Enkeltje Schiphol / One-way Ticket to Schiphol Airport
Exhibition / book publication / debates
Enkeltje Schiphol (One-Way Ticket to Schiphol Airport) is a documentary photo project about young people from the Antillean island Curaçao who leave their families and come to the Netherlands to study. Karine Versluis followed some of them in their daily lives for about two years in both Curaçao and in the Netherlands. Enkeltje Schiphol is a portrait of an era. A personal story about young people from different backgrounds who all are trying to find their way in Dutch society.
“The work of Karine Versluis is particularly mature and accomplished. She managed to infiltrate a group of teenagers in the Dutch Antillean Islands. Her combination of portraits and still life makes this intimate project powerful and captivating.” (Caroline Niémant)
– PEEPING TOM PROJECT
AWARDS
Winner FOTODOK competition Roadmap to Glory
PUBLICATION
Book
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EXHIBITION — All You Can Art 1, Kunsthal Rotterdam. 2016 — Making Room, Royal Academy of Art, The Hague. 2012 — Imagine IC, Amsterdam. 2011 — Binding Imagine. MUZYQ, Amsterdam. 2011 — National Museum of Education, Rotterdam. 2010
— Instituto Buena Bista, Curaçao Centre of Contemporary Art, Willemstad (N.A.). 2009
— Hit The Road, FOTODOK, Utrecht. 2008
CREDITS
Concept, research and photography Karine Versluis
Graphic design Rémi Bouwer
Introduction Francio Guadeloupe
Text editors Femke Lutgerink, Marrie Bot
Translation: Colleen Higgins English), Emmy Cuiper (Spanish), Ruben Severina (Papiamentu)
Publisher Karine Versluis
ISBN 9789081187718
Edition 1500
Partner National Museum of Education
Financially supported by BKVB/Mondriaan Fund,
Instituto Buena Bista, Curaçao Centre of Contemporary Arts, Willemstad (N.A), National Museum of Education