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  • work
    • photography
      • 2022
      • 2021
      • 2020
      • 2019
      • 2018
      • 2017
      • 2016
      • walls
      • portraits
      • Johan
      • composed
      • chameleons
      • black & white
    • drawings
  • About | Contact

Marna

I am a visual artist living and working in Amsterdam. 
My work varies from street photography, studio portraits, videos, drawing, painting and collages.


With my images, I hand over the experience of constantly having to solve puzzles to get a grip, showing human action and behavior to be confusing.⁠ I use photographic means as color, point of view and composition in a way that unimportant details become important and positioning becomes difficult. Every image raises questions, there is little guidance or certainty. They leave you with the feeling of being an observer and outsider.

I am intrigued by the opinion that making an effort to fathom an image can result in gaining awareness, thinking differently and becoming more open-minded. By employing this I aim to give an understanding about neurodiversity, and there not being one ‘right’ way of thinking, and behaving.


Education

2021 – …           WorkShowGrow school
2017 – 2021      Fotoacademie, Amsterdam (4 years)
2020                 Online workshop ‘Quietly Loud’, Kristine Nyborg & Felicia Chang
2019                  Workshop, Syntax / Semantics with Sarker Protick, iMPACT DOC, Amsterdam
2009-2012       Grafisch Media Instituut, Amsterdam
2006                 Basic Photography Course, Fotoacademie Amsterdam
2003-2004      Digital Design, (New Media), St.KAO/Kreft, Haarlem
1994-1996        Hogeschool v/d Kunsten (BA), Amsterdam (drawing, painting, printing)
1991-1995         Hogeschool Amsterdam, Teacher Training in Arts

Exhibitions/Nominations/Publications/Artist talk

2022

  • Group Exhibition ‘Traces’, Photo-Canopy, Confessions The Trinity, Burton-on-Trent, UK
  • Group Exhibition ‘DESPATCH’, New Forest Heritage Centre, Lyndhurst, UK
  • Publication Workhorse Collective, Zine Issue 3
  • Artist Talk, A/Artist MediaMatic Amsterdam

2021

  • Online Group Exhibition ‘Social Intimacy’, The Pomonan
  • Online Group Exhibition ‘The 2021 Favorite Photograph’, Lenscratch
  • Publication, MetropolisM – Verzamelwoede, of de inhaalslag van de dingen

2020

  • Nominated Shortlist, Dutch National Portrait Price
  • Publication Dutch newspaper Het Parool, ‘No playing outside’ due to Corona
  • Publication Photozine Global Zoo, The Phooks
  • Mention, Pf Fotografie Magazine #8

2019

  • Group Exhibition ‘City Limits’, Rotterdam Photo

2018

  • Photography, #DDK39 Donkere Kamer – Pakhuis de Zwijger DUPHO


Artist Residency

2022

  • Artist-in-residence, ISSP Latvia Riga
  • Artist-in-residence, Belgrade Art Studio, Serbia

2021

  • Artist-in-residence, New Forest UK (Organisation – WorkShowGrow school)

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  • Marna Slappendel
    Warmondstraat 51-1
    1058 KP Amsterdam
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MSGRAFISCH | 2022