Femke Egas
18/04/2009 12:25
About
Femke Egas lives and works in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. She received her masters degree in Latin American studies of the University of Leiden and currently studies visual art at the Gerrit Rietveld academy.
She uses different media, such as video, photography and sometimes also...
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18/04/2009 12:17
WORKS: "Slager" (2008) and "Noord-Holland" (2008)
The work “slager" (butcher) consists of a video (4'48 minutes) and a photograph (40 x70 cm). The work deals with the way in which people see each other. The role that the media play in this process is being emphasized. Stereotypes like the typical “Dutchman” and the “Foreigner” are being...
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