Kunsthal Rotterdam

On the ocassion of the exhibition Steef Zoetmulder, Maartje van den Heuvel - guest curator of the exhibition and curator of photography at Leiden University Libraries - will be giving a lecture in the Kunsthal Auditorium on the work of Steef Zoetmulder (1911-2004), in which she wil elaborate on the relatively underexposed Dutch post-war art photography movement. The language of the lecture is Dutch.

The photographer Steef Zoetmulder (1911-2004) is a key figure in post-war Dutch art photography. He became known for his creative depictions of everyday reality. Unusual structures and patterns, emphasised by unexpected perspectives, lighting, and cropping are characteristic of his work. Iconic Rotterdam buildings, still lifes, portraits, and abstract compositions: over fifty vintage prints, which Zoetmulder made himself shortly after shooting the photographs, are on display in the exhibition Steef Zoetmulder.

Steef Zoetmulder’s core collection could recently be acquired by UB Leiden thanks to the support of Vereniging Rembrandt. The lecture on Steef Zoetmulder is co-organised by the Vereniging Rembrandt and is free to attend by its members.

What

Lecture about photographer Steef Zoetmulder by Maartje van den Heuvel, curator of photography University Libraries Leiden and guest curator of the exhibiton. 

When

Saturday 16 September from 14:00 - 15:00 hrs. Walk-in from 13:30 hrs.

Price and registration

Admission €16,50 (adults). Free admission for those below 18 years. Museumkaart and Rotterdampas are valid. Your ticket also gives you admission to all the exhibitions in the Kunsthal.