Ad Van Denderen — Jerusalem Stone

Huis Marseille, Museum for Photography
Keizersgracht 401 1016 EK – Amsterdam (NEDERLAND)
From the 9th of December 2017 to the 4th of Mars 2018

For almost 25 years Ad van Denderen, has followed daily life in Israel and the Palestinian territories with his camera. He worked at first in black and white, in a classical, direct, reportage style. About 15 years ago he switched to colour, and since then he has employed a more detached and monumental photographic style.  

The exhibition Jerusalem Stone unites these two approaches to create a subtle depiction of the complex and precarious situation in this part of the world, and makes much use of stone as a metaphor. It is stone that principally defines the landscape, and with it the area’s water management and vegetation. Its quarries provide the material for houses being built on both sides of the border. Stones are used to throw up barriers and throw at adversaries. At one and the same time, stone is a weapon, an obstacle, and a bulwark.