The projects I create always intent to
inform, empower and connect people.”
Annejet Brandsma (1995) studied Crossmedia Design at the AKI ArtEZ in Enschede and graduated cum laude with the multimedia project Good People (Goed Volk). A series in photography, film and book form about the traditional social structure of Dutch rural countryside. She focused mainly on its influence on the younger generation. This work was on display in Museum MORE in Gorssel (NL).
In 2021 she finalized a short documentary called Women of the Land. In the documentary rural women of different generations throughout the Netherlands have their say. Annejet investigates the (social) position of these women in our history on the basis of personal stories and historical (agricultural) developments. Together these stories contribute to a layered image of the identity, emancipation and position of female farmers in the Netherlands. The women’s stories are framed by the documentary maker’s personal development and reflections during the making process.
In addition to her practice as a photographer, she has been part of Studio Polat since 2017, where she provides Art Direction through design, film and photography. She has also designed various exhibitions and events at home and abroad.
She has worked for organizations such as Rabobank, Rijksmuseum and the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management. Annejet is skilled in photography, film, design, concept development, editing and image editing.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
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2018 – Museum MORE ‘Focus: Het trage lage land’
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2018 – Exhibition photography Objektief Enschede
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2017 – Afstudeer Show AKI ArtEZ, provocation
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2017 – Menzis Groningen menzis jong talent
DUO EXHIBITIONS
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2018 – Loolaan Galerie Apeldoorn, Duo exhibition
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
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2018 – Exhibition Saxion Enschede
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2018 – Exhibition Saxion Deventer
NOMINATIONS
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2021 – Short list Anna Cornelis Fund
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2017 – Longlist TENT Academy Awards
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2017 – Longlist Zilveren Camera, Documentary national
PUBLICATIONS
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2018 – MORE het trage lage land, Uitgeverij Lecturis
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2017 – Goed Volk, photobook, personal publication
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2017 – The photographer is dead, long live photography Essay, personal publication
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2017 – Provocation, AKI graduation
LECTURES AND PRESENTATIONS
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2021 – Filmscreening ‘Vrouwen van het Land’ Vrouwen van Nu
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2021 – Guest speaker Congres GenderSmart / University of Wageningen
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2021 – Filmscreening and speaker multiple screenings Beholders; Documentary Film Festival
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2021 – Filmscreening and talkshow ‘Vrouwen van het Land’
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2021 – 4Evergreen Beekbergen filmscreening and talkshow ‘Vrouwen van het Land’
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2021 – lecturer training students of VersPers
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2021 – Filmscreening and talkshow ‘Vrouwen van het Land’ MIMIK Deventer
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2021 – Interview ‘De Boerderij’ (magazine ‘the farm’)
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2021 – Interview ‘Veeteelt’ magazine
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2021 – Radio interview RTV Apeldoorn
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2021 – Radio interview omroep MAX, Radio 5
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2021 – Tv interview RTVOost
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2021 – Article NOS nieuws
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2020 – Interview magazine female organisation ‘Vrouwen van nu’
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2020 – Virtual residency Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV) and Consulate of the Netherlands
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2020 –Lecturer workshop on photography – Conservatorium ArtEZ Enschede.
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2018 – RTV Apeldoorn Radio interview
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2018 – Lecture ‘Het nieuwe Noaberschap’ Saxion Deventer
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2017 – Donkere Kamer #12 Rotterdam – Sebastião Salgado, Pitch ‘Goed Volk’ (1st place)
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2017 – Tubantia, Interview final show AKI
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2017 – Donkere Kamer BredaPhoto Pitch (2nd place)
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2017 – Metropolis M, Review final show AKI
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2016 – Dutch Design Daily, Interview, Goed Volk
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2015 – speaker ‘de betekenis van fotografie’
COMMISSIONED
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2021 – Rijksmuseum Amsterdam – Photography
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2021 – Open Monument Day – Photography
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2021 – KRO-NCRV, Studio Polat – Research visual presence
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2021 – ‘Reis zonder Einde’ for ministry of infrastructure and water management – Video edit
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2021 – ‘PERRY’ Tafel van 5 – Poster and flyer design
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2020 – ‘Roots’ Kalyon Kultur Istanbul – Catalog and exhibition design
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2019 – ‘De Makers’ Rabo&Co Magazine – Photography
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2019 – Curriculum ‘Ooggetuigen’ – Researcher and designer
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2019 – ‘Postcards From Morocco’ – FOAM – Design exhibition Mercatorplein
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2019 – City Collective Amsterdam in NYC, municipality Amsterdam – Short Documentaries
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2019 – ‘Re-Enact WOII’ – Design Identity, exhibition 14 liberation festivals
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2019 – Identity Studio Polat – Design Logo, website, print
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2018 – Film ‘Het gastronomisch erfgoed van Flevoland’ – Film, edit
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2018 – Weer Toekomst Refugees @ Campus – Film, edit online scrollytelling
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2018 – The Myth of men Leica Gallery Boston – Backstage video / interview
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2018 – Museum Hilversum Terug naar 1940-1945 – Exhibition design
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2018 – My Daily Shot of Culture – Freelance editor
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2017 – Provincie NH ‘Energie transitie in een veranderend landschap’ – video edit
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2017 – DIY expo ‘Hello, do you want me to take a picture?’ – Design exhibition magazine
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2017 – The Myth of men Leica Gallery Istanbul – Catalog, backstage film
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2017 – Goed Volk – Book design, edit video and exhibition
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2017 – Rabobank ‘Artist in Residence’ – Design poster
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2015 – Kijk mijn straat! Exhibition Roosendaal – Exhibition Design