Inge Meijer

Inge Meijer’s works transport the viewer to a familiar environment that still manages to feel strange. At the core is the uneasy relationship between humankind and its surroundings. An environment that lives and breathes but which humankind continuously tries to bend to its will. Ostensibly, Meijer aims at the ‘little’ things and the daily actions with which we express our concerns, our dreams and yearnings, and cherish our illusions. Complex phenomena are converted into clear, iconic images. Using a certain amount of self-mockery, she examines humankind, which is continuously arranging, cultivating and shaping its habitat. Plausible fiction or implausible facts are depicted, displaying a down-to-earth look at astonishing things or an astonished look at simple things. Inge Meijer places her viewer at a distance, which in her case has an alienating effect. She creates the illusion that we can view everything, yet although we see things as they are, we are wrong-footed by the combination of the individual elements. This bestows an almost absurd character upon the films, allowing them at the same time to be affectionate.

Inge Meijer studied Fine Art at ArtEZ University of the Arts in Arnhem. In 2017 she completed her two-year residency at the Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten in Amsterdam, where her films and installations where highly acclaimed during the Open Studios. She participated in the ACC-Rijksakademie Dialogue and Exchange program in Gwangju, South Korea(2019)  and was awarded a fellowship by the Society of Arts for an residency at the NIAS (Netherlands Institute for Advanced Studies). Her work has been exhibited at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, UNSEEN, Museum Arnhem, Asia Culture Centre in Gwangju, South Korea, and Australian Centre for Contemporary Art in Melbourne, Australia. Her publication, “The Plant Collection”, was selected for The Best Dutch Book Designs 2019. She has had solo exhibitions at Viervaart, NL (2024); Concordia, NL (2022); HHH dimension cultural, CO (2018). Recent group exhibitions have been at Ruigoord, NL (2023); Stedelijk Museum Schiedam, NL (2022); Australian Centre of Contemporary Art, AU (2021); La Marchéchalerie, FR (2021); KF Global Center, KR (2021). Next year (2025/2026) she is selected for the ISCP (International Studio & Curatorial Program) residency in New York, USA.