Curator Series – Iris Sikking

October 3, 2024
12:00–13:15PM EDT

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Lisa Barnard, The Canary and the Hammer, exhibition in Kunsthalle Mannheim as part of the Biennale für aktuelle Fotografie, 2022 © Miriam Stanke

The Curator Series presents engaging discussions with leading curators in the field of photography who represent diverse institutions worldwide. These conversations delve into the curator’s ongoing projects, the evolving role of curators in today’s photographic realm, and what they look for in preparing exhibitions, festivals, and museum shows.

Hosted by Heleen Peeters and Ilvy Njiokiktjien, the series provides insights into the curatorial process for exhibitions, festivals, and museum shows, offering practical advice for photographers looking to collaborate with curators.

In the second episode, we speak with Iris Sikking, curator of photography at Fotomuseum and Kunstmuseum The Hague in The Netherlands. Join us on October 3rd at 12:00 PM EDT / 18:00 PM CEST. The talk will be followed by a Q&A session.

A recording of this conversation will be available in our Video Collection, shortly after the event.

Participants

Heleen Peeters

Heleen Peeters is the Editorial Coordinator at VII Insider. She has a degree in media science from Leiden University (The Netherlands) and photography from London College of Communication (United Kingdom). Alongside her role at the VII Foundation, Heleen works as an independent documentary photographer. She is also a staff photo editor for NRC, a Dutch daily newspaper.

Ilvy Njiokiktjien

Ilvy Njiokiktjien is an independent photographer and multimedia journalist based in the Netherlands. She has worked in many parts of the world, focusing on Africa. As a news and documentary photographer, she covers current affairs and contemporary social issues.

Iris Sikking

Iris Sikking (1968, The Netherlands) has been the Curator of Photography at Fotomuseum and Kunstmuseum Den Haag since September 2022. Before this, she worked as an independent curator for various organizations, including Paradox and the Nederlands Fotomuseum. In 2022 she was appointed guest curator for the Biennale für aktuelle Fotografie in Mannheim, Ludwigshafen, and Heidelberg. In 2018, she co-edited the volume Why Exhibit? Positions in Exhibiting Photographies (Fw:books) alongside her curation for the Krakow Photo Month (2018).

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