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Michael Rhebergen

@michaelrhebergen

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independent photographer
visual researcher
17.10-13.12 @bipliege

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BORDERLAND / GRENSLAND - 2026
Analogue dia slide-show & public WOO-request

Installation at the group exhibition De Staat Van, organized by het Kunstenlab at the Bergkerk Deventer.
Together with a group of 14 artists we curated the exhibition ‘Border Colonialism’, of which my installation BORDERLAND / GRENSLAND is part of.

The title for the exhibition is inspired by the book of writer and scholar Albina Fetahaj, who wrote a book with the same title.
Together with Albina, artist Rami Alshilli and myself, we will have a public conversation about the different works in the group exhibition and how they relate to the themes in Albina’s book.
The talk will be hosted by journalist and writer Jorie Horsthuis from De Facto, an on- and offline platform on contested border areas that combines journalism, art and science.

Public Talk
With Albina Fetahaj, Rami Alshilli & Michael Rhebergen
Thursday 10th of September
19.30h open
20.00h start
21.00h end & drinks
Entrance - Free
Bergkerk, Deventer

The exhibition ‘Border Colonialism’ is on view until 20th of September.

@rami_alshilli
@albina.fetahaj
@kunstenlab
@bergkerkdeventer
@defactoborders

Participating artists
@aaltvandeglind @harcorutgers @franc.ma @malou_cohen @lieskortenhorst @theo.bos @rami_alshilli @mathildejansen.artist @barryvandruten @vriessophiade Jeroen Diepenmaat, Reinhold Bogaard, Cecile Reijnders

#exhibition #bordercolonialism #art taken in Bergkerk, Deventer by @michaelrhebergen

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2 months ago

I’m very pleased to announce that three portraits out of my series THE NEW COAST are selected to be part of the Biennale de L’Image Possible in Liège, Belgium.
@bipliege

MIROIR MIROIR / BIP2026
17 October - 13 December
Liège, Belgium
Centre Culturel les Chiroux

My sincere thanks goes out to the organization @bipliege &
@christophecollas

#photofestival #portrait #thenewcoast taken in Centre culturel Les Chiroux by @michaelrhebergen

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3 months ago

Feeling grateful and honored that my book THE NEW COAST has been shortlisted for the FOTOFABBRICA PRIZE and is exhibited at the photofestival Diece x Dieci in Gonzaga, Italy.
On view until Sunday the 14th of June.

Congratulations to the winner
@tran.co.so with his book How to build a telescope

Many thanks to the jury and organization.
@festival.diecixdieci
@massimiliano.carraglia
Vittorio Mortarotti
@tommaso_parrillo @witty_books
@mass_sordi & @stefaniarossl
@osservatoriomobilenordest
@alex_tabellini & @marcellocoslovi @_sugarpaper_
Guilia Zorzi @micamera_milan

Last copies of the book are available through my website.

Images by @festival.diecixdieci

#photobook #prize #exhibition taken in Convento di Santa Maria (Gonzaga) by @michaelrhebergen

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4 months ago

Pf Magazine @professionelefotografie published about my on-going series ‘It Might As Well Be Spring’ and the solo exhibition in Kunstenlab. @kunstenlab

Claire Hoogakker @clairehoogakker wrote a thoughtful piece about the on-going work.
I want to thank her for our conversations and the reflection on the work.

It is also the last week to visit the exhibition at Kunstenlab.
It’s on view until Sunday the 14th of June.

#publication #exhibition #visualarts #analoguephotography Visual arts publication taken in Kunstenlab by @michaelrhebergen

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4 months ago

In today’s Trouw! @trouw.deverdieping
An article about an important piece of urban nature that is dear not only to me, but also to a whole group of people who have become very dear to me.

For over a year I have been following the development of a largely forgotten area of nature in Deventer, the city where I live, alongside academic researcher and writer Roel Griffioen, who invited me to participate in his research.
He identified an intriguing clash of interests. How urban government planning is contrasted by social participation. And how the need for a green biodiverse urban environment is competing with the need for space for housing in times of a growing housing crisis.

We became volunteers and helped with the urban garden in an area that had been almost forgotten, which is now a green oasis of social participation right in the city centre.

Together we observe the changes, we talk with various experts and scientists, and speak with the different urban gardeners, birdwatchers and collect sound.
As a photographer I am following the change of seasons. I installed four poles, from which I make images with an analogue disposable camera, as to lose control and let coincidence play its part, and observe the development of the garden through human activity.

’Standplaats Rozengaarderweg’, as we call it, could well be an example of the importance and value of urban green spaces, not only in Deventer, but throughout the country.

This is the first of more things to come.
Made possible with the support of Jeannette Hollaar Fonds.

Thanks you to everyone involved, to the editors of Trouw, and of course Roel for inviting me.

