white folding chair is in this photo undefined landscape. The shadow is drawn in white paint. Next to the scene is the paint bucket: as if the shadow of itself has dripped out of the pot. Diederix deliberately saves distance from digital intervention in her photos: all 'special effects' in her work are the result of manual intervention.

Suzanne Swarts, Director Museum Voorlinden

Huis Marseille

Elspeth Diederix uses nature in her work to create the surrealistic and magical scenes she has in mind. She works as a director who gives each object a sophisticated place in the composition. For this purpose she often uses unnatural materials and objects, such as plastics and chemical paints, which contrast strongly with the natural environment. In this way she not only comments on nature but also on our consumer society.

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Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam

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Elspeth Diederix is one of the most renowned Dutch photographers with an oeuvre spanning more than 20 years. Her work has been exhibited at all major Dutch institutions for photography such as Foam, Huis Marseille and Het Nederlands Fotomuseum. Her work is included in the collection of the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam and various important corporate collections. She won several prizes including in 2002 the Prix de Rome.

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Education
1990-1995 - Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam
1998-2000 - Rijksacademie van Beeldende Kunsten, Amsterdam

Selected solo Exhibitions
2014 Galerie Stigter van Doesburg
2012 Diana Stigter/Unseen, Amsterdam
2012 De Nederlandsche Bank, Amsterdam
2009 Jan Cunen Museum, Oss
2007 Doride/Ultramarine, (with Maura Biava) FOAM, Amsterdam
2007 Galerie Diana Stigter, Amsterdam
2006 De Scheffer Prize, Dordrechts Museum, Dordrecht
2004 Supernatural (with Marnix Goossens), Huis Marseille, Amsterdam
2003 Galerie Diana Stigter, Amsterdam
2003 Amsterdam Centrum voor Fotografie, Amsterdam
2001 Wetering Galerie (with Pia Wergius), Amsterdam
2000 ’Portretten’(with Jeroen Kooijmans)Wetering galerie, Amsterdam

Selected Group Exhibitions
2015 ‘The photographer’s playspace, Aperture, New York
2014 ' The power of water', Fotodok, Utrecht
2013 'Wit' Nederlands Fotomuseum, Rotterdam
2013 'De herontdekking van de wereld', Huis Marseille, Amsterdam
2012 'Zout & Zoet' Kunsthal, Rotterdam
2011' Still/Life' FOAM, Amsterdam
2011 'Eye wonder', National Museum of Women in the Arts,
2009 'Rietveld Arsenale',Venice Arsenale, Venice
2008 'Dutch dare' La fondation studio marangoni, Florence (cat)
2008 Distinctively Dutch, Christies, London (cat)
2007 'Paradise gained' galerie LUMC, Leiden
2007 Galerie Diana Stigter,Amsterdam (solo)
2007 'Familie in Beeld, Vriesendorp uit Dordrecht, Museum Simoon van Gijn, Dordrecht
2007 'Archipelago Olanda', MiArt, Milan (cat)
2007 'Wundergarten' S.U.D., Palermo (cat)
2006 'Coincidence or well planned', Deiska, Amsterdan
2006 'Dutch dare' Australian Cente for Photography, Sydney (cat)
2006 'L'esprit du nord: Netherlands Now', L'ecole du nord' MEP, Paris
2006 'Dice thrown' Bellwether gallery, New York
2006 '11 contemporaries' Michael Hoppen gallery, London
2005 ' Grote kunst voor kleine mensen' De Paviljoens, Almere
2005 'Confrontation' FOAM
2005 'HxBxD', GEM, Den Hag
2005 'In sight' The Art Institute of Chicago(cat)
2005 'Domestic circle' Erasmus Huis, Jakarta
2005 'Constructed moment', KW 14,Den Bosch(cat)
2005 'Magazijn van de verbeelding', Museum het Valkhof, Nijmegen
2004 ‘Wonderholland’ Mercati di Traiano, Rome(cat)
2004 'Histoire(s) Paralelle(s) Confrontation', Institut Neerlandais, Paris
2003 ’Section one’ Fotomuseum, The Hague
2003 ‘Link’ Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
2003 Galllery Ludovic de Wavrin, Paris
2002 ’A’dam and Eve’ De Appel, Amsterdam
2002 Prix de Rome 1st prize, FOAM, Institut Neerlandais, Paris(cat)
2002 Paris Photo, solo statement,Galerie Diana Stigter, Paris
2002 ’Reality Machines’ NAI, Rotterdam(cat)
2002 ’Fotografen vanNederland’ Fotomuseum, the Hague(cat)
2001 ’Drieluik’ Amsterdams Centrum voor Fotografie, Amsterdam
2001 ’Mooie foto’s’GalerieAschenbach/Hofland, Amsterdam
2001 ’Dutch delight’ FOAM
2000 ’O Sole Mio’ W139, Amsterdam(cat)
2000 ’For Real’ Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam (cat)

