Short CV
Short CV Martin Roemers
Training
. AKI, Academy of Fine Arts, Enschede, The Netherlands
Galleries
. Anastasia Photo Gallery, New York City
. East Wing Gallery, Doha
Books (Monographs)
. ‘Relics of the Cold War / Iconen van de Koude Oorlog’ (updated reprint), Waanders Publishers / Museum de Fundatie (Netherlands, 2020)
. ‘Metropolis’, Hatje Cantz (Germany, 2015)
. ‘The Eyes of War’, Hatje Cantz (Germany, 2012)
. ‘Relics of the Cold War’, Hatje Cantz (Germany, 2009)
. ‘Trabant. The Final Days of Production’, Wasmuth Verlag (Germany, 2007)
. ‘The Never-Ending War / De eindeloze oorlog’, QV Publishers (Netherlands, 2005)
. ‘Kabul’, Legermuseum (Netherlands, 2003)
. ‘Tussen vijandige buren’, Mets & Schilt Publishers (Netherlands, 2000)
. ‘De laatste lichting / The last batch’, Het Apollohuis (Netherlands, 1996)
Museum Collections
. The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX
. The Wende Museum, Los Angeles, CA
. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
. Huis Marseille – Museum for Photography, Amsterdam
. Museum de Fundatie, Zwolle, Netherlands
. Drents Museum, Assen, Netherlands
. Schunck Museum, Heerlen, Netherlands
. Kunsthal, Rotterdam, Netherlands
. National Military Museum, Soesterberg, Netherlands
. Museum Bronbeek, Arnhem, Netherlands
. Deutsches Historisches Museum (German Historical Museum), Berlin
. Haus der Geschichte (House of History of the Federal Republic of Germany), Bonn
. Sächsisches Industriemuseum, Chemnitz, Germany
. Stadtmuseum Berlin, Berlin
. MAST, Bologna, Italy
Public, Corporate and Private Collections (Selected)
. The Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles, CA
. Ford Foundation, Art Collection, New York, NY
. World Resources Institute, Washington, DC
. Anthony Terrana Collection, Boston, MA
. VandenEnde Foundation, Amsterdam
. University of Leiden, Photography Collection, Leiden, Netherlands
. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Art Collection, The Hague, Netherlands
. Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, The Hague, Netherlands
. Embassy of the Netherlands in Brasilia, Brasil
. Embassy of the Netherlands in Havana, Cuba
. Erasmus Huis, Jakarta, Indonesia
Awards & Nominations (Selected)
C = Catalogue
. Prix Pictet 2016, Nominee. Included in catalogue ‘Space‘ (C)
. Dutch Culture Buitengaats 2016. The Netherlands Cultural Export. The most exhibited Photographers outside The Netherlands: 1. Erwin Olaf, 2. Martin Roemers, 3. Rineke Dijkstra
. LensCulture Street Photography Awards 2015, 1st prize Metropolis (C)
. World Press Photo 2011: 1st prize Daily Life Stories Metropolis (C)
. Prix Pictet 2010. Nominee. Included in catalogue ‘Growth’ (C)
. World Press Photo 2006: 2nd prize Portraits Stories The Never-Ending War (C)
Exhibitions (Selected)
C = Catalogue
2025
. Photo Festival Naarden, Naarden, Netherlands, Home
. Photo Festival Eyes on Main Street, Wilson, North Carolina, Eyes on Wilson (C)
. Podium Zuidhaege, Assen, Netherlands, Freedom in Dialogue
. (permanent solo exhibition) The Wende Museum, Los Angeles, Relics of the Cold War in the Museum Garden
2024
. Museum Prinsenhof, Delft, Netherlands, The Art Parade (C)
. Photo Festival Eyes on Main Street, Wilson, North Carolina (C)
. Bursa FotoFest, Ressam Şefik Bursalı Art Gallery, Bursa, Turkey, Urban Defiance
2023
. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, New Horizons. Modern Colour Photography in the Rijksmuseum Collection
. Daegu Arts Center, Daegu, South Korea, Photography Biennale (C)
. (new acquisition) The Wende Museum, Los Angeles, Soviet Army Cemetery
2022
. (solo) The Wende Museum, Los Angeles, Relics of the Cold War (C)
. MAST, Bologna, The MAST Collection. A visual alphabet of industry, work and technology
2021
