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Every week an inspiring person shares their favourite artwork…

This week:  Tim van de Rijdt, Art Director for Efteling (Dutch legendary theme park and resort). We can only just imagine how wild his creative juices must flow being in charge of a theme park’s creative direction. And so we thought, why not also ask him to tell us about an art piece that he loves?

Keep reading to see which artwork Tim chose as his favourite…

‘Nanne en Maarten’, 2003 By Noor Damen Photography, c-print on dibond Courtesy of Zerp Gallery 

Tim: What is great about looking at photographs like this, is that they possess a certain kind of indifference or randomness. This photograph by Noor Damen is an absolute work of art and I could look at it over and over again, never getting tired of it. There is so much in it that I find interesting apart from the overall composition and small details like mouths and hands. I get a sense that I am looking at two very special people despite their anonymity. I wish I had the same ability to see and capture such moments. 

About the artist’s work: In Noor Damen’s work, the mundane is elevated into something extraordinary where the beauty of the ordinary, everyday moments is shown. Where photography often captures the outside of the subject, Damen attempts to capture the inner emotions of her subjects, in a way to make sense of her own thoughts. Damen gives her characters the space to be themselves and portrays them exactly as they are: lounging, hanging out and playing. All subjects are related to the artist, yet she knows how to make them fixed without any form of drama or sentiment. What remains is an image that evokes universally recognisable emotions. 

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