Martha Olech (Haarlem, 1995)
The question I ask myself is how we can heal from the past, how the more-than-human-world can help us do that and what we can learn from it. Part of our perception of the world has to do with our feelings, where we come from and what memories we possess. Exploring this can create more connectedness.
My work is an attempt to make the intangible visible. In my research, I start from archival material, consisting of images and objects that have a link to the past. By then working experimentally and intuitively, I reflect on the material, my thoughts and feelings. In my work, fiction and reality are intertwined, this translates our subjective view of the world.
education
Bachelor of Design (Photography), with honours, Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht - 2020-2024
Keep An Eye Stipend, Winner - 2024
Internship, Inge Meijer, Amsterdam - 2023
Internship, Loïs Richard, Amsterdam - 2023
Toegepaste Fotografie en Beeldcommunicatie, Fotovakschool Amsterdam, 2016 - 2019
groupexhibitions / publications
Z3ne, The Zone Magazine collaborative book - 2024
HKU graduation show, Utrecht - 2024
Meanderen, OPEN, Delft - 2023
Regenerate, Noorderlicht, student open call, Groningen - 2023
Something New Something Borrowed, AG, Utrecht - 2022