. (solo) Photo Festival Paraty em Foco, Paraty, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Metropolis
. The Wende Museum, Los Angeles, Relics of the Cold War (preview to solo exhibit in 2022)
. Fotogalerie Lichtzone, Groningen, Netherlands
2020
. (solo) Museum de Fundatie, Zwolle, Netherlands, Relics of the Cold War (C)
. Photo Festival Eyes on Main Street, Wilson, North Carolina (C)
. Militärhistorisches Museum Berlin-Gatow, Berlin, Remnants of the War (1942–1945) (C)
. Museum Arnhem, Arnhem, Netherlands, City Life. People & the Urban Reality
. House of History of the Federal Republic of Germany (Haus der Geschichte), Bonn, Leukoplastbomber und Ampelmännchen
2019
. (solo) Erasmus Huis, Embassy of the Netherlands, Jakarta, Indonesia, Metropolis
. (solo) Zeitgeschichtliches Forum, Leipzig, Germany, Relics of the Cold War
. State Gallery of Art, Hyderabad, India, (screening) Indian Photofest
. Photo Festival Eyes on Main Street, Wilson, North Carolina (C)
. Jeonju Photography Festival, Jeonju, South Korea
. Guler Sanat Gallery, Ankara, Turkey, A Turkish Breeze through a Dutch frame
. Torch Gallery, Amsterdam, Through the Looking Glass
2018
. (solo) Drents Museum, Assen, Netherlands, Kabul Portraits
. (solo) Asian Library, University of Leiden, Netherlands, Metropolis
. (solo) Chicago Council on Global Affairs, Chicago, Metropolis
. (solo) House of History of the Federal Republic of Germany (Haus der Geschichte), Bonn, Relics of the Cold War
. Deichtorhallen Hamburg, House of Photography, Germany, Street. Life. Photography. Seven Decades of Street Photography (C)
. Austrian Cultural Forum Rome, Rome, Italy, Obiettivo Pace – The Alfred Fried Photography Award
. Royal DSM, Art Collection, Sittard, Netherlands, New Acquisitions: Metropolis
2017
. (solo) India Habitat Centre – Visual Arts Gallery, New Delhi, Metropolis
. (solo) Anastasia Photo Gallery, New York City, Metropolis
. (solo) Rijksmuseum Twenthe, Enschede, Netherlands, Metropolis
. (solo) University Library, Leiden, Netherlands, New Acquisitions: Urban Jungle. Megacities in Asia
. Gemeente Museum Den Haag, The Hague, Netherlands, Wonderkamers
. DongGang Museum of Photography, Yeongwol, South Korea, Metropolis (C)
. Art Central, Hong Kong (Art Fair)
2016
. (solo) Deutsches Historisches Museum (German Historical Museum), Berlin, Relics of the Cold War
. (solo) Huis Marseille – Museum for Photography, Amsterdam, Metropolis (C)
. (solo) Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Mumbai City Museum, Mumbai, Metropolis
. (solo) Torch Gallery, Amsterdam, Metropolis
. (solo) East Wing Gallery, Dubai, Metropolis
. PhotoEast, The Cut Arts Centre, Halesworth, UK, The Eyes of War
. Biennial of Photography, Knokke-Heist, Belgium, Mexico Megalopolis (C)
. Art Miami, Miami (Art Fair)
. Amsterdam Art Fair, Amsterdam
. Cetin Emec Art Gallerie, Izmir, Turkey, A Turkish Breeze through a Dutch frame
2015
. (solo) Arsenal, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, The Eyes of War
. Acte2 Galerie, Paris, Urban Dreams
. Angkor Photo, Siem Reap, Cambodia (screening), Metropolis
2014
. (solo) Deutsches Historisches Museum (German Historical Museum), Berlin, The Eyes of War
. (solo) Anastasia Photo Gallery, New York, Relics of the Cold War
. (solo) Huis Marseille – Museum for Photography, Amsterdam, preview Metropolis
. (solo) Bursa Fotofest, Bursa, Turkey, The Never-Ending War
. Visa Pour l’Image, Perpignan, France (screening)
. Museum of Contemporary Art Erarta, St. Petersburg, Russia, Under Cover
2013
. (solo) Photoville, New York City, Metropolis
. Paris Photo, Grand Palais, Paris (Art Fair), Metropolis
. The Empty Quarter, Dubai, Metropolis
. Somerset House, London, Syngenta Photography Award
. Art Rotterdam (Art Fair), Metropolis
. European Architectural Photography Prizes, Wissenschaftspark Gelsenkirchen, Germany (C)
