Foam Fotografiemuseum invites you to experience _Yere Mi Sten_, a significant exhibition by Augusta Curiel. This presentation highlights one of Suriname's first women photographers and her versatile practice. Explore her thousands of compelling images, captured between 1904 and 1937, documenting Surinamese people, landscapes, and daily life during the Dutch colonial era. The exhibition features vintage prints, modern reproductions, and photo albums from prominent collections.
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Foam presents 'Augusta Curiel _Yere Mi Sten_', an exhibition exploring the early twentieth-century photographic work of Augusta Curiel, one of Suriname's first female photographers. The exhibition showcases her versatile practice and unique role in Surinamese society through both well-known and rare images of people and landscapes.
Foam proudly presents the exhibition _Yere Mi Sten_ by Augusta Curiel, a significant exploration of one of Suriname’s first women photographers. Operating a successful studio in Paramaribo with her sister Anna, Augusta Curiel captured thousands of photographs between 1904 and 1937. Renowned for her technical skill and strong composition, her work documents the people and everyday life of Suriname during the Dutch colonial era. The exhibition features a diverse range of subjects, including special occasions, official events, religious missions, plantation labor, cityscapes, expeditions into the interior, and industrial infrastructures. The presentation includes vintage prints, modern reproductions, postcards, and photo albums, drawing from loans by the Rijksmuseum, Wereldmuseum Amsterdam and Leiden, the Royal Collections, Museon, the Amsterdam City Archives, and various private collections. This exhibition builds upon ongoing research into Augusta Curiel's oeuvre, highlighting her unique perspective and versatile practice within the historical context of Surinamese society.
Information regarding press office contacts is provided, but specific ticketing or admission details for this exhibition are not detailed on the page. Visitors are directed to the museum's general website for further information.
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