I am a photographer and storyteller (b. 1995 in The Hague). In my work I investigate the traces left behind by people, stories, and non-human beings across time. Guided by a fascination with ghosts, folklore, memory, and the unseen, I investigate how presence can linger long after something or someone has passed away.
I grew up between Dutch and Sardinian family histories, surrounded by stories told by my grandparents. Tales of ghosts, witches, fairies, omens, and encounters with the unknown shaped my understanding of the world from an early age. My grandmother, an artist from Sardinia, introduced me to a landscape rich in mystery, religion and ancestral knowledge while my Dutch grandfather, a mariner, shared a deep curiosity about worlds that exist beyond what can be seen. He was also a writer, researcher and a great storyteller. Together, they form the foundation for my artistic practice.
Although I have never encountered a ghost myself, many of my family members have. This contradiction became a driving force in my work. Through photography, archives, found objects, maps, oral histories, and field research, I collect fragments of lives and stories that continue to resonate in the present. I am drawn to traces: footprints left in landscapes, inherited beliefs, family narratives, forgotten rituals, and the marks left behind by those who came before us.
My practice is a mix of documentation and storytelling, a research in how memory is carried across generations and how relationships extend beyond the human. I am interested in the presence of the absent, in how landscapes and nature seem to remember, and in the ways stories allow people, places, and other beings to remain part of our lives.
I graduated from the Royal Academy of Art, The Hague (KABK) in 2023. Since then I have developed long-term research projects and various installations.
Contact
Email: info@jetsiemons.com
Socials: @jetsiemons
Studio Oak - with graphic designer Sam Velenne & visual artist Louisiana van Onna
Hoge Zand 40, 2512 EM
Den Haag
CV
(Group) Exhibitions
August 2026 - (Group) - ‘Employee of the month’, Frank Taal Gallery, Rotterdam
April 2026 - (Group) - ‘Maand van de Fotografie’ Jong opkomend talent, Factor IJ, Amsterdam
March 2026 - (Solo) - I Know This Much Is True, Ballon Rouge, Rotterdam
2025 - (Group) - Ballon Rouge, Where We Were.
Part of Groot Rotterdams Atelier Weekend (GRAW)
2025 - (Group) - Rotterdam Photo X Amarte - Shared Connections
Part of the Dutch Young Talent Project Grant from Amarte fonds
2024 - (Group) - OpenHuis Nieuwstraat, the Hague (with Hanna Burgers)
2024 - (Group) - ‘Building Bridges’ by de Zolder x ANDA x CULT= US. Rotterdam
2024 - (Group) - SPROUTS Young Talent at Arti & Amicitae, Amsterdam
2023 - (Group) - Noorderlicht Regenerate, Groningen
2023 - (Group) - SPROUTS Young Talent by SBK Kunstuitleen galerie, Amsterdam
2023 - (Group) - Royal Academy of Arts (KABK) 2023, The Hague
2021 - (Group) - Coackroach Collective x The Spectrum Space, Schiedam
2021 - (Group) - Greyspace In the Middle, the Hague
2018 - (Group) - 5&33 Gallery, Art’Otel Amsterdam
Funding & Nominations
2026 - CBK Rotterdam
2026 - Mondriaanfonds, matchfundingbijdrage
2026 - Cultuurfonds, matchfundingbijdrage
2026 - CBK Rotterdam parktijk bijdrage
2025 - STAR Dummy Award (nomination)
2025 - CBK Rotterdam
2025 - Rotterdam Photo x Amarte: Dutch Talent Project Grant
2024 - Stimuleringsfonds , Internationalisering Start regeling
2023 - SBK Sprouts Young Talents Award
2023 - SBK-Otto Hetterscheid Stimuleringsprijs (nomination)
Education
2019-2023 - Royal Academy of Arts The Hague (KABK), BA photography
2022 - Masterclass Mario Cresci, Lecce, IT.
2022 - Internship & assistance Alessia Rollo, Lecce, IT.
2018-present - Mentee Margaret Lansink
Publications & Interviews
2026 - Art Radio, NL. ‘De eerste stap: maken en verzamelen’, aflevering 7.
2026 - Artist Talk, NL. As part of exhibition ‘I know this much is true’
2025 - Fisheye Magazine, FR. Hannie & Billo- The trail project
2025 - Via Via Podcast, NL. Hannie & Billo het gevonden fotoalbum project
2024 - Fisheye Magazine, FR. Hannie & Billo- The trail project
2023 - BK informatie, september. Sprouts Young Talent.
2023 - The Invisible Women, photo book. Self-published, edition of 20. Sold out
2023 - The search for the Invisible Women, research publication. Self-published, edition of 20.
2022 - Discarded magazine, IT, Portfolio overview.
Organised events & workshops
2026 - Ghost Tour, as part of solo exhibition ‘I Know This Much Is True’
2026 - Storytelling evening (with Hanna Burgers) at Ballon Rouge Rotterdam
2025 - Storytelling workshop, Netwerk Nieuw Rotterdam
2025 - Witte Wieven guided tours at exhibition Rotterdam Photo 2025
2025 - Story telling evening (with Hanna Burgers)
2024 - OpenHuis (with Hanna Burgers)
2024 - Ghost tour Catharina le Chasseur, the Hague (Nl)
2023 - Cyanotype workshop, Talentenkaravaan Rotterdam Zuid (Nl)
2021 - Lecture on the history of photography, Lecce (IT)