. Photofestival Naarden, Netherlands, 30 jaar Pf
2012
. (solo) Kunsthal, Rotterdam, Netherlands, The Eyes of War (C)
. (solo) Anastasia Photo Gallery, New York City, Metropolis
. Rencontres d’Arles, France, Metropolis (screening)
. Photoville, Dumbo Arts Center, New York City, Let’s face it
. MOTI museum, Breda, Netherlands, Rollercoaster
2011
. (solo) Noorderlicht Photofestival, Groningen, Netherlands, Metropolis – City Life in the Urban Age (C)
. (solo) Photofestival Naarden, Naarden, Netherlands, Kabul Portraits + The Eyes of War
. Museum of Estonian Architecture, Talinn, Estonia, Metropolis – City Life in the Urban Age
. The Empty Quarter, Dubai, Metropolis 2.0
. Sony World Photography Festival 2011, London, San Francisco, Shanghai, Sao Paulo
. World Press Photo, worldwide (C)
. Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, The Hague, Netherlands, Summer Exhibition (C)
2010
. (solo) Deutsches Museum, Munich, Germany, Trabant – The Final Days of Production
. (solo) Krasnoyarsk Museum Center, Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, Russia, Relics of the Cold War
. Duke University, Center for Documentary Studies, Durham NC, USA, Daylight Awards
. Breda Photo, Breda, Netherlands, Tilt (C)
. Noorderlicht Photofestival, Leeuwarden, Netherlands, Warzone (C)
. State Chancellery, Dresden, Germany, Sachsen
. Elders. Idylle en frictie in het landschap, Sint-Michielsgestel, Netherlands (C)
2009
. (solo) Willy Brandt Haus, Berlin, Relics of the Cold War (C)
. (solo) Kunsthal, Rotterdam, Netherlands, A tribute to the Trabant
. (solo) Legermuseum, Delft, Netherlands, Cold War Graveyard (C)
. (solo) Stadt- und Industriemuseum Rüsselsheim, Germany, Trabant – The Final Days of Production
. Stadtmuseum Berlin, Ephraim-Palais, Berlin, Fallmauerfall | 61 – 89 – 09 Grenzueberschreitung und Grenzerfahrung im Spiegel der Kunst (C)
. Cobra Museum, Amstelveen, Netherlands, Gimme Shelter – Bouw in Beeldprijs (C)
. Deutsches Architekturmuseum (German Architecture Museum) Frankfurt, New Homeland (C)
. The Hague Museum for Photography, Netherlands, Zilveren Camera (C)
2008
. (solo) Sächsisches Industriemuseum, Chemnitz, Germany, Trabant – The Final Days of Production
. FOAM, Amsterdam, The Living Other (C)
2007
. (solo) Kunsthal, Rotterdam, Netherlands, The Never-Ending War
. (solo) Willy-Brandt-Haus, Berlin, Trabant – The Final Days of Production (C)
2006
. World Press Photo, worldwide (C)
. Customs House, Sydney, Australia, Dutch Decade: Photography from The Netherlands
2005
. (solo) Legermuseum, Delft, Netherlands, New Acquisitions: The Never-Ending War (C)
. (solo) Noorderlicht Photofestival, Groningen, Netherlands, Relics of the Cold War (C)
2004
. State Museum of the Political History of Russia, St. Petersburg, Warzone — Dutch Photographers and International Conflicts
2003
. (solo) Legermuseum, Delft, Netherlands, Kabul (C)
2002
. The Netherlands Photo Institute, Rotterdam, Netherlands, Brandhaarden / Warzone
2001
. (solo) Noorderlicht Gallery, Groningen, Netherlands, Between Hostile Neighbours
2000
. (solo) Legermuseum, Delft, Netherlands, Tussen Vijandige Buren / Between Hostile Neighbours (C)
Reviews, Interviews, Writings, Portfolios (Selected)
. National Geographic Magazine (US edition)
. The New York Times (US)
. The New Yorker (US)
. The Wall Street Journal (US)
. Time Magazine (US)
. Newsweek (US)
. Granta (UK)
. Financial Times Magazine (UK)
. GEO (Germany, France)
. Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (Germany)
. Photonews (Germany),
. European Photography (Germany)
Contact
Martin Roemers lives in the Netherlands
M +31 (0) 6 53 77 99 59
martin@martinroemers.com
www.martinroemers.com
www.instagram.com/martinroemers/
Personal Agent
Maartje Wildeman
M +31 (0) 6 40 53 65 97,
maartjewildeman@chello.nl