Gerard Petrus Fieret

photographer

Dutch^[1,2,3] b. 1924, The Hague, Netherlands^[1,2,3] d. 2009, Den Haag^[1] active 1960–2009

Gerard Petrus Fieret (1924–2009) was a Dutch artist, poet, and photographer known for his subversive and experimental approach to the photographic medium. A pioneer of photography as an autonomous visual art form in the Netherlands, he focused on subjects such as women, children, street scenes, and self-portraiture. His work is characterized by its sensual interaction with subjects and technical experimentation, including solarization, double exposure, and scratching negatives using a reflex Praktica camera.^[1,2]

• subversive art
• experimental photography
• sensuality
• street scenes