This work is part of the project ‘high up close by’.
misha de ridder was entrusted with the key to Oude Kerk in Amsterdam allowing him day and night access to all areas of the church.
misha de ridder (NL, 1971) is a visual artist making conceptual photo and video work concerned with perception. His quiet images evoke contemplation and intimacy, invite viewers to look anew at what we consider known and to rethink our surroundings. According to misha de ridder, reality is an act of deep imagination.
misha de ridder’s work has been widely exhibited internationally at institutions such as a.o. Coda Museum, Foam Photography Museum, Museum of the City of New York, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam and many others. de ridder's work has been acquired by both private and major public collections a.o. the Amsterdam City Archives, Foam Photography Museum, the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Museum Voorlinden, Oude Kerk, Asheville Art Museum (USA), AkzoNobel, Amsterdam UMC, KPMG. de ridder published seven monographs: Sightseeing (De Balie 2000), Wilderness (Artimo 2003), Abendsonne (Schaden 2011), Dune (Lavalette 2011), Solstice (Native 2012), Falaise (Roma 2016), and high up close by (Roma 2019).