#urbangardens #photoproject #research Urban garden
City planning
Disposable camera taken in Deventer, the Netherlands by @michaelrhebergen

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5 months ago

Het begrip tijd speelt een belangrijke rol in de serie fotowerken van Michael Rhebergen, nu te zien in Kunstenlab. Claire Hoogakker, kunsthistoricus en curator bij Verwey Museum Haarlem omschreef het zo in haar openingswoord: ‘Met 'It Might As Well Be Spring' onderneemt Rhebergen misschien wel zijn meest filosofische zoektocht tot nu toe. Hij onderzoekt de kwetsbaarheid en vergankelijkheid van het menselijk bestaan tegenover de ogenschijnlijke eeuwigheid van de aarde. Wat betekent onze aanwezigheid - kort, vluchtig, en vaak gericht op onmiddellijke bevrediging - in verhouding tot geologische processen die zich uitstrekken over duizenden, zelfs honderdduizenden jaren?’....

Claire Hoogakker noemt het werk van Rhebergen ook een uitnodiging tot vertraging en contemplatie: ‘Hij vraagt ons niet alleen te kijken, maar ook te voelen en te overwegen. Zijn beelden openen een ruimte waarin vragen mogen bestaan zonder direct opgelost te worden. En misschien is dat wel precies wat we nodig hebben in deze tijd: momenten van stilte, van aandacht, van verwondering. Momenten waarin we ons opnieuw kunnen verhouden tot de wereld om ons heen, en tot onze plaats daarin.’

Je kunt de gehele tekst teruglezen via de link in bio van @kunstenlab

'It Might As Well Be Spring' is nog te zien tot en met 14 juni samen met de tentoonstellingen SHEDDED van Jeroen van Westen en 'Consolations for a Broken Daughter' van Ellen Yiu.

#michaelrhebergen @clairehoogakker
@michaelrhebergen

Foto's: @vioricacernica by @michaelrhebergen

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6 months ago

Tomorrow is the opening of the solo exhibition
IT MIGHT AS WELL BE SPRING @kunstenlab

This work is a meditation on the tension between human and geological time.
About how our relation to time influences the connection to the land we inhabit. An exploration of the question whether we are dominating nature or if we are being influenced by it?

Art historian and curator Claire Hoogakker will give the opening speech. @clairehoogakker

Sunday April 12th - 15.00h
We hope to see you there!

The exhibition will be on view till June 14th.

#exhibition #photography taken in Kunstenlab by @michaelrhebergen

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6 months ago

In zijn doorlopende onderzoek ‘It Might As Well Be Spring’ volgt @michaelrhebergen de veranderingen in het landschap rond de Baakse Beek; een project dat twee jaar geleden begon. Hierin onderzoekt Rhebergen hoe onze perceptie van tijd van invloed is op de manier waarop wij ons tot het landschap verhouden. In zijn fotowerken, zowel in zwart-wit als in kleur, legt Rhebergen landschappen vast die op het eerste gezicht herkenbaar en vanzelfsprekend lijken, maar als je iets langer kijkt meer gelaagd blijken. Door landschappen, menselijke aanwezigheid en verschillende tijdlagen samen te brengen, nodigt hij ons uit stil te staan bij de vraag hoe wij ons tot het landschap verhouden en hoe dat landschap ons tegelijkertijd vormt.

‘It Might As Well Be Spring’ opent op zondag 12 april samen met de tentoonstellingen SHEDDED van Jeroen van Westen en ‘Consolations for a Broken Daughter' van Ellen Yiu. We starten om 15.00 uur. Je bent welkom vanaf 14.30 uur.

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In his ongoing project ‘It Might As Well Be Spring’, Michael Rhebergen traces the changes in the landscape around the Baakse Beek, a project that began two years ago. In this work, Rhebergen explores how our perception of time shapes the way we relate to the landscape. In his photographs, both in black-and-white and color, he captures landscapes that at first appear familiar, but reveal greater complexity upon closer inspection. By bringing together landscapes, human presence, and different layers of time, he invites us to reflect on how we relate to the landscape and, at the same time, how the landscape shapes us.

‘It Might As Well Be Spring’ opens on Sunday, April 12, alongside the exhibitions SHEDDED by Jeroen van Westen and Consolations for a Broken Daughter by Ellen Yiu. The opening starts at 3:00 PM, and you are welcome from 2:30 PM.

‘It Might As Well Be Spring’ is mede mogelijk gemaakt door Museum Villa Mondriaan, Gemeente Winterswijk, Provincie Gelderland, Zabawas en het Mondriaan Fonds.

#michaelrhebergen

Afb 2: Michael Rhebergen
Afb 3 & 4: It Might As Well Be Spring by @michaelrhebergen

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7 months ago

We stellen je graag voor aan Michael Rhebergen, beeldend kunstenaar en fotograaf uit Deventer. In zijn werk onderzoekt hij de relatie tussen mens en landschap: een onderwerp waar hij dichtbij huis op reflecteert, maar waarvoor hij ook de hele wereld over reist met zijn camera.

