Cuny Janssen »
My Grandma was a Turtle
Exhibition: 2 Apr – 2 May 2010
Foam_Fotografiemuseum Amsterdam
Keizersgracht 609
1017 DS Amsterdam
Foam Fotografiemuseum Amsterdam
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1017 DS Amsterdam
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Mon-Wed 10-18; Thu-Fri 10-21; Sat-Sun 10-18
My Grandma was a Turtle is photographer Cuny Janssen’s latest project. The title refers to the Turtle clan of the matriarchic Delaware Indian tribe in Oklahoma. In 2008, Janssen visited the town of Bartlesville in Oklahoma to photograph children with Native American ancestors and their surroundings. Her motivation was curiosity about what traces of their origins could be seen in these modern native American children. Both her photos of people as well as the images of landscapes are candid, timeless and possess a subtle lyricism.