Marna

I am a visual artist living and working in Amsterdam. 
My work varies from street photography, studio portraits, videos, drawings, paintings 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 aim to give an understanding about neurodiversity, and there not being one ‘right’ way of thinking and behaving.

Education

Exhibitions/Nominations/Publications

2022

• Exhibition ‘That’s one way of looking at it’, Bookpublisher Bolderãja, Riga Latvia
• 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

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 Talks

2022

• ‘That’s one way of looking at it’ – Artist Talk, ISSP, Riga Latvia
• ‘Inspiring confusion with photographs’ – Artist Talk, A/Artist MediaMatic Amsterdam

Artist Residencies

2022

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

2021

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