Vanaf 11 april exposeert Michael Rhebergen in de projectruimte van Kunstenlab. Hier toont hij foto’s uit zijn serie ‘It Might As Well Be Spring’. In dit project verkent Rhebergen op poëtische wijze de paradox van onze tijd: hoe het kortetermijndenken van een door consumptie gedreven maatschappij gevolgen heeft voor de verre toekomst van het landschap. Met de serie onderzoekt Rhebergen de dominantie van de mens over de natuur.

‘It Might As Well Be Spring’ is een vervolg op zijn project THE NEW COAST, waarin Rhebergen speculeert over een mogelijke verschuiving van onze kustlijn als gevolg van klimaatverandering. Met dit project werd hij genomineerd voor de ANI-PixTrakk Award in Frankrijk en de Joop Swart Masterclass.

Zet de opening op zondag 12 april om 15.00 uur alvast in je agenda!

@michaelrhebergen
#michaelrhebergen
#thenewcoast

Afb 2: 'It Might As Well Be Spring’
Afb 3 t/m 5: THE NEW COAST by @michaelrhebergen

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7 months ago

About a year ago writer and investigative journalist Hans Wetzels and I landed in Dakar, Senegal, where we embarked on a month long research trip, which started in Tenerife.

We made stories for Follow the Money, Vrij Nederland, MO* Magazine, DeSmog and Down to Earth Magazine.
Not so long ago our latest work got published for Follow the Money.
Part of my work has been exhibited at Copenhagen Photo Festival in Denmark, Instituto Europeo Studi in Italy and Les Rencontres de la Photographie in Morocco.

You can now also have a look at my website for an edit of this work.

I want to thank the Pulitzer Center for their trust and generous support, all the editors we worked with, for their care and effort and of course Natalia Vargas and Borso Tall for their valuable support on the ground.
And last but not least a big shout out to my partner in crime Hans Wetzels, for the never ending….
More adventures are on their way

All analogue

@pulitzercenter
@followthemoney_nl
@vrij_nederland
@mondiaalnieuws
@desmognews
@d2emag
@copenhagenphotofestival
@rencontresmarrakech

#analoguephotography #westafrica #senegal #tenerife #migration #europeanunion #kodakportra400 #outofservicemag Senegal fisherman taken in Senegal by @michaelrhebergen

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10 months ago

Sometimes you have to wait a little and have patience for stories to see the light of day, this is one of those. An important one for Vrij Nederland.
In print for one of their summer issues. @vrij_nederland

A story on how sustainably farmed salmon in Europe is being fed with fish from the West African coast. Curious to know more about the impact and effects?
Get your hands on a copy!

In the month December I was in the West African country of Senegal together with writer and research journalist Hans Wetzels to find out more about the influence of so-called sustainable salmon from Europe on African soil.
Despite the challenging subject we had a lot of fun working on this story together with the local journalist Borso Tall, visiting many big and small fishing communities on the coast. Talking to countless traditional fishermen and women.
I remember my long morning walks in search of the right light, the right setting and that possible chance encounter. It involved a lot of waiting and saying thanks in the local language Wolof, ‘djeredjef’.

A heartfelt thanks to all those who helped and shared their stories with us.
Many thanks to the editors for the great lay-out and edit.

And a big thanks to the Pulitzer Center for their generous support.
@pulitzercenter

Images: all analogue.

#westafrica #europe #migration #salmon #fishing #analoguephotography #kodakportra400 Vrij Nederland magazine
Fishing industry taken in Senegal by @michaelrhebergen

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a year ago

Vandaag maken we de eerste gast voor onze zomerse zondag aan het water bekend: Michael Rhebergen. 🌞🌊

We kennen Michael van way-back, uit de gloriedagen van de minimal waar hij als DJ en producer actief was onder zijn alias Mical Rhebess. Hij draaide regelmatig op feesten in @burgerweeshuis, bij @8bahn en op de beruchte Sice feesten in Harfsen. In de studio maakte hij dikke tracks met o.a. @ionludwig en Pevanu.

De laatste jaren maakt Michael vooral furore met fotografie. Zijn werk wordt internationaal geroemd en was al te zien in media als National Geographic, The Washington Post, De Volkskrant en De Correspondent.

Maar Michael schiet niet alleen mooie plaatjes, hij draait ze ook nog steeds. Op 6 juli draait hij voor jullie een eclectische mix van zwoele laidback electronica en wereldmuziek. Beter ga je je zomerse zondag niet starten. 😎💫

#openair #feestje #zutphen #nietnøhlenmaardansen taken in Zutphen, Netherlands by @michaelrhebergen

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