Stephan Keppel (born 1973 in Anna Paulowna, NL) studied autonomous art (1994–98) at the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague (NL) and has since worked primarily with photographic and printmaking techniques. He has had his studios in Amsterdam (NL) since 2003. The main working area is the street where he photographs, collects, looks at junk, examines construction containers and brings (architectural) parts to his studios. They are separate worlds. Refined finds such as furniture and printed matter end up in the home gallery, sculptural forms such as wooden beams a stone drillings find their place in his garden studio in the outskirts of the city. These materials and photographs are endlessly reproduced with a large copier in his print studio, a small beanery, and stored in file cabinets, ready for exhibitions worldwide. By invitation, he works similarly in other cities. Such as currently a project around the city of Berlin and next year (2025) a working period in Tokyo. This often results in books made in close collaboration with Hans Gremmen and his publisher Fw:Books.
The book projects Reprinting the City (Den Helder, 2012), Entre Entree (Paris, 2014), Flat Finish (New York, 2017), and Soft Copy Hard Copy (Amsterdam, 2021), Immer Zimmer (Graz 2022) all published by Fw:Books in Amsterdam, were acquired for various collections, for example the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Stadsarchief Amsterdam, Nederlands Fotomuseum Rotterdam (NL), the International Center for Architecture in New York (US), and the Canadian Centre for Architecture in Montreal (CA). In 2021 Keppel won the Somfy Photography Award 2020 with an installation at the Nederlands Fotomuseum Rotterdam. His work was presented in a soloshow in Camera Austria Graz in 2021.
In recent years, she has also been working more outside the strictly visual arts such as contributions to various magazines, collaborations with poets and writers, as well as, for example, a catwalk design for the renowned fashion institute IFM in Paris.
EDUCATION:
Royal Academy of Art The Hague 1994-1998
Department; Autonomous Art
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EXHIBITIONS, PROJECTS AND BOOKS A SELECTION
2023/2024
•Black prints in The White Room Show in Alternative space the White, Toky. Japan 2024
•Art Basel Particiption with work acquired for Fonds d’Art Contemporain Paris edition 2024
• Acquired work for Fonds d’art contemporain – Paris Collection with gallery Florence Loewy Paris
• Institut de La Mode Paris Runway Catwalk design with works from Entre Entree Paris
• Support Sheet Roma 469 Publication with Marc Nagtzaam design Roger Willems with FW:Books with show/presentation Enter Enter summer 2024
• Trecht publication Seminar 2024 HKU Utrecht Making a book with students in two weeks. Listed in the city archives of Utrecht
• LICHT by Róman Kienjet published by Atheneum Polak & van Gennep 2024 14 contemporary dutch photographers interviewed about their work.
• En Route! Oulipo En Route! Duoshow with Marc Nagtzaam, Bradwolff Projects Amsterdam
• Surface editions UK Contribution Reconstruction magazine with Fall out series
• Paris Photo book fair Entre Entree editions 2023 presentation editions Fw:Books table
• Wien Art Book fair 2023 Editions with Fw:Books Amsterdam
• Stadscuratorium Amsterdam interview with Jan Pieter ’t Hart published online
• Reprint Utrecht Traiectum (Pause Play Record) Seminar HKU Utrecht. Joint bookmaking with students in only two weeks. 2023
2022-2021
• Akademie der Kunsten Halle Regenburg Performance book index talk for master students
• Guna Guna Longlist Stedelijk Museum. Voorstel Gemeentelijk Kunst Aankopen
• Immer Zimmer Graz Fw:Books 2022 Publication after soloshow at Camera Austria Graz
• Soft Curve Solo The Living Room De Appel Amsterdam Curated by Huib Haye an der Werf
• Post No Bills London duo show with Benjamin Jones The Koppel Project London 09 10 2022
• Flat Finish NYC book and prints in 3×4 Orain Group show Music, Film and Literature in the photobook San Telmo Museum San Sebastian
• NYABF New York Art book fair Wall presentation/editions during the fair Fw:Books table
• AFF Galerie Berlin (DL) Unfolding Cities The Photobook as Archive with Susanne Hefti, Damjan and Kokalevski Opening 29 10 2021
• Camera Austria Kunsthaus Graz (AUS) Solo exhibition HARD COPIES curator Taco H Bakker and Reinhard Braun
• Somfy International Photography Award Exhibition First prize Winner Nederlands Fotomuseum Rotterdam.
