ROBINdePUY
Photographer / Director
info@robindepuy.nl
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THE RAVESTIJN GALLERY
Amsterdam
+31 20 530 6005
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ROBINdePUY
Photographer / Director
info@robindepuy.nl
Print Sales
THE RAVESTIJN GALLERY
Amsterdam
+31 20 530 6005
info@theravestijngallery.com
ROBINdePUY
Photographer / Director
info@robindepuy.nl
Print Sales
THE RAVESTIJN GALLERY
Amsterdam
+31 20 530 6005
info@theravestijngallery.com
Instagram: robin_de_puy
Robin de Puy’s (b.1986, the Netherlands) photographs start with a desire to tell her own story through the faces of others. Whether it’s the freckled adolescent she noticed whilst refuelling in Wyoming, the Dutch author, poet and columnist Remco Campert, or the boy Randy she met in Nevada whilst on her American road trip, de Puy sees the camera as an aid to understand the deeply personal traits and histories of each person, and how they also reveal something about herself. Many of her encounters are fleeting; a heartfelt glance into the life of someone else before time resumes its frantic pace. In others, as with Randy, those same transient experiences blossom into profound and enduring relationships. Regardless of which ending they have, de Puy’s photographs are always imbued with a sensitivity and timelessness that encourages a slow gaze on the human condition. Her images are chances for genuine human connection, and through sharing with them with the world, allow us to take part in such moments.
“A Joyous, Mysterious Portrait of Rural American Boyhood.” ~ The New Yorker about her project RANDY
Robin de Puy studied at the Fotoacademie Rotterdam and has been exhibited internationally at institutions and galleries including; Bonnefantenmuseum, Maastricht (2018); Museum Hilversum, Hilversum (2017); The Hague Museum of Photography, The Hague (2016); Stedelijk Museum, Breda (2016) and Photoville, New York (2016). Amongst numerous other awards, De Puy was the winner of the National Portrait Prize in both 2013 and 2019. Her work is held in major public and private collections including Bonnefantenmuseum, Maasstricht; De Nederlandse Bank, Amsterdam; Museum Voorlinden, Wassenaar; Centraal Museum Utrecht, Utrecht; Fotomuseum Den Haag, The Hague; Huis Marseille, Amsterdam and Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Hague.
In 2015, de Puy took a 10,000 km road trip across the US on a Harley Davidson, making images that were published as the book If This Is True, I’ll Never Have to Leave Home Again in 2016. The trip was documented by Simone de Vries and Maarten van Rossem, and the film was nominated for an International Emmy Award in 2017.
“The American road trip is a photographic trope that’s often abused by countless photographers, but Robin de Puy, through her truly personal approach, has produced an opus that sets her apart from the masses. Her American road trip spanned 8,000 miles on a motorcycle, but you’ll rarely see pictures of stunning landscapes in her work. Instead, the Dutch photographer chose to focus on the people she met – sharing personal experiences that many photographes would shun. The result is a stunning study of today’s America made all the more relevant after Donald Trump’s election.” ~ TIME MAGAZINE about her first book ‘If This Is True’.
text by: Kris Kozlowski Moore
RANDY
12 June 2020 - 30 Sep 2020
Portrait(s) Festival
Vichy, FRANCE
LOVE ME
30 May 2020 - 14 June 2020
Sint-Jozefskapel
Augustijnslei 76
Brasschaat, BELGIUM
15.06 2019 - 08.09 2019
MASTERLY WOMEN - group exhibition
Stedelijk Museum Schiedam
Schiedam, The Netherlands
25.05.2019 - 30.06.2019
MARVELOUS MISFITS - group exhibition
Naarden, The Netherlands
02.02 2019 - 16.03.2019
LOVE ME - solo exhibition
THE RAVESTIJN GALLERY
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
26.01.2018 — 13.05.2018
RANDY - solo exhibition
Bonnefantenmuseum
Maastricht, The Netherlands
17.06.2017 — 20.08.2017
LOOKING FOR AMERICA
Museum Hilversum
Hilversum, The Netherlands
15.09.2016 — 30.10.2016
UNCLE JAN
Breda’s Museum
Breda, The Netherlands
22.10.2016 - 26.02.2017
If This Is True (selection)
Girlgaze / Annenberg Space for Photography
Los Angeles, USA
21.09.2016 — 25.09.2016
If This Is True (selection) - PHOTOVILLE
Brooklyn Bridge Park - New York, USA
01.03.2016 — 26.06.2016
If This Is True - solo exhibition
The Hague Museum of Photography
The Hague, The Netherlands
25.03.2014 — 13.04.2014
The Art of Energy
Pulchri
The Hague, The Netherlands
2019Rabo Photographic Portrait Prize:
winner
2018LensCulture Portrait Awards:
winner
2018ADCN:
nomination craft photography
2017National Portrait Prize:
nomination
2017Lens Culture
Jurors’ Pick
2015Harry Penningsprijs
Nominated
2013Selection of Dutch Photography Awards
(SO Awards)
SILVER
2013National Portrait Prize:
1ST AND 3RD
SO (Selection Of) 2013:
NOMINATED
The International Photo Awards:
7 HONORABLE MENTIONS
2012Zilveren Camera, Portrait:
3RD PRIZE
National Portrait Prize:
NOMINATED
PANL #21,
Non Commissioned People:
NOMINATED
Commissioned Fashion:
BRONZE
2011PANL #20
Non Commissioned People:
NOMINATED
Commissioned Fashion:
NOMINATED
2010PANL #19
Non Commissioned People:
NOMINATED
2009Photo Academy Award
OVERALL WINNER
Volkskrant – Volkskrant Magazine – New York Magazine – Bloomberg Businessweek – KPN – Het Parool – Le Monde M – L’Officiel – LINDA. magazine – Vrij Nederland – Adformatie – Creatie – BVN (Breast Cancer Ass.) – Vice – N=5 – KesselsKramer – This That or The Other – J. WALTER THOMPSON – Purple Diary – Dutch National Ballet – Süddeutsche Zeitung – G-Star.
2017-01-01
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Marina Abramovic and Robin de Puy
2016-03-22
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PDFZAP
NRC Handelsblad
2016-01-07
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PDFDE 16 VAN 2016
NRC Handelsblad
2016-03-24
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PDFWAAR ANDEREN AAN VOORBIJ GAAN
Het Parool
2016-02-01
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PDFZOEKEN NAAR DE KLIK
Adformatie
2015-08-07
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PDFROBIN'S ROAD MOVIE
De Volkskrant
2014-01-29
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PDFPRIJSFOTOGRAAF
De Volkskrant
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