Astrid Verhoef stages scenes that verge on the surreal. Placing individuals and objects where they don’t seem to belong, moving the familiar into an unfamiliar landscape, her photographs seem to recontextualise normality. Juxtaposing human and object, Astrid examines identity and emotion in relation to modern society versus natural spaces.
Astrid’s work has been exhibited across the globe, including: Head On Photo Festival 2016 (Sydney), Photoville 2012-2015 (New York), United PhotoIndustries’ (Super) Heroes exhibition at the ManhattanBridge; Sirius Art Gallery Tokyo(2014); DUMBO Arts2013 (New York); IJFFF Photo & Film Festival2012 (Amsterdam).
Chosenby GUP Magazine as New Emerging Dutch Photo Talent 2013, Astrid’s work has been purchased by the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs; publishedby Aesthetica Magazine (UK); Cultura Colectiva (Mexico); New Dawn(NL); Metro New York, De Fotograaf (NL); Artworks Amsterdam; Art Takes Miami; Fonk Magazine (NL), and Internationale KunstHeute 2016 (DE).
She won Silver at New York Photo Festival’s Resolution 2014, and theBlack and White Spider Awards in 2016, nominated at the 9th AnnualColor Awards the same year.
Astrid also works as a producer of Dutch photography exhibitions, and has organized shows in New York, Amsterdam, Leiden and Tokyo. She has established successful collaborations with Photoville New York, Fotofestival Naarden, Dupho and International Photo Festival Leiden.