• Soft Copy, Hard Copy Amsterdam Fw:Books Book launch and solo show Enter Enter, A Space for books. Amsterdam
• New York Virtual Artbook Fair 2021 Solo presentation Fw:Books Soft Copy Hard Copy
• Soft Copy Hard Copy Enter Enter cataloque 2021 Fw:Books
2020/2019
• Somfy International Photography Award nomination 2020 theme Gimme Shelter with Geraldine Jean Jean, Marine Stig, Matthieu Lith, Antoinette Nausikaa, Dustin Thierry, Maarten Tromp and Jordi Ruiz Cirera
• Undercurrents A Photobook exhibition Transformer Station Cleveland USA Group Show on photobooks
• Tokyo Art Book Fair with HAM printers Tokyo Silkscreen edition for he fair with HAM printers Tokyo, also available now Tokyo Contemporary Art Museum
• Tohu-Wa Bohu Extrapool Nijmegen Riso book production and residency curated by Taco Hidde Bakker with artists Awoiska van der Molen, Jaya Pelupessy, Bart Lunenburg and Eva Fiore Kovakovski
• Stad in Zicht exhibition Stadsarchief Amsterdam. Group show with Emo Verkerk, Gerald van der kaap, Charlotte Schleiffert, Misha de Ridder and Ina van Zyl
• Stadsarchief Amsterdam City Photo Documentary commissioned works 2018 – 2019.
• Rencontre Lille Temples Office Paris Installation in Library of the city of Lille. With Hans Gremmen
• Regular Features Roma Publications Marc Nagtzaam Contribution to this book
• The photograph that took the place of a mountain Exhibition June – September 2019. Witho Worms, Rein-JelleTerpstra, Mariken Wessels, Jan Hoek en Paul Kooiker. Curated by Taco Hidde Bakker
• Modern Perspectives Stadsarchief Amsterdam Curator Anneke van Veen. Contribution group show and publication
2018
• Photographier Paris Hotel de Ville Paris. Groupshow curated by Anna Planas (Temple Office Paris) showing Entre Entree Paris project during Paris Photo 2018 till January 2019
• Photographic works for CECI Brussel with Sara ten Westenend, Miriam Rohde, Maaike Gottschal and Nadine Contemporary art Brussel
• DEEP FLAT duoshow with Martine Stig at Kadmium Delft Text by Basje Boer poster design Hans Gremmen
• Flat Finish book at New York Art Book Fair 2018 Stand Fw:Books
• Nomination Flat Finish New York 2017 De best verzorgde boeken 2018 Exhibition Stedelijk Museum September 2018
• Finalist SOMFY Photography Award 2017 Exhibition Utrecht CS with Hans Gremmen, Jaap Scheeren, Sjoerd Kuijpers, Marleen Sleeuwits, Verena Blok, Sanne van der Elzen
• Double nomination Flat Finish New York 2018 Kassel Photo book Awards 2018.
• Acquisition two works Metro I/Metro II Flat Finish New York by De Brauw, Blackstone Westbroek Advocaten Photography collection with FOAM Amsterdam 2016 2017
• FOAM Amsterdam book and wall presentation FLAT FINISH with Hans Gremmen
• FLAT FINISH, NEW YORK installation 2017. Fw:Books stand at NYABF
• UNSEEN 2017 Amsterdam presentation FLAT FINISH NYC. Stand Radical Reversibility
• TERRAS Dutch literair magazine. SERAING Contribution with writer-poet Erik Lindner
• CHALK AND PLASTER in nY #32 Belgium literair magazine Image concept whole issue
• PLAIN PAPER Surface issue. Contribution magazine about paper by Stroomberg en De Monsterkamer 20 pages offset and silkscreen included. With Ruth van Beek, Esther krop, Underwear, Barbarber (K.Schippers) and more
• Photo festival Schiedam, 2016. Exhibition about sound and image. Showing the Paris vinyl Soundscape AUTODANSE with Neeltje ten Westenend. Collection Nederlands Fotomuseum Rotterdam
• Show CONCREET, CONCRETE at Punt WG Amsterdam with Petra Noordkamp
• QUICKSCAN NL#II Dutch Photo museum Rotterdam Groupshow catalogue included
• Camera Austria International Magazine, Participation 12 pages CA #133 March Issue 2016 Text by Taco Hidde Bakker
• Collaboration TRAKTORDANS exhibition by Neeltje ten Westenend. Kunstfort Vijfhuizen 2015
• CCA Montreal. Research and Stipendium CALL FOR CAPTIONS
•10 by 10 photo books in New York City photo book salon with Taco Hidde Bakker, Marike Wessels and Rein JelleTerpstra
• Participating Genda Magazine Italy by Stefano Graziani with Volker Heinze, Bas Princen, Zhang Kechun, Jeff Wall and others
• The Aesthetic of the Fragment by Marc Nagtzaam with Marijn van Kreij, Karel Martens and Geert Goiris.
• FOMU Photo museum Antwerp Belgium live performance copy action with TH Bakker
• Selection of Dutch and Belgium Artist books by the Mondriaan Foundation Amsterdam Curated by Maaike Lauwaert presentations at Art Rotterdam and Art Brussels
• Dutch Ambassy Paris presentation Entre Entree special editions and live performance 7-inch single Autodanse sound concept by Harry de Wit and Neeltje ten Westenend
• Le Bal Books Paris Book presentation signing publication Entre Entrée
• Publication Entre Entree Paris Fw:Books 2014 Best books 2014 by Photo Eye, Photobook Magazine, Brooklyn Rail NewYork, Best Photobooks Volkskrant
• Collection artist books Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam Acquiring Entre Entree, Reprinting the City, Contour (Neeltje ten Westenend), Auto Danse, Roma 112
• Gallery Florency Loewy, Paris Presentation works Paris edition fair 2
• Solo RVB BOOKS Paris. Showing Entre Entrée
• New York Art Book Fair Stand FW Photography presentation prints Entre Entrée
• Publication Entre Entree, Paris Fw:Books Design with Hans Gremmen
• Publication 7 inch single Auto Danse. Peripherique Paris. A soundscape with artist Neeltje ten Westenend and composer Harry de Wit
• Solo LHGWR gallery The Hague. Entre Entree exhibition
• Participation group show Jan van Eyck Akademie Maastricht Aan de rand van het Plateau
• Live printing and vinyl at Arles photo festival at the Cosmos by Sebastian Hau. 2013
• Residency Van Doesburghuis Meudon Mondriaan fund Amsterdam
• Residency Studio Holsboer Paris (Cite International des Arts) Mondriaan fund
• UNSEEN Presentation photo fair LHGWR Den Haag
• Reprinting the City, Den Helder At Sifestphoto festival Italy and St Petersburg Rusland
• Publication Contour project Grenslinie Utrecht by Neeltje ten Westenend. Fw:Books
• De Stem van West Utrecht. Web radio background visuals for Radio Art Project
• Nomination Dutch Doc Awards 2013 Finalist for Reprinting the City Fw:Books
STIPENDIA, GRANTS AND RESIDENCES
2011 Publicatiesubsidie Reprinting the City Mondriaan fonds
2013 Nomination Dutch Doc Awards 2013 Reprinting the City
2013 Residency Van Doesburghuis Meudon Mondriaan fonds Amsterdam
2013 Residency Studio HolsboerParijs met dank aanMondriaanFonds Amsterdam
2014 Basisbeurs Mondriaan Fonds Amsterdam
2015 Longlist Call for Captions research stipendium Canadian Centre for Architecture Montreal
2017 Publicatiesubsidie Mondriaan Fonds for book Flat Finish, New York 2017
2019 Publicatiesubsidie Mondriaan Fonds for SOFT COPY HARD COPY Amsterdam 2020
2020 AFK projectsubsidie for publication and presentation SOFT COPY HARD COPY Amsterdam
2020 Corona beurs Mondriaan Fonds
2021 Werkbijdrage Kunstenaar Basis Mondriaan Fonds
2023 AFK Het Cultuurfonds for En Route show Application by curator Saskia Monshouwer
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