Upcoming exhibition of my Haarlem work

[Marco B]

Hi all,

Thought I would let you all know I have an upcoming exhibition of my "Haarlem by Night" series photos, in the ABC Centre for Architecture here in Haarlem, the Netherlands. It is all a last-minute opportunity, as they happened to have a gap in their planning, so I am up to my neck in getting things ready.

I will be sharing the space with an illustrator, Eric Coolen, who makes night time architectural illustrations of buildings here in Haarlem, so they fit my work well, and it should be a nice exhibition.

Actually, to be really honest, it will by my first real exhibition as well, disregarding some very large group exhibitions only showing 1 or 2 works. I have been sitting all to long on my work, instead of getting active to try to exhibit it. Glad to have this opportunity now.

I realize not many of you here on APUG will have the opportunity to visit, but hey, if you happen to be in the country, for example visiting Amsterdam, it is just a twelve minutes train ride to Haarlem

"Haarlem by Night"
Photographs by Marco Boeringa, illustrations by Eric Coolen

18th of August - 13th of September 2009

ABC Architectuurcentrum Haarlem
Groot Heiligland 47 (Across the road of the Frans Hals museum, main entrance shared with Historisch museum Haarlem, enter and go directly right)
2011 EP HAARLEM
The Netherlands
http://www.architectuurhaarlem.nl/
+31-(0)23-5340584

The ABC is a public exhibition centre for architecture, more or less a museum, although it isn't called that, but it is a well established public institution here in Haarlem, with year round exhibitions regarding architecture in its broadest sense. The exhibition is in the central corridor of the building. I hope to have about 15-17 photographs on display.

As written above, the Frans Hals museum, with 17th century master paintings is across the road, and the main entrance is shared with the Historical museum Haarlem. Behind that, to the left of the main entrance, is another entrance to an art gallery that regularly displays photographs of the Spaarnestad Photo Archive (contains over 11 million photographs, probably one of the largest in the world - http://www.spaarnestadphoto.nl/index.php?lang=en), an institution that happens to be situated in the same building complex as well.

So within a 100 meter radius, you can happily spend an afternoon or so...

My personal contact information can be found on my website, if you would like to contact me about anything:

http://www.boeringa.demon.nl

Marco

 

[Jeff Kubach]

I wish I can come, but good luck on your show. Sounds interesting!

Jeff

 

[Shangheye]

Man...We had a project running out of Haarlem until this last March (and I used to visit regularly)...It would have been great to see your work in person. Good luck, I have no doubt it will be successful. Rgds, Kal

 

[Chazzy]

Good luck!

 

[clogz]

Marco, gefeliciteerd met je tentoonstelling!

Hans

 

[Ian Grant]

Well done Marco, a great pity I won't be able to come and see the exhibition

Good luck

Ian

 

[Marco B]

Thanks all!

Yes, it is a nice opportunity, and I am excited to have something on display. But I am very realistic / cautious about any expectations in terms of sales. It might well be nothing. Although the ABC is a nice exhibition space, it is neither a place that attracts tens of thousands of visitors a year, nor a high ranking gallery with a good client base and network of buying customers.

But that is not the main point of this exhibition.

Anyway, one of the last exhibitors (also a photographer), did manage to sell 4 pieces. But he is already quite active with exhibiting and promoting himself here in Haarlem for a while, as I have seen his name passing by before, and probably had some contacts to follow up on.

We'll see...