Fragments & Happiness

15 Apr 2009

A while ago the ‘Keramiek Museum Princessehof’ in Leeuwarden (Netherlands) asked me to take some nice photo’s during the opening of they’re new exhibition ‘Scherven & Geluk.’ This took place last saterday. ‘Scherven & Geluk’ basicly means ‘fragments & happiness’ and it is about a diverse selection of china from a hundred years ago up till today. The idea is that behind every china is a story of love, sadness, pain and happiness.

The opening started in the Grote Kerk (Big Church) also known as the Jacobijnerkerk in Leeuwarden. Several couples walked into the church as if it were a real wedding – music included – and every couple wore wedding clothes from around 1900 till today. about 750 people came to watch, among them some famous Dutch people such as Imca Marina, a well known singer from Holland. She held a speech about the exhibition and so did Else-Marie van den Eerenbent, a well know family therapist and author.

Gerda Havertong was also at the opening and she’s a famous singer and actrice in the Netherlands. Most people know her from Sesame Street. I did a personal photoshoot for her in the afternoon.

Take a look at some of the pictures from the photoshoot and the opening of the exhibition ‘Scherven & Geluk’ at the end of this article.

Find out more about the exhibition at the museum’s website here and and the exhibition website here.