From Arnhem With Love

photography: Erwin Olaf, Hair & Make-up: Anita Jolles @ EEA,
model: Diek @ Rocket Garage

Erwin Olaf & Collectie Arnhem with ♥ for the Russian LGBT community

With this campaign, they draw attention to the appalling conditions on gay rights in Russia.
A T-shirt with a print,  specially developed for the campaign, shows a pink interpretation of a masterpiece by the Russian artist El Lissitzky. The shirt is available for sale from the end of January in a limited edition of 60 pieces.

Collectie Arnhem is an annual project of the third year fashion students from ArtEZ Institute of the Arts Arnhem.
The 22 students of the current generation launched 'From Arnhem With Love " to support the Russian Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender community.
As in coming February, all eyes of the world are pointed at the Olympic Games in Sochi, they want to ensure that this matter does not end up under the snow, but rather gets the attention it deserves.
Erwin Olaf, known supporter of gay rights, wants to be part of this project and shot the campaign.

The print on the shirt is a pink translation of the painting “Beat the white with the red wedge” from the Russian artist El Lissitzky. The theme of this painting is about progress in a suppressed Russia.
Through modern interpretation and minor changes they have turned the theme of the painting into a gay icon.

The original five shirts are now circulating around known Dutch people from the fashion industry and other supporters. By wearing the shirt they express their support for the LGBT community in Russia. The pictures are a growing wall on Collectie Arnhem instagram-page (#fromarnhemwithlove).
Follow Collectie Arnhem on Facebook and Instagram to see who will appear in the shirt and where the shirt will be sold.

Instagram.com/collectiearnhem
Collectiearnhem.nl
Erwinolaf.com

WHITE at The Nederlands Fotomuseum

WHITE
Photography, Art, Design, Fashion, Film

From 14 September 2013 to 5 January 2014, the Nederlands Fotomuseum presents the exhibition WHITE!
This exhibition displays existing and new work by national and international talent, by established and promising artists such as
Guy Bourdin, Erwin Olaf, Ed van der Elsken, Petra Lunenburg, Maison Martin Margiela, Nanine Linning & Les Deux Garçons, Fleur Goedendorp, Comme des Garçons, Anton Corbijn, Luc Tuymans, Marlene Dumas, Lidewij Edelkoort, Bibi van der Velden, Katinka Lampe, Inez van Lamsweerde, Aziz Bekkaoui, Mattijs van Bergen, Pierre et Gilles, Bertjan Pot, Iris van Herpen and Isaïe Bloch, Claudy Jongstra, Lonneke van der Palen and many more.

White stands for a fresh start, a blank page. White forms is the starting point of this  multidisciplinary exhibition that presents documentary, portrait and landscape photography, as well as art, fashion, design, architecture, film, video and more.
WHITE has been compiled by Anne van der Zwaag, curator and publicist in the domain of art, design, fashion, photography and colour!

The exhibition is part of the long-term programme entitled BLACK&WHITE, which has been made possible by a generous contribution from the Wertheimer Fund. For more information, please see www.zwartwit.nu.

 http://nederlandsfotomuseum.nl

MOAM & Foam

Queuing for Moam & Foam opening

Last night I attended the opening of MOAM in &Foam in Amsterdam. The exhibition is a huge success. Its support resulted in overcrowded space and a long queue for the opening and that is well deserved!

MOAM is an exhibition where fiftheen contemporary photographers work together with fifteen designers.
MOAM has selected one iconic image from three reputable Dutch photographers, Anton Corbijn, Inez van Lamsweerde & Vinoodh Matadin and Erwin Olaf and asked fifteen other talented photographers to translate these three images. As a result, five different interpretations on the occasion of the same photo. Inspiring and creative combinations that shine a new light on existing iconical photos.

three iconic images

In addition, each photographer is linked to a Dutch designer. This gives an innovative look at the iconic images. An interesting collaboration between the most successful names and the promising newcomers from the Dutch fashion and photography scene.














Participants
Alique & SPR+
Blommers/Schumm & Mattijs van Bergen
Carmen Kemmink & Borre Akkersdijk
Dennis Swiatkowski & Frans Molenaar
Jasper Abels & Avelon
Jolijn Snijders & Claes Iversen
Maarten Alexander & Sjaak Hullekes
Marc de Groot & Yvonne Kwok
Martien Mulder & Peet Dullaert
Paul Bellaart & Jan Taminiau
Philippe Vogelenzang & Winde Rienstra
Robin de Puy & Francisco van Benthum
Sanja Marušić & Hellen van Rees
Sophie van der Perre & G-Star
Valentina Vos & Nisha Rabiee

MOAM is an initiative of curator and event creative director Martijn Nekoui. This is his second project after the successful debut last year with the MOAM exhibition; fashion exhibition where twelve young contemporary talents gave reinterpretation to twelve Dutch fashion historic highlights.
http://www.martijnnekoui.com/

Impressions of the opening

Paul Bellaart & Jan Taminiau