Magic is an attitude, which instead of taking images to orient oneself in the world, takes the world to orient oneself in the image.
(Flusser)
At the age of eleven, I had my first photo camera and at the age of fourteen, I was introduced to the magic of the darkroom. Since then I have been fascinated by the photographic medium. The semi-automatic process in which coincidence, circumstances, the apparatus, and personal input together lead to a result.
In my projects, I have a dialogue, playful interaction, with the photographic medium allowing happy accidents and technical imperfection. What is photography and what could be hidden inside the image during the making? Is unseen information captured and if so, how can I reveal it? Contrast, the aspect of time and the in-between that is inextricably linked to photography are points of focus.
Digitally the image is a code of zeros and ones. Is sound captured in an image or can I give it back depth? An image taken hides materiality, texture, surface and the roughness of the subject depicted. By printing it on a paper surface or as a 3D object we make a transition from one medium to another and change the texture. Tactility is added but the materiality of the original subject has been lost.
Hilde Maassen
For questions and/or collaboration; please contact me
Hilde Maassen
Rotterdam, The Netherlands
+31 (0) 6 814 88 622
fotografie@hildemaassen.nl
maassen@glr.nl
2022 - Container at Photo festival Rotterdam, the Netherlands
2021 - Speaker at Adobe Max 2021- S718
2021 - Kaalstaart Festival - Amersfoort, the Netherlands
2021 - 46 Space - Graduationshow 20-21
2021 - Landings Falmouth University
2021 - Moss book, collaboration with Roderick Cornelissen
Past
2021 - Speaker at Adobe Education Summit
2021 - Public choice Award - Photo festival Rotterdam
2021 - Group Exhibition Het Zoete Leven, Debsaysyes, huis van de fotografie - Rotterdam
2021 - Group exhibition Werklicht#Fenix I - Poetry International Rotterdam
2021 - Format Portfolio Award 2021 - Highly Commended by Shutter Hub
2020 - Publication in Dodho magazine
2020 - Interview Behance by Winish Chedi
2020 - Landings Falmouth University - England
2019 - Tokyo International Fotofestival - Honorable mention
2019 - Publication in book: "Photoshop Masters" by Rob de Winter
2019 - Landings Falmouth University -England
2019 - 2nd Chiana International Photofestival - Greece
2019 - Workshop instructor Photojournalism - Adobe education
2019 - Workshop instructor Mobile Photography - Adobe education
2019 - Group exhibition the Blank Wall gallery Athens
2019 - Webinar (live stream) creativity - Worldwide
2019 - Speaker at BETT show London, Adobe stand - England
2018 - Workshop instructor Digital photography - Adobe education
2018 - Workshop 3D design - Adobe London, England
2018 - Speaker and workshops at BETT show London, Adobe stand - England
2017 - Workshop Image lifts - Augsburg University EMEA Adobe
2017 - Workshops Austria Education Summit - Oberward- Austria
2017 - Speaker at Adobe inspiration day - Adobe the Netherlands
2016 - Speaker on workshop digital creativity - Adobe Education
2015 - Speaker at EMEA Education summit Rotterdam
2014 - Book the Urban sheep in Rotterdam
2014 - Group exhibition Deelder dichterbij, Rotterdam
2014 - Presentation Education summit at Adobe head office in San José
2013 - Group exhibition 25 female Photographers from Rotterdam
2013 - Speaker at the EMEA Education Summit in Barcelona, Spain
2012 - Speaker at Multimania Kortrijk
2012 - Yearbook VOS
2010 - Speaker at Multimania Kortrijk, Belgium
2010 - Yearbook VOS
2010 - A weeks Workshop infrared photography. Willem de Koonink -
Art academy Rotterdam (BA)
2010 - Solo Exhibition Rotterdam museum; the radiant human being
2009 - Book: Have you ever seen the lights?
2008 - Group exhibition Rotterdam museum book volunteers
2008 - Publication in book “de laatste fotograaf” (the last photographer)
2003 - Group exhibition Tent Rotterdam
2002 - Group exhibition "Met de Billen Bloot"(2) - Grafisch Lyceum, Rotterdam
2001 - Art route Nieuwerschans: exhibition “traveling company”
2000 - Projectweek "manipulation"- Willem de Kooning - Art academy (BA)
1998 - Group exhibition "Met de Billen Bloot 1" - Grafisch Lyceum, Rotterdam
1997 - Projectweek photography -. Art academy St Joost, Breda. (BA)
1996 - Projectweek photography -. Art academy St Joost, Breda. (BA)
1996 - Workshops heliography at the Art-academy St. Joost, Breda. (BA)
1996 - Group exhibition NBKS Breda " Uit drukken is ontstaan", Breda
1995 - Group exhibition Eindhoven Pinhole
1995 - Duo exhibition Galerie Objectief Enschede Pinhole
1994 - Group exhibition “edele procedeés” SBK Dordrecht
1994 - Duo exhibition Galerie de opsteker Amsterdam
1994 - Exhibition Photo festival Durgerdam
1994 - Solo exhibition Galerie Den Bosch
1993 - Photo Festival Naarden group exhibition
1993 - Group exhibition: museum The Beyaard Breda
1993 - Agfa Prize
1993 - Group exhibition: De Fabriek Rotterdam
1992 - Slideshow with sound for the central library in the Hague
1992 - Slideshow with sound for the fire department the Hague
1992 - Bumpers: films and a video clip for Dutch television (in teams)
1991 - Photo 4 x 6 meters for Photo Festival Naarden (paint box)
1991 - Slideshow with sound Zierikzee, residential care home
1990 - Photography for book: games for disabled in the Netherlands
2019 - 2021 Falmouth University; Master of arts (photography) with distinction
2013 - Leiden University: Identify historical photographic and mechanical processes
1997- now Teacher Grafisch Lyceum Rotterdam
1996 - 1997 Teacher photography at a K-12 school, Helinium Hellevoetssluis
1995 - now Freelance trainer / instructor and photographer
1995 - 1996 Post-academic Study- Educator Degree
1993 - 2003 Freelance photographer
1989 - 1993 Art Academy St. Joost in Breda, The Netherlands - BA- Photography
1987 - 1989 Academy for Industrial Design in Eindhoven, the Netherlands.
2020 - Adobe Certified Instructor for Creative Cloud Design & Layout Solutions
2018 - Adobe Certified Expert and Instructor Illustrator (active)
2018 - Training. Feedback: give and receive
2017 - Office 365 training
2017 - Cambridge English C1 ACE
2016 - 3D printing in the classroom
2016 - Training Agile and Scrum Essentials
2016 - Assessor
2014 - Adobe Certified Expert and Instructor InDesign (active)
2014 - Present in English
2012 - Certified Expert and Instructor Muse (active)
2012 - Adobe Certified Expert and Instructor Lightroom (active)
2006 - Adobe Certified Expert and Instructor Photoshop (active)