Peter Spaans

Peter Spaans (Weesp, 1953, based in Amsterdam).
Photography, books, mixed media, installations.

Visualization of my fragmented thinking through photography, mixed media, collages, books and installations.

In his body of work Peter Spaans ignores obvious subject matter such as famous landmarks; he is more interested in the ordinary cityscapes, and spaces that are often ( or not ) photographed or videotaped by many different people. For Mr. Spaans, it is important to understand these common urban spaces and how they function, as he believes they are what influence our lives the most. These are the spaces we encounter each day; they are where we live our normal day to day livesInspired by the daily life on the streets in different cities, films and photographs (newspapers and magazines).

Peter Spaans worked with such curators as Okwui Enwezor (The Second Johannesburg
Biennial, the traveling exhibition 'Mirror's Edge' with its share 'The Unknown Cities' project!
and the book 'Cream contemporary art in culture'); Hou Hanru (The exhibition 'Unlimited II '
at De Appel, Amsterdam); and Jan Hoet (Sonsbeek 9, with Hans Eijkelboom, Arnhem).
Exhibited worldwide, including the USA, Canada, Germany, Italy, Denmark, South Africa,
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1975 - 1977: Academy of Arts, Den Bosch.
1979 - 1981: Academy of Arts, Arnhem (diploma)

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS, PROJECTS, BOOKS AND MAGAZINES 2011 - 2023
2023 Kunsthal 45 Den Helder (groep)
2019 - 2023 Diverse tentoonstellingen
2019 Borneo Architectuur centrum, Amsterdam (duo).
2018 Opening nieuwe website peterspaans.nl (solo).
2018 Vrijburg, Amsterdam. ‘Fotoplaks’ (Solo).
2018 Open Studio, Amsterdam (Solo).
2017 Universiteit van Johannesburg, ‘Kunstenaars boeken’ uit de Jack Ginsberg Collection (groeps).
2016 Arti et Amicitea, Amsterdam. ‘Salon’ (groeps).
2016 Knsm-laan 325, Amsterdam ‘UNPHOTO’, wand reliëfs, ruimtelijke collages en boek presentatie (solo).
2016 De Hallen, Haarlem: Groepsexpositie ‘Reiskoorts’ (groeps).
2015 Edities / Artists Book Fair (E / AB Fair), New York. Johan Deumens galerie (groeps).
2015 ‘AmsterdamUnseen’ in de Kunsthal Citroen garage, Amsterdam (groeps).
2015 Arti et Amicitea, Amsterdam. (groeps).
2015 lancering nieuwe website: www.peterspaans.nl
2014 2 Photo installations on the Europa plein, commission De Rai, Amsterdam.!
2013 Gallery Johan Deumens, Amsterdam. ’Project World Works’ (with artist talk).!
2013 Different books: World Works Project: 3 big books with all project pages and 11!
printed books: WORLD WORKS: THE LIBRARY PROJECT: 1. Handeling in een aantal!
gevallen, 1980 - 1981, 2....