ARTIST STATEMENT
Larice Schuurbiers (b. 1997) is a photographer and activist. She investigates the role of representation and the power of the image. Larice uses her work to contribute to more positive, multidimensional representations of communities she photographs. With the use of photography, moving image and text, Larice would like to raise awareness and simultaneously start a dialogue with her audience. Her work is often connected with her political engagement, as Larice Schuurbiers aims to redefine identity and shift our way of looking.
EDUCATION
Postgraduate (MA) Fashion Photography, UAL: London College of Fashion, London, 2020 - present
Bachelor of Arts Design, Major Photography, Avans Hogeschool / AKV|St.Joost, Breda, 2015 - 2019
Minor International Journalism, Hogeschool Amsterdam, Amsterdam, September 2017 - January 2018
Accreditation BA Design, AKV|St.Joost, Breda, January 25 - January 29 2020
Fotodok: Uitfeest Festival, Uitfeest, Utrecht, September 15, 2019
Melkweg Expo: Arty Party // GRADUATES exhibition, Melkweg Expo, Amsterdam, August 2nd - September 1st, 2019
AKV|St.Joost LAUNCH // DE CLUB exhibition, AKV|St.Joost, Breda, July 6th - July 10, 2019
DE CLUB ENTREE, Studio NL12, Amsterdam, April 11, 2019
Docfeed Film Festival, Temporary Art Center, Eindhoven, February 21 - February 24 - 2019
Fotodok: Tentoonstelling: Uitfeest 2019, by Fotodok Foundation, Utrecht, 20.08.2019
Metropolis M magazine: Best of Graduates Special 2019, Publication August 2019, nr. 4
Metropolis M Review: AKV|St.Joost Graduation Shows, Lorelinde Verhees, 16.07.2019
Nomination St.Joost Penning 2019, AKV|St.Joost Breda, department Photography, 2019
Punt Avans Magazine: Fotoproject Kunststudent: donkere huidskleur in Nederland vaak synoniem voor boos en crimineel, 01.07,2019
Docfeed Film Festival Catalog 2019, Temporary Art Center, Eindhoven