Fifth edition. 48 new series!
Inspired by interest in the striking dress codes of various social groups, Rotterdam-based photographer Ari Versluis and profiler Ellie Uyttenbroek have systematically documented numerous identities. They call their series ’Exactitudes’: a contraction of ’exact’ and ’attitude’. By registering their subjects in an identical framework they provide an almost scientific record of people’s attempts to distinguish themselves from others by assuming a group identity. The apparent contradiction between individuality and uniformity is taken to such extremes that the artistic aspect dominates the purely documentary element. Rotterdam’s heterogeneous street scene remains a major source of inspiration for them, although for this new edition, once again with 48 new series, they have also visited Milan, Beijing, Rio de Janeiro, Casablanca, Praia (Cabo Verde), New York, Bordeaux, London and Paris.
Fifth edition. 48 new series!
Inspired by interest in the striking dress codes of various social groups, Rotterdam-based photographer Ari Versluis and profiler Ellie Uyttenbroek have systematically documented numerous identities. They call their series ’Exactitudes’: a contraction of ’exact’ and ’attitude’. By registering their subjects in an identical framework they provide an almost scientific record of people’s attempts to distinguish themselves from others by assuming a group identity. The apparent contradiction between individuality and uniformity is taken to such extremes that the artistic aspect dominates the purely documentary element. Rotterdam’s heterogeneous street scene remains a major source of inspiration for them, although for this new edition, once again with 48 new series, they have also visited Milan, Beijing, Rio de Janeiro, Casablanca, Praia (Cabo Verde), New York, Bordeaux, London and Paris.
Als Versluis en Uyttenbroek een ding duidelijk maken, is het dat individueel kledinggedrag niet bestaat.
Arjen Ribbens in NRC, 13 August 2011
Uitvergroot en geklasseerd zie je ineens een sociaal fenomeen, een stukje tijdsgeest.
Lieve van de Velde in De Standaard, 2 Augus 2011
Bladeren door het boek is een grote aha-erlebnis.
Mark Roos in AD, 2 August 2011
Ein Buch für alle, die sich für Fotokunst, Dokumentationen und Gesellschaftsanalysen interessieren.
Jeanette Kunsmann in BauNetz.de, 20 August 2011
