Harley Weir »
Boundaries
Exhibition: 2 Dec 2016 – 19 Feb 2017
Foam Fotografiemuseum Amsterdam
Keizersgracht 609
1017 DS Amsterdam
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Mon-Wed 10-18; Thu-Fri 10-21; Sat-Sun 10-18
Harley Weir - Boundaries
2 December 2016 – 19 February 2017
(official opening 15 December, preview possible in week of 2 December)
Boundaries presents the first solo-exhibition of Harley Weir (b. 1988, London). With a remarkable eye for detail, she finds beauty in the mundane. Close to the skin of her objects, Weir’s intimate approach is what marks her work in any context, be it a border zone in a politically charged area, or in a room with a model. The title of this exhibition refers to what is ultimately dissolved in the work of Harley Weir. But even as she crosses the lines of what usually holds people apart, on personal as well as political levels she is not out to make any statements. The exhibition therefore reads as a visual poem, open to interpretation.
ABOUT HARLEY WEIR
Harley Weir graduated in 2010 from Central Saint Martins College (London) with a degree in Fine Arts. Via her Tumblr-page, she was discovered by the fashion industry, and since her breakthrough in 2014 she has worked for AnOther Magazine, i-D, Pop Magazine, Dazed & Confused, and shot campaigns for renowned fashion brands such as Maison Martin Margiela and Calvin Klein.
Foam is supported by the BankGiro Loterij, De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek, Delta Lloyd, City of Amsterdam, Olympus and the VandenEnde Foundation.