Works in collection(a selection)
AMC Artcollection, Amsterdam, Amsterdam
Akzo Nobel Art Foundation, Arnhem
Akademisch Ziekenhuis, Utrecht
Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam
ABN AMRO Bank, Amsterdam
MEP, Paris
Rabobank
Mario Testino
La Salle Bank, Chicago

Prizes
1st prize Prix de Rome Photography 2002
Scheffer prize 2005

Residencies
2008 Townhouse gallery, Cairo
2008 European Ceramic Workcentre, Den Bosch

Commissions
2015 Artwork for the Universitair Medisch Centrum, Utrecht
2014 Photography for Studio Wieki Somers book 'Out of the ordinary'
2014 Artwork 'Florals' for ING bank, Amsterdam
2008 Artwork for the CitizenM Hotel, Amsterdam
2007 Artwork for the entrance of the WTC Station, Amsterdam
2006 Artwork for a bicycle pathway underground, Apeldoorn
2005 Artwork for the Central Station, Amsterdam (Amsterdams fonds voor de Kunst)
2003 Artwork for the Rabobank, Utrecht
2000 Artwork for the outdoor patient centre of the AMC,Amsterdam (Amsterdams fonds voor de Kunst)
1999 Artwork for the Rijksgebouwendienst ‘La Fortezza’, Maastricht

Books
‘Still life submerged’, Elspeth Diederix 2012. 23 x 15,5cm 26 pages. Graphic design Katja van Stiphout. Edition 50.

'These Things', Elspeth Diederix 2005. 24 x 17cm 24 pages. Graphic design Katja van Stiphout. Published by Bytheway Foundation, Amsterdam. ISBN 90-808102-2-3

'Supernatural' Elspeth Diederix and Marnix Goossens 2003. Essay by Dick Tuinder.32 x 24 cm 56 pages. Graphic design Floor Koomen.Published by Artimo. ISBN 90-8546-002-6

'Doride/Ultramarine' Elspeth Diederix and Maura Biava 2007. Essay and inerview by Douglas Heingartner. Graphic design by Coma. 34 x 24 cm. 112 pages. Published by d'jonge Hond. ISBN 978-90-89100-17-7

Bibliography
2012 Volkskrant, 'Broeien en groeien tot dat ene beeld dat overblijft', Merel Bem 23-11-2012
2012 NRC NEXT, 'Het gaat om het kijken niet om het begrijpen' Sterre Sprengers 14-11-2012
2009 Het Financiele Dagblad 'Elspeth Diederix, Surrealist met spullen' Edo Dijksterhuis 21-03-2009
2009 Kunstbeeld 'Onwerkelijke stillevens' Machteld Leij
2009 NRC 'Alledaagse dingen worden bij Diederix poetisch' Lucette ter Borg12-05-2009
2009 De Volskrant,'Vrolijke dingen aan de natuur gevoegd' Merel Bem 17-04-2009
2009 Brabants dagblad, 'Alledaagse foto's, maar heel anders' Hans van Alebeek 01-04-2009
2008 De Volkskrant, 'De plas melk moest wat jaartjes rijpen om indruk te maken' Merel Bem,29-10-2008
2008 Het Parool, 'Transparante vogeltjes' Dirk Limburg 25-007-2008
2007 Kunstbeeld, 'De 30 van Kunstbeeld' Anne Berk 12-01 2006-2007
2004 Mr Motley, 'Sculptuur van een ijsje' Anouk Laverge 01-2004
2003 NRC ‘Gesprek met beeldend kunstenaar Elspeth Diederix’ Sandra Smallenburg 6-6-2003
2002 Foto, 'Portfolio' Ilse Schrama 09-2002
2002 Trouw ,’Elders kijk ik alerter’ Marlijn Dingshoff 19-4-2002
2002 Het Parool, ‘Het tweede leven van een kopje koffie’ Marina de Vries, 16-4-2002
2000 De Volkskrant , Couleur Locale , Erik Hagoort 1-3-2000
1998 Het Parool , ‘DE sudden summer van 7 fotografen’ Maartje van Breejen 17-9-1998
1998 Kunstbeeld, Atelier Signalement , Saskia Monshouwer - 4-1998
1998 Eindhovens Dagblad,’Zilveren strandbal speelt voor zon’ Anna van der Burgt 10-3-1998
1998 Haagsche courant,’Acht jonge kunstenaars uit dieverse galeries’ Roos van Put 6-2-1998
1997 Het Financiele Dagblad ,’Jonge kunstenaars op weg naar het podium’ Karin Feenstra 17-5-1997
1995 Het Financiele Dagblad, Grenzeloze verbeelding in eindexamenselectie’Karin Feenstra 28-10-1995
1995 De Volkskrant ,’Voorschot op lente in dode ruimten’ Wilma Suto 24-2-1995