Marie-José Jongerius

photographer

Dutch[3] b. 1970[1,2]

Marie-José Jongerius is a Dutch photographer and researcher born in 1970. She studied at the Instituto Superiore della Fotografia in Rome and the Royal Academy of Visual Arts (KABK) in The Hague. Her work explores the dialogue between factual reality and fiction, often focusing on urban and natural landscapes, borders, and boundaries. She has published several books including 'Sweetwater', 'Lunar Landscapes', and 'Los Angeles Palms'.[1,2,4]

  • landscape
  • urbanism
  • borders
  • fiction vs reality

Books

Works by Marie-José Jongerius

  • 2002 Veranderend Land Duo/Duo · book · Dutch · ISBN 907297172x Co-authored with Eddo Hartman and Eddie Marsman.
  • 2001 Sweetwater book
  • 2012 Lunar Landscapes nai010 uitgevers · book · Dutch, English Focuses on Maasvlakte 2 near Rotterdam.
  • 2014 Concrete Wilderness book
  • 2015 Edges of the Experiment book Two-volume publication on the American West.
  • 2017 Los Angeles Palms book Portrays the life and influence of Washingtonia Robusta palm trees.

Exhibitions

  • Lunar Landscapes National Photo Museum, Rotterdam · group
  • Lunar Landscapes Centraal Museum, Utrecht · group

Awards

  • 2015 Arles Book Award Nomination
  • 2015 Dutch Design Award Finalist

References

  1. Official Website link
  2. Fonds Kwadraat. 2021 link
  3. Het Scheepvaartmuseum link
  4. Official Website link