Linda Roodenburg
author · photographer
Linda Roodenburg is a Dutch writer, curator, photographer, and publisher specializing in contemporary art photography, visual anthropology, and food culture. She is the founding director of the FoodMuseum.nl and the Madame Jeanet Foundation, a research institute and publisher based in Rotterdam. She has served as a curator for various institutions, including the National Museum of Ethnology in Leiden and the Nederlands Foto Museum. Her work explores the intersection of cultural diversity, identity, and historical visual records, often through the lens of culinary traditions and anthropological photography. She is the author of several notable works, including 'Rotterdams Kookboek' and 'Food is Fiction'.[1,2,3]
- food culture
- visual anthropology
- photography
- multiculturalism
- identity
Books
Works by Linda Roodenburg
- 1992 Fotowerk fotografie in opdracht 1986 - 1992 Compilation of commissioned photography
- 2004 Rotterdams Kookboek About the food traditions of 13 families
- 2018 Food is Fiction - Stories about Food and Design Recent publication
- 2014 Zie de Mens - over kijken en bekeken worden Explores origins of western racism in research and photography
- 2007 Eten op Aarde Food cultures in the world
- 2002 De Bril van Anceaux - antropologische fotografie vanaf 1860 Publication for exhibition of ethnographic photography
- 2001 PhotoWork(s) in Progress3 Project publication
Exhibitions
- 1992 Fotowerk
- 2002 Anceaux’s Glasses / De Bril van Anceaux
- 2009 The Meal
Awards
- 1992 Best verzorgde boeken 1992
- 2007 Beste Kookboek 2007 Nomination