About

My name is Simone Peerdeman and I am a photographer.

I ask questions. A lot of them. Most of the time, I ask them to myself.

The mother of all my questions, why do people do what they do?

Answers are always given in pictures (well, they are not always real ‘answers’). So, every one of my projects is autobiographical. Even when it’s not about me, it still is. The world of my wonder continuously leads to new interpretations that give meaning to my existence. The meaning in itself is not a fact, but a world full of riches that can be interpreted in endless interpretations.

I describe my pictures as a meditation on the beauty of life reflected through careful attention on a simple object, interior, or portraits. Isolating my subjects in their own thoughts. In an overwhelming world I focus on the everyday and its beauty. In this way I create order, I feel connection and I keep a grip on my life. Curiosity opens doors, allowing me to enter unknown worlds where I rest my eye on. I like to work on long-term projects where I can immerse myself in a certain place.

In the end I think, the mother of all my answers (which are not really ‘answers’) goes something like this: the essence of life is held within the small things we are so accustomed to, we hardly notice them anymore. A number of my projects can best be described as autonomous documentary with a poetic note. I like pictures where’s room for imagination.

My work has been featured in NRC, Het Parool, De Volkskrant, Fotolab Kiekie Tabloid, VPRO KOOS, Pf Magazine, LensCulture Best of Vol. 1, GUP Fresh Eyes 2019 en GUP New Photography 2017.

I graduated cum laude from Fotovakschool University of Applied Photography Amsterdam in July 2016.

Contact

info@simonepeerdeman.com
+31 6 51123509