Petra Stavast

author · photographer

Petra Stavast is a Dutch visual artist born in Tiel in 1977. Her work spans photography, film, and text, focusing on unraveling complex social issues through personal observations and research-based narratives. She often translates fragments of research into compelling visual stories in books and installations. In 2005, she founded Fw:Books, an independent publishing house specializing in photography. Her practice is characterized by a meticulous approach to documentation and storytelling, as seen in projects like 'Libero', which reconstructs personal histories from found materials.[1,2]

Themes

  • social issues
  • migration
  • personal observation
  • visual research
  • history reconstruction

Works by Petra Stavast

  • Libero 2009 · Roma Publications · book · English ISBN 9789077459386 Photographs by Petra Stavast; text by Petra Stavast.
  • S75 2022 · Roma Publications · book
  • Ramya 2014 · Roma Publications + Fw:Books · book
  • China/S75 2008 · Roma Publications · book

Exhibitions

  • 2026 Natura Extensa Officine Fotografiche, Rome group
  • 2025 CALAMITA/À Passato, presente, futuro Fundazione Mazzotti, Treviso group
  • 2024 Calamita/à Spazio Labo’, Bologna group
  • 2023 S75 Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam group
  • 2010 Libero Galleria Bluorg, Bari group
  • 2009 Libero Fotofestival Naarden group

Awards

  • 2002 Steenbergen Stipendium winner Nederlands Fotomuseum Rotterdam

References

  1. Petra Stavast (Tiel, NL, 1977) is a visual artist. link
  2. Biography and works list from official website. link