Hans Aarsman (born 1951) is a Dutch photographer, author, and lecturer at the

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in Amsterdam. He is a significant figure in the New Topography movement. Many of Aarsman's works are in the

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Life and work

Aarsman was born in 1951 in

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. He started his career as a photojournalist for the Dutch newspaper ''

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.'' In 1989 he published the book ''Hollandse Taferelen'' which consisted of

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s photographed from the roof of a camper which he pulled through the Netherlands for a year. In 1990–1991 he finished a photo series of

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states. He exhibited work at the

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festival in Arles, France in 2011. Aarsman also is a novelist and playwright. His debut literary work was ''Twee hoofden, een kussen'' (1995) and more recently he has been dedicating himself more to writing than photography.

Publications

Photography

*''Hollandse Taferelen'' (1989) *''Aarsmans Amsterdam'' (1993) *''Een engeltje dat over mijn tong piest'' (1995) *''Vrrooom! Vrrooom!'' (2003)

Literature

*''Twee hoofden, een kussen'' (1995)

References

External links

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Aarsman giving a talk at TEDxAmsterdam in 2009
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