Dutch artist, Martin Roemers has been documenting the dramatic impact humanity has made on the globe for over 20 years. From his early series, “The Relics of the Cold War,” “Kabul,” and “The Eyes of War,” he studied issues of conflict and the tools of warfare. More recently in his largest project to date, “Metropolis” (2007 – 2015), Roemers moved on, indulging his fascination for the world’s megacities, attempting to capture the tangible energy, chaos and tumult of cities where more than ten million people live, work, and survive.
MARTIN ROEMERS
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- Kabul portraits
- Relics of the Future
- Relics of the Cold War
- Metropolis
- Metropolis
Metropolis
Metropolis
Metropolis
Metropolis
Metropolis
Metropolis
Relics of the Future
Relics of the Future
Relics of the Future
Relics of the Future
Relics of the Future
Relics of the Future
Relics of the Future
Relics of the Future
Relics of the Future
Relics of the Future
Relics of the Future
Relics of the Future
Relics of the Cold War
Relics of the Cold War
Relics of the Cold War
Relics of the Cold War
Relics of the Cold War
Kabul portraits
Kabul portraits
Kabul portraits
Kabul portraits
Kabul portraits
Martin Roemers is a Dutch artist and photographer. He studied at the AKI Academy of Visual Arts in Enschede, the Netherlands. For many years he has worked on long-term projects that result in exhibitions and companion books such as; Relics of the Cold War, Kabul, The Eyes of War and Metropolis, an exploration of the world’s megacities. His most recent project, Relics of the Future, explores the symbiosis between a vehicle and its user in different regions across the world, illustrated in a time line that runs from the handcart to the electric car. Roemers’ work has been exhibited throughout Europe, America, Asia and Australia.
Roemers photographs have been acquired by prominent public, corporate and private collections, among them the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, the Ford Foundation in New York and The Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, Texas. He has published eight monographs and received two World Press Photo Awards, along with a number of other prizes. Interviews and reviews about Roemers’ work have appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The New Yorker and many other publications.
EXHIBITIONS
2022
(solo) The Wende Museum, Los Angeles, Relics of the Cold War
MAST, Bologna, The MAST Collection. A visual alphabet of industry, work and technology
2021
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
2020
(solo) Museum de Fundatie, Zwolle, Netherlands, Relics of the Cold War
Photo Festival Eyes on Main Street, Wilson, North Carolina
Militärhistorisches Museum Berlin-Gatow, Berlin, Remnants of the War (1942–1945)
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
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
Austrian Cultural Forum Rome, Rome, Italy, Obiettivo Pace – The Alfred Fried Photography Award
House of Photography, Deichtorhallen Hamburg, Germany, Street. Life. Photography. Seven Decades of Street Photography
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
Art Central, Hong Kong (Art Fair)
YIP Art, Paradiso Noord, Amsterdam (Art Auction)
2016
(solo) Deutsches Historisches Museum (German Historical Museum), Berlin, Relics of the Cold War
(solo) Huis Marseille – Museum for Photography, Amsterdam, Metropolis
(solo) Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Mumbai City Museum, Mumbai, Metropolis
(solo) Torch Gallery, Amsterdam, Metropolis
(solo) East Wing Gallery, Dubai, Metropolis
PhotoEast, Suffolk, UK, The Eyes of War
Biennial of Photography, Knokke-Heist, Belgium, Mexico Megalopolis
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
Visa Pour l’Image, Perpignan, France (screening)
Bursa Fotofest, Bursa, Turkey, The Never-Ending War
Museum of Contemporary Art Erarta, St. Petersburg, Russia, Under Cover
2013
Paris Photo, Grand Palais, Paris (Art Fair), Metropolis
Photoville, New York, 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
(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
Museum of Estonian Architecture, Talinn, Estonia, Metropolis – City Life in the Urban Age
The Empty Quarter, Dubai, Metropolis 2.0
Noorderlicht Photofestival, Groningen, Netherlands, Metropolis – City Life in the Urban Age
Sony World Photography Festival 2011, London, San Francisco, Shanghai, Sao Paulo
World Press Photo, worldwide
Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, The Hague, Netherlands, Summer Exhibition
Photofestival Naarden, Naarden, Netherlands, Let’s face it
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
Noorderlicht Photofestival, Leeuwarden, Netherlands, Warzone
State Chancellery, Dresden, Germany, Sachsen
Elders. Idylle en frictie in het landschap, Sint-Michielsgestel, Netherlands
2009
(solo) Willy Brandt Haus, Berlin, Relics of the Cold War
(solo) Kunsthal, Rotterdam, Netherlands, A tribute to the Trabant
(solo) Legermuseum, Delft, Netherlands, Cold War Graveyard
(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
Cobra Museum, Amstelveen, Netherlands, Gimme Shelter—Bouw in Beeldprijs
Deutsches Architekturmuseum (German Architecture Museum) Frankfurt, New Homeland
The Hague Museum for Photography, Netherlands, Zilveren Camera
2008
(solo) Sächsisches Industriemuseum, Chemnitz, Germany, Trabant – The Final Days of Production
FOAM, Amsterdam, The Living Other
2007
(solo) Kunsthal, Rotterdam, Netherlands, The Never-Ending War
(solo) Willy-Brandt-Haus, Berlin, Trabant – The Final Days of Production
2006
World Press Photo, worldwide
Customs House, Sydney, Australia, Dutch Decade: Photography from The Netherlands
2005
(solo) Legermuseum, Delft, Netherlands, New Acquisitions: The Never-Ending War
Noorderlicht Photofestival, Groningen, Netherlands, Traces & Omens
2004
State Museum of the Political History of Russia, St. Petersburg, Warzone — Dutch Photographers and International Conflicts
2003
(solo) Legermuseum, Delft, Netherlands, Kabul
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
GRANTS
Mondriaan Fund (Stipend for Established Artists / Werkbijdrage Bewezen Talent, 2021-2024)
Fonds Anna Cornelis
Stichting Sem Presser Archief
Hendrik Muller Fonds
Fonds Bijzondere Journalistieke Projecten
EFL Stichting
Stichting Stokroos
Democracy & Media Foundation