Andrea Stultiens
Andrea Stultiens is a Dutch photographer, teacher and researcher. Stultiens is as a lecturer and researcher connected to Academy Minerva in Groningen and currently is working on a dissertation within the PhDArts program of Leiden University.
The last couple of years her work has mostly been dealing with images of Africa, particularly with Uganda. The work is always related to historical (mostly photographic) imagery. In 2011 she initiated, together with Ugandan artist Rumanzi Canon, the archival platform History In Progress Uganda (HIP), which mainly functions on Facebook. The artistic products that come out of HIPUganda are always collaborations between Stultiens and diverse Ugandan partners. They are presented to Ugandan, African and European audiences.
In partnerships with Robinah Nansubuga (UG), she curated the exhibition Simuda Nyuma – Forward Ever Backward Never (2015) at Framer Framed. The exhibition with work by Ugandan and Dutch artists was based on the archive of Ugandan chief Ham Mukasa. In the same year, work by Andrea Stultiens was also on display in the exhibition Global Imaginations (2015) in De Meelfabriek, Leiden.
Andrea Stultiens published several books. In 2024 I wish there was color, I wish there was sound (Jap Sam Books, 2024) was published. The publication offers a critical and contemporary perspective on the travels and work of Paul Julien (1901 – 2001). Julien traveled to Africa fifteen times between 1932 and 1962 and collected scientific data and photographs of the local population. Andrea Stultiens has spent years studying the legacy of Paul Julien and the influence of his work on the image of Africa.
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