Jet Siemons (The Hague, 1995) is a (re)search photographer focusing on myths, mysteries, the unseen & the forgotten. Through extensive investigation her projects take form; documenting ‘evidence’, following traces and maps, collecting archival material & objects.
Playful interactions in both the analog and digital realm create poetic new narratives. One from the perspective of the unseen, challenging our collective memory. She does so by using techniques like drawing, sewing, collage making, and optical illusions. The goal is to enhance understanding, ignite our curiosity, and unveil hidden stories. Her stories balance between fiction and realism, investigating the grey areas of truth, and creating space for what was forgotten. The foundation of her search throughout her work is revisiting the magical, childlike mind she nostalgically seeks. In 2023, Jet graduated with from the Photography Bachelors at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts (KABK), The Hague.
Based in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
email: hmg.siemons@gmail.com
insta: @jetsiemons
CV
(Group) Exhibition
13/4/2024-25-5-2024 - CULT=US, organised by De Zolder, Rotterdam. Showing ‘The search for the Invisible Women’
15/3/2024-13/4/2024 - Arti & Amicitae, Amsterdam. Showing ‘ Trail- the found photo album project’
18/11/2023-10/12/2023 - Noorderlicht Regenerate, Student Opencall, Groningen
5/10/2023-15/10/2023 - SPROUTS Young Talent by SBK Kunstuitleen gallerie, Amsterdam
30/6/2023-4/7/2023 - Graduation show Royal Academy of Arts (KABK) 2023, The Hague
3/11/2021-7/11/2021 - Coackroach Collective x The Spectrum Space, Schiedam
20/1/2021-28/1/2021 - Greyspace In the Middle, The Hague, Cockroach Collective, third year KABK group exhibition
24/11/2017 - 14/12-2018 - 5&33 Gallery, Art’Otel Amsterdam
Education
2019-2023 - Royal Academy of Arts The Hague (KABK), BA photography
11/3/2022-13/3/2022 - Masterclass workshop Mario Cresci, Lecce, IT.
31/1/2022- 8/5/2022 - Internship Alessia Rollo, Lecce, IT.
2018-present - Mentee Margaret Lansink
2017- Research Internship at Center for Translational Research in Aging and Longevity (CTRAL), Texas A&M University
2016-2019 - Assistant Photographer Melanie Samat
Publication
2024- Fisheye Magazine , online article on ‘ Trail the found photo album project’
2019 Fresh Eyes Photo- GUP Magazine
2018 NEW GUP 2018- GUP magazine
Residency
2023- Norway
2021- Ravenna, Italy
