Selfless Activism

During the Foto Lab at Meervaart Studio, Lisanne van Vliet created the photo series “Selfless Activism”. It portrays people who share one common trait: the willingness to spend their free time standing up for matters greater than themselves, like climate justice, veganism, and the elimination of discrimination. The making of this photo series allowed Lisanne to familiarize herself with the world of activism. She cares deeply about the climate and righteousness, so she sought actions that reflected these values. Over the course of two months, she captured seven actions and participated in quite a few more. These three photographs were selected for the exposition because they show a beautiful side of activism that is not covered by the media enough: human connection.

The following photographs are also a part of the photo series but were not included in the exposition, as a selection of three had to be made.

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Stories of a Public Toilet

During Buitenkunst, the participants of the photography program (led by Stijn Rademaker) were challenged to make a photo series in a day. After spending the morning in Elburg, not being quite content with the photos taken, I came upon the idea to spend the whole afternoon outside of a public toilet, photographing everyone entering and leaving. This resulted in the amusing photographs shown below, which were displayed at Buitenkunst Randmeer on 22 August 2024.