Henriette (Jet) Siemons’ work revolves around the intertwining of family archives, language, folklore, and nature, woven together through personal and collective journeys. She investigates how archive, stories, myths, and memories persist across time and space, especially through oral histories and hidden genealogies. Her practice blends photography, maps, found materials, archival footage and text to explore the unseen connections between people, places, and the natural world. Coming together in interactive installations that invites the audience to come along her journey.
Her projects often emerge as quests: tracing spirits and legends like the Witte Wieven in the Dutch landscape; delving into her Sardinian heritage through family stories and local folklore; or examining the lives of strangers via forgotten photo albums. These explorations question how we inherit not only bloodlines but also languages we do not speak, histories we cannot fully access, and truths that blur the boundaries between fact and myth.
By combining archival research with immersive fieldwork and storytelling, Jet creates spaces where memory, myth, and nature collide. Her work invites reflection on how collective memory and personal history shape identity, especially through the voices and roles of women, and how these narratives continue to echo in the present.
Graduated from the Royal Academy of Art (KABK) in The Hague in 2023, Jet continues to navigate the delicate balance between the visible and invisible, the known and the mysterious, the rational and irrational, inviting audiences to join her in uncovering the layers beneath what we think we know.
email: info@jetsiemons.com
insta: @jetsiemons
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(Group) Exhibitions
March 2026 - (Solo) - Exhibition, Ballon Rouge, Rotterdam (upcoming)
September 2025 - (Group) - Ballon Rouge, part of Groot Rotterdams Atelier Weekend (GRAW) (upcoming)
2025 - (Group) - Rotterdam Photo x Amarte - Shared Connections
part of the Dutch 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
2025 - Nomination for STAR Dummy Award
2025 - CBK Rotterdam Praktijkbijdrage
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
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
2025 - Fisheye Magazine, FR. Hannie & Billo (upcoming)
2025 - Via Via Podcast (NL). Hannie & Billo het gevonden fotoalbum project (upcoming)
2024 - Fisheye Magazine, FR. Trail the found photo album 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. Sold out.
2022 - Discarded magazine, showing project Cerco Maria Giovanna (IT).
Organised events & workshops
2025 - Storytelling workshop, Netwerk Nieuw Rotterdam (upcoming)
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)