Jan van IJken (Amersfoort, the Netherlands 1965) is a documentary photographer and filmmaker.
He is specializing in self-initiated personal long-term photo- and filmprojects. Characteristic of his way of working is the use of natural light wherever possible and photographing people as natural as possible. This with an eye for detail and composition.
Photographer
A touch of Divinity – Images of devotion in Eastern Europe (2001) about devotion in Eastern Europe. For this project he photographed pilgrimages, liturgies and other religious rituals in Poland, Rumania, Slowakia and Ukraine from 1997 to 2000.
New Neighbours (2004), about the enlargement of the European Union. For this project he photographed the daily life in sister-cities in both Eastern European and Dutch cities.
Precious Animals (2005) about the relationship between man and animal in The Netherlands. The project was assigned by the Rijksmuseum and NRC Handelsblad.
Filmmaker
Since the beginning of 2008, Jan van IJken is developing himself as an independent fillmmaker.
At the end of 2008, he finished his first short film Pigs, Pork and Paradise. In the fall of 2011, his first documentary ‘Them&Us’ about the surreal relationship between man and animal will be released.
C.V.
Place/date of birth Amersfoort, 31 oktober 1965
Education Self-taught
Assignments and Funding
2001 Documentary assignment Provence of Gelderland
2003 Document Nederland, Rijksmuseum / NRC Handelsblad
2006 Stipend The Netherlands Foundation for Visual Arts, Design and Architecture
Books and catalogues
Building Solar Suburbs
1999 Text Henk Bouwmeester, Publisher Aeneas Best, ISBN 90-75365-19-5
A touch of Divinity- Images of devotion in Eastern Europe
2001 55 photos in black and white. Publisher Valkhof Pers, Nijmegen. ISBN 90-5625-102-3
Document van het moment – Gelderland gefotografeerd
2003 Exhibition-catalogue with 11 photographers
Museum Valkhof Nijmegen, ISBN 90-68-29-076-2. Including DVD with interviews.
Jan van IJken Dotyk Boskosci
2003 Exhibition catalogue, Galeria Fotografii Polen ISBN 83-89313-21-9
Doe mee- book, dvd and calendar
2003 Mee Zuid Holland Zuid / Mee Rotterdam,
52 photos of handicapped people in Holland
Dierbaar (Precious Animals)
2005 Published by Voetnoot Amsterdam, 84 foto’s black and white, tritone,
text Ivo de Wijs, ISBN 9071877981. Summary and Captions in English.
Publications (selected)
Semana Santa in Sevilla
2007 Catalogue Photofestival Noorderlicht 2007 Act of Faith (3 photos)
A touch of Divinity
2001 Trouw (several publications)
2001 Volkskrant Magazine (10 pages)
2001 Plus Magazine (7 pages)
2001 PF (11 photos)
2001 Nikon Pro Magazine (4 photos)
2002 Black&White Photography (6 pages)
2003 Kwartalnik Fotografia (7 photos)
2006 Book Herman Hoeneveld “Over fotografen” (1 photo)
New Neighbours
2004 Focus (7 pages)
2005 CV Koers (8 pages)
Precious Animals
2005 Theme-supplement / special, printed with NRC Handelblad
2005 Focus Magazine (6 pages)
2005 De Volkskrant (review)
2005 NRC Handelsblad (review)
2005 Kunstkrant Rijksmuseum (2 pages)
2005 De Morgen, Belgium (5 photos)
2006 Eyemazing (review)
2006 Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung, Germany (8 photos)
2006 El Mundo Magazine, Spain (15 photos)
2006 EIGHT, U.K. (9 pages)
2006 Shots, U.S.A. 93 (4 pages)
2006 Mother Jones Magazine, U.S.A. (6 pages)
2006 2006 Annual Awards Book (International Photography Awards), U.S.A.
2007 Vision, China
2007 Vice Magazine, vol. 5 nr. 7 (4 pagina’s), international photo-special
2007 America Photography #23, U.S.A. (2 foto’s)
2007 Days Japan (to be published)
TV
Document van het moment – Gelderland gefotografeerd
2003 Televisieseries in 4 parts about documentary photography – TV Gelderland
Precious Animals
2006 Lijn 4, RTL4, interview Precious Animals
Radio
Precious Animals
2005 KRO 747 Live, interview
2005 NPS Kunststof radio 1, live-interview 1 hour
2005 VPRO De Avonden, review
2005 VARAVroege Vogels, radio 1, 2 hour special/interview
2006-05-30 WERELDOMROEP, summary of Vroege Vogels-broadcast
Solo-exhibitions (selected)
Live! Popmusic, a world of emotion
1991 Public Library, Amersfoort
Semana Santa in Sevilla
1996 Elleboogkerk, Amersfoort
1996 Amsterdams Centrum voor Fotografie
A touch of Divinity
2001 Oude Kerk, Amsterdam
2001 Elleboogkerk, Amersfoort
2001 Grote Kerk Breda
2001 Der Aa-kerk Groningen
2001 Laurenskerk Rotterdam
2001 Kasteel Hernen
2003 Travelling exhibition Poznan/Gorzow/Gdynia, Poland
Handicapped people in Holland
2001-2003 Travelling exhibition in the provence of Zuid Holland
New Neighbours
2003 Public Library Liberec, Czech Republic
2003 De Observant, Amersfoort
2004 Atrium, city hall, The Hague
Precious Animals
2005-2006 Huis Marseille Amsterdam
2006 Dutch Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality, The Hague
2006 Screening at photofestival Visa pour l’image, Perpignan, France
2006 Jong Vee, manifestation Utrecht
2007 Theater De Lieve Vrouw, Amersfoort
Group exhibitions (selected):
Document van het moment – Man and animal in the provence of Gelderland
2003 Museum Valkhof, Nijmegen
Rare Snuiters
2003 Nieuwe Kerk Amsterdam, Curator Midas Dekkers
Fotoweken II
2004 SBK Kunstuitleen Amsterdam Noord
Precious Animals
2006 “Best of Show”, International Photography Awards
travelling exhibition in 6 countries
2007 FotoArte, Brasilia, Brazil
2008 Fotofestival Deurne
Awards:
A touch of Divinity
2002 Humanity Photo Award, China, 2nd prize Daily Life
Dierbaar
2006 Humanity Photo Award, China, 3rd prize Daily Life
2006 International Photography Awards, 3rd prize Photo Essays
2007 Black and White Spider Awards, Nomination Fine Arts
2007 American Photography #23, 2 photos selected
Collections
2005 Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
2006 John Cleary Gallery, Houston
2006 Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Representation
from 2001 Hollandse hoogte, Amsterdam
Filmography
2008 Pigs, Pork and Paradise (total running time 04:43)
First short film about the relationship between man and pig.
Screening Pigs, Pork and Paradise
2009 Manifestation Foodprint, The Hague
2009 International Young Filmmakers Festival of Granada (Spain)
2010 Shortly speaking… Dutch, several Polish cities