Conceptual nominee

Some memories make you sad. Looking at it in a different way might change that feeling.

Although the bond between my mother and me turned complicated I’m sure she once was intensely happy when she became my mother. It scarred her when my father died shortly after my birth and it must have marked her for life.

Taking pictures of my childhood allowed me, after all these years, to feel softness and compassion for her and myself.

Annet Neijmeijer (1960 is a contemporary fine art photographer. She finds her inspiration in the interaction of emotions, impressions, and memories. There is a philosophical undertone to be found in her photos. They are metaphorical images, defining a truth that can be simultaneously real and inconceivable.

The way we perceive the world around us is personal, there is not one concrete truth. We color our experiences and memories, and we charge them with emotion and meaning. Different people have different recollections of similar events. In her work, Annet tries to analyze memories of the past and feelings of the present.