Robin de Puy, presented by WePresent

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Dec 3, 2024

In this engaging conversation, acclaimed photographer Robin de Puy shares her journey capturing the complexities of American identity through her project, AMERICAN. She discusses her transformative road trip across the U.S. and the deep connections she formed while photographing diverse individuals. Robin reflects on the power of storytelling in art, her collaboration with WePresent, and the balance between creativity and commercial pressures. Her unique lens reveals how personal narratives challenge common perceptions of America.

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ANECDOTE

Camera Evolution

De Puy initially used a large format camera that required stillness and silence.
Later, she transitioned to a more dynamic approach, engaging with her subjects while shooting.

INSIGHT

Dual Perspective

De Puy believes portraits reveal both the subject and the photographer's perspective.
Her work aims to capture this unique intersection.

ANECDOTE

Cultural Differences

While Americans are generally receptive to being photographed, Dutch people are more hesitant.
De Puy's 8,000-mile American road trip provided unique opportunities for connection and portraiture.

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WeTransfer x TalkArt special episode! We meet photographer Robin de Puy.

This episode is brought to you by our friends at WePresent, the Academy Award winning

arts platform of WeTransfer. Collaborating with emerging young talent to renowned artists

such as Marina Abramović, Riz Ahmed and Talk Art's own Russell Tovey, WePresent

showcases the best in art, photography, film, music, literature and more, championing

diversity in everything it does.

In this episode we'll be speaking to acclaimed photographer Robin de Puy about her new

project AMERICAN, a collaboration with WePresent, which is an unflinching portrait of a

divided nation. AMERICAN shares Robin's unique perspective on the often-overlooked

faces that represent the country's incredible diversity and complexity, and poses the

question: What does it mean to be American?

Visit: https://robin-de-puy-american.wetransfer.com/

Follow: @Robin_De_Puy and @WePresent

Robin de Puy’s (b.1986, the Netherlands) photographs start with a desire to tell her own story through the faces of others. Whether it’s the freckled adolescent she noticed whilst refuelling in Wyoming, the Dutch author, poet and columnist Remco Campert, or the boy Randy she met in Nevada whilst on her American road trip, de Puy sees the camera as an aid to understand the deeply personal traits and histories of each person, and how they also reveal something about herself. Many of her encounters are fleeting; a heartfelt glance into the life of someone else before time resumes its frantic pace. In others, as with Randy, those same transient experiences blossom into profound and enduring relationships. Regardless of which ending they have, de Puy’s photographs are always imbued with a sensitivity and timelessness that encourages a slow gaze on the human condition. Her images are chances for genuine human connection, and through sharing with them with the world, allow us to take part in such moments.

Robin de Puy studied at the Fotoacademie Rotterdam and has been exhibited internationally at institutions and galleries including; Bonnefantenmuseum, Maastricht (2018); Museum Hilversum, Hilversum (2017); The Hague Museum of Photography, The Hague (2016); Stedelijk Museum, Breda (2016) and Photoville, New York (2016). Amongst numerous other awards, De Puy was the winner of the National Portrait Prize in both 2013 and 2019. Her work is held in major public and private collections including Bonnefantenmuseum, Maastricht; De Nederlandse Bank, Amsterdam; Museum Voorlinden, Wassenaar; Centraal Museum Utrecht, Utrecht; Fotomuseum Den Haag, The Hague; Huis Marseille, Amsterdam and Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Hague. View more: https://robindepuy.nl/

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