Bert Teunissen (born 1959

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) is a Dutch

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who, since 1996, has documented

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an homes built before

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and their inhabitants in his book ''Domestic Landscapes: A Portrait of Europeans at Home''. Teunissen has photographed houses built before electricity was common in order to preserve a quickly disappearing part of

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life and culture. He later added images from Japan to his project.

Solo exhibitions

*Museet for Fotokunst, Odense, DK 1999 *Gentofte Hovedbibliotet, Copenhagen DK 2000 *Gallery 24, New York, USA 2000 *Møstings Hus, Copenhagen, DK 2000 *Stedelijk Museum, Zutphen NL 2001 *Konstmuseet, Ystad, S 2001 * AA Kerk, Groningen, NL 2002 *Artspace Witzenhausen NL 2003 *Prague House of Photography Cz. 2004 *Museu da Imagem, Braga Portugal 2004 *Kienhuis Hoving, Enschede NL 2005 *Biblioteca Central da UTAD, Vila Real, Portugal 2005 *Océ 's Hertogenbosch NL 2005 - 2010 * Art Amsterdam NL 2006 *

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, Amsterdam NL 2006 *The Photographers' Gallery, London UK 2006 *Aperture Gallery, New York USA 2007 *Museum Haus Esters, Krefeld, Germany 2007

Books

*Luister met je ogen-Het Josti Band Orkest 2001 *Paleizen van het Geheugen-7 Leidse jongenskamers, Leiden, Antiquariaat van Paddenburgh 2003 *Domestic Landscapes-Japan, Amsterdam, Artspace Witzenhausen 2003 *Domestic Landscapes-Portugal, Braga, Museo da Imagem 2004 *Domestic Landscapes-An Introