Berend Strik (°1960, NL) Lives and works in Amsterdam (NL) In his work, Strik examines the meaning of images. He subjects his photographs to an intensive process of re-working with fabric and thread. The stitched photographs slow down our view, and therefore intensify both image and content. By partly covering his images, Strik creates different layers of meaning to the photograph and obtains access the image. The dialogue between detachment and personal involvement play an important role in his practice. The intimate and time-consuming activity of the stitching is in contrast with the static photograph as product of the photo camera’s mechanical process. Despite these alterations, the work ought to stay close to reality in order for the relatability for the viewer to stay intact. In this way Strik adds an extra layer. Solo exhibitions (selection) 2024 Copilot, Voice and Vision, Galerie Fons Welters,NL 2014 ‘Decipher the Artist’s Mind’, Jack Tilton Gallery, New York, US 2011 ‘May I show You My Pictures’ , Museum Het Valkhof , Nijmegen 2004 Body Electric, Friesmuseum Leeuwarden. 1994 Sadness, Sluices, Mermaids, Delay, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam. Group exhibitions (selection) 2023 ‘Pays-Bas, l’autre pays des beaux-arts’, Centre D’art Contemporain, Meymac, FR 2021 ‘Selected Works’, Tilton Gallery, New York, USA 2020 ‘When We First Arrived’, The Corner at Whitman-Walker, Washington, USA 2019’Rhapsody in Blue’, Museum Voorlinden, Wassenaar, NL