Cas Slagboom

Cas Slagboom

Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands

About Cas Slagboom

What I see cannot be caught What I record is a lie I will understand much later How my eyes deceived me All the knowledge we have about our world may give us the impression that we really understand it better. But nothing gives me more freedom than letting go of that knowledge, in order to experience the shortest way to wonder, and the resulting love. When I started photographing, I felt that photography was lacking in conveying my inner experience of the world around me. With the eye and training of an artist, with my groundbreaking experience as a mountaineer, and my years of experience as a designer, I wanted to take my work and photos to a different level. From thousands of photos of specific places and details I began to compose unknown and magical landscapes. And must recently I started to compose with real people. In my work I want to imagine the world in which the boundary between us and the natural environment is fading. I want to create images that put us in a different relationship, in which we do not necessarily have the determining and controlling role, but are vulnerable. I want to open a window to possibilities. To show a mirror that inspires and allows the viewer to look around with a new look. Looking for the right balance between our desire and the importance of the natural environment, of which we depend. I always opt for a romantic visual language. We all know that everyday reality is different, but I think you can only change that reality with a dream. The dream of unconditional love for the world in which we live. Cas Slagboom was born and raised in Vlissingen, The Netherlands. He now lives in Utrecht with his two daughters and his wife with whom he works closely together.

Education:

He has been trained as an visual artist and designer at St Joost Breda, The Netherlands, in Fine Arts and Design.

Born in 1956 and raised in Vlissingen, Zeeland. He spend many years in nature as a mountaineer and explored the boundaries on many levels before he explored his talents in art.
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As a child he learned all the tricks of photography from his father. An on-going learning process. He made free work and sold it, designed and sketched. After his studies, he mainly focused on communication through display and on visualizations as a designer and as Creative Director.

Events:

In addition he works on commission and also uses images to move people into development programs. Social Art:

January-February 2018 we come closer
Utrecht dichterbij
Social Art exhibition @ town hall Utrecht

November 3th - "Images in healthcare" Pioneers in Social Domain, @BankvanNoppes Gorinchem The Netherlands

www.casslagboom.nl; www.motionworks.nl; www.wecomecloser.nl

Exhibitions:

Exhibition City Hall Utrecht - We Come Closer
February 2018
Social Art - Publishing:
https://www.ad.nl/utrecht/fotograaf-cas-slagboom-zit-bewoners-br-overvecht-en-zuilen-dicht-op-de-huid-br~a89efe06/

Social Art Projects:
Stories of the 'Young' Lady - Utrecht, The Netherlands,
Room for One-other - Gorinchem, The Netherlands,
Portret of Zuilen, Utrecht, The Netherlands,

November 3th - "Images in healthcare" Pioneers in Social Domain, @BankvanNoppes Gorinchem The Netherlands

Portrait of Zuilen
A 12 meter composite portrait of people in the community of Zuilen in Utrecht.
Based on theme "sharing"
Permanent exhibition @ Vorstelijk Complex