About Karlijn Karthaus

I am Karlijn Karthaus, a visual storyteller with a corporate background. I use photography as my key medium to communicate with my audience. In my practice, I address identity and the struggles that groups of individuals face within larger social structures.

My work explores the invisible pressures, struggles, and triumphs that shape our lives. Through my projects, I create narratives about the nuanced dynamics of societal expectations, aging, gender roles, and personal freedom. Portraits play an important role in my work. Besides photography, I employ various media, such as archival material, installations, and moving images, depending on the topic, subject, and audience I intend to reach.

Through my observational and constructed photography, I invite viewers to contemplate their own lives, sense of self, and relationships within their social spheres, aiming to trigger a dialogue about critical social issues.

EducationPhotography, BA
Royal Academy of Art, The Hague (NL)
2020 – 2024

Industrial Engineering & Management Science, MSc
University of Groningen (NL)
1998-2004

Exhibitions
2024
Graduation Show
Royal Academy of Art, The Hague
Group exhibition of all graduates

2023
As Above So Below
The Grey Space in The Middle (The Hague, NL)
Group exhibition by The Fool Collective

2022
Acquiescence
Farewell party of Director of Evita Homecare (The Hague, NL)
Solo exhibition

Trickle
Motoki Kollektive (Cologne, DE)
Group exhibition by The Fool Collective

Publications2024
Karlijn Karthaus. Not for girls?

Karlijn Karthaus. Skirts with itchy tights

The Fool Collective. Graduation Catalogue

Karlijn Karthaus. You Don’t See What I See (Research Paper)

2023
Karlijn Karthaus. Deluged. The harder I try...

2022
The Fool Collective. Trickle. Come, go, or appear slowly.

Karlijn Karthaus. Acquiescence

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