Fotograf Magazine

There was big retrospective of your work in September 2000 – Performing Light – what was the idea behind it to invite different curators from different countries? What their selection have taught you about your work? Does it differ according to their nationality? 

The exhibition you refer to was held at the Foundation De Appel in Amsterdam. I was one of the co-founders of De Appel, which was foundet in 1975. In the year 2000 De Appel celebrated its 25th aniversary, though the director Saskia Bos did not intent to put up a celebratory event. After several talks with her and regarding my early engagement for De Appel, she gave me ‘card blanche’ to organize a large scale event, through out the entire 3 floor peremisies of De Appel.