Sarah Mei Herman
MA work
MA work
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Julian and Jonathan, July 2009, Sarah Mei Herman
C-type print
I am fascinated by relationships between people: The physical closeness or distance between them, and the importance of this physical proximity to others. I mainly focus on family intimacy, with a special interest in sibling relationships.
My younger half-brother Jonathan is an important subject in my work: a nine-year-old boy who has the ability to completely withdraw into his inner world. Throughout the last few years I have been photographing Jonathan alone or together with our father. I’m interested in the ‘triangular’ relationship between the three of us. My memories as a young child, of the relationship with my father, are somehow mirrored in my half-brother.
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MA Degree
School
School of Humanities
Programme
MA Photography, 2010
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Contact
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I am fascinated by relationships between people: The physical closeness or distance between them, and the importance of this physical proximity to others. I mainly focus on family intimacy, with a special interest in sibling relationships.
My younger half-brother Jonathan is an important subject in my work: a nine-year-old boy who has the ability to completely withdraw into his inner world. Throughout the last few years I have been photographing Jonathan alone or together with our father. I’m interested in the ‘triangular’ relationship between the three of us. My memories as a young child, of the relationship with my father, are somehow mirrored in my half-brother.
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Degrees
- BA (Hons), Photography, Royal Academy of Fine Arts, The Hague, Netherlands, 2005; Propaedeutics, Philosophy, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands, 2000
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Exhibitions
- Renaissance Photography Prize 2010, Hospital Club, London, 2010; Hal Silver, Russian Club Gallery, London, 2009; Singapore International Photography Festival, Singapore, 2008; Sugarsweet, Gallery 300%, Schiedam, Netherlands, 2006
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Awards
- Prins Bernard Cultuurfonds Young Talent Scholarship, 2009; Fonds voor Beeldende Kunsten Flexibele Bijdrage Werkbudget Scholarship, 2008-10; Fonds voor Beeldende Kunsten Startstipendium Scholarship, 2007