BertienvanManen tells us about her breathtaking work
“Travel is very natural for me, because I’m very curious. I want to see new things. I want adventure,” the artist explains. “At home in Holland, I can’t really find things that excite me.” For a long period of time Van Manen only used a simple handheld camera, the kind that any tourist might own; this was a question of both convenience for the photographer and comfort for her subjects. “It’s very convenient for me.
Bertien van Manen, Novokuznetsk, Siberia, 1991, from the series: A Hundred Summers, A Hundred Winters, chromogenic color print, Collection Nederlands Fotomuseum Rotterdam and Collection StedelijkSometimes, the photographer reveals, leaving the camera lying around would lead to comedic results. “People tried to use [the cameras by themselves], because they are so easy to handle.
Van Manen’s approach to documentary photography shifted throughout her career, while the idea of photographic truth was questioned and, on a more personal level, her own desires changed. “When I started, I was very much socially involved and I wanted to change the world like [20th-century American poet and writer] Elizabeth Bishop,” she says. “But that changed for me. In time, I felt it’s not my way of looking at people.
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