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
Books
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

