CONTROL OF OUR DESTINIES
Photo series accompanying the Dutch translation of the essay 'Control of Our Destinies' by author Sam Mills, for HetMoet Publishing. 


“..After all, it’s easy, right? You put the man in his place, and you take control of your destiny. You go to HR. You lodge a complaint. You get the man fired. You carry on working as before. Easy.”


Translated by Fannah Palmer.




HARI DEPAN SAYA

Two-week photography workshop for the students of Senior High School SMA Aquino, in Amurang, Sulawesi, Indonesia.

The theme of the workshop referred to the study program my father, Frank Persijn, started here 12 years ago; Hari Depan Saya / My future days. The students practised different forms of photography and learned to experiment. Their 'try-outs' as well as the final results where presented in an exhibition that was organised entirely by themselves.


In collaboration with Stichting Amurang.

THE TRANSFORMERS

Photography assignment for The Transformers: a new pop band from Rotterdam that’s all about exchange. The different life experiences of the band members tell a wider story of the city of Rotterdam. These stories – of people with experiences of and with homelessness – are elevated by the skills of professional musicians. The music made can often tap into a deeper layer of meaning and urgency when combined with those stories and the playing of those who have experienced homelessness. Hence the name picked by founders Marije van Rijn and Hans Vermunt; The Transformers.

DEPEND ON ME

‘Depend on Me’ is a research program, initiated by artist Marieke Zwart, that facilitates artistic collaborations between professional and non-professional artists, funded by AFK. Over the course of 7 months, 10 artists from professional, semi-professional and amateur art-practices created a new work and researched how to collaborate horizontally and interdependently as artists from different contexts and generations. I collaborated on the project as an artist and photographer, helped organizing the exhibition at Punt WG and worked as an editor on the publication 'Professional Amateur'.




AMSTERDAM 4 & 5 MAY COMMITTEE

Photography assignment for the Amsterdam 4 and 5 May committee in 2022.


“The Amsterdam 4 and 5 May Committee was established in 1946. On 4 May, we as Amsterdammers reflect on the history of razzia, resistance, exclusion, famine, and then on 5 May we celebrate that Amsterdam became a free city again, with free inhabitants.”




GALERIE ONRUST

Managing and creating content for all social media channels of Galerie Onrust. With works by: Emma Talbot, Eli Content, Gijs Frieling and Hans Hovy.



UUT EXPERIENCE | NATIONAL YOUTH COUNCIL
Commissioned by UUT Experience / National Youth Council, photography for the project 'Young in Overvecht' by Marleen Klapwijk and Simone van Daelen from Studio Flessenpost. Presented in an exhibition and publication from December 6 - 8 2019 at Huis van Betekenis, Utrecht.





DUTCH EDUCATION COUNCIL

To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Dutch education council, a photography competition was held at various schools in the Netherlands. Renee Hilhorst and I provided photography workshops for the winning students.