photostudio joy & sorrow
Artist Madelinde Hageman collaborates with underage refugees from the AZC Groningen to design the photo studio Joy & Sorrow. The youth conceive and create sets and props for the studio in a series of workshops. In this photo studio, the young people then take portraits of each other and the audience at the Blikopener Festival.
Joy & Sorrow is an artistic exploration through which Madelinde, together with the youth, expresses issues related to mental health. It is part of "Language for Loneliness," an initiative aiming to find new ways to address loneliness. The design of Joy & Sorrow is based on questions such as: What activities, environments, and people make you feel happy and joyful? And what does the darker side of mental health look like? These underage youth have all fled to the Netherlands without their families, which in itself is a tremendous challenge.
Visit the Joy & Sorrow photo studio at the Blikopener Festival and have your portrait taken!
About Madelinde Hageman
Madelinde Hageman is a social designer, artist, and program maker. Madelinde designs interactions between people, often around universal life themes that are socially relevant. Think of topics such as loneliness, poverty, doubt, or sense of belonging. She initiates participatory projects with cultural sensitivity. Through art and creativity, she collaborates with people to develop new perspectives on life's questions.
Gaia Suyling Smit and Senne Berk
For the realization of the photo studio, Madelinde collaborates with photographer Gaia Suling Smit and Senne Berk, founders of Nona Photobooth. They travel with their photobooth throughout the Netherlands to capture special moments at events through portrait photography. Of course, visitors receive an instant photo print to take home.
