Hans Aarsman Explained

Hans Aarsman
Birth Place:	Amsterdam, Netherlands

Hans Aarsman (born 27 December 1951)^[1] is a Dutch photographer, author, and lecturer at the Rijksakademie in Amsterdam. His work is held in the collections of the Netherlands Photo Museum, Rijksmuseum and Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Life and work

Aarsman was born in 1951 in Amsterdam.^[1] He started his career as a photojournalist for the Dutch newspaper Trouw. In 1989 he published the book Hollandse Taferelen which consisted of landscapes photographed from the roof of a camper which he pulled through the Netherlands for a year. In 1990–1991 he finished a photo series of East German states. he was an editor of the magazine Useful Photography.^[4] Aarsman also is a novelist and playwright. His debut literary work was Twee hoofden, een kussen (1995).

Publications

Photography

• Hollandse Taferelen (1989)^[5]
• Aarsmans Amsterdam (1993)^[5]
• Een engeltje dat over mijn tong piest (1995)^[6]
• Vrrooom! Vrrooom! (2003)

Literature

• Twee hoofden, een kussen (1995)

Collections

Aarsman's work is held in the following permanent collections:

• Netherlands Photo Museum, Rotterdam, the Netherlands^[2]
• Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam^[3]
• Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, the Netherlands^[1]

External links

• • Aarsman giving a talk at TEDxAmsterdam in 2009 (video)

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2023-06-15. Hans Aarsman. Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam.
2. Web site: 2023-06-15. FREE DOWNLOADS OF HANS AARSMAN PHOTOGRAPHS. Netherlands Photo Museum.
3. Web site: Search. Rijksmuseum.
4. News: Sean. O'Hagan. 2023-06-15. Conceptual art? It's a piece of cake.... The Observer. 17 July 2004. 0029-7712. London.
5. Web site: 2023-06-15. Acquisitions – Nederlands Fotomuseum Rotterdam. Netherlands Photo Museum.
6. Web site: 2023-06-15. Het engeltje dat op mijn tong pieste – Hans Aarsman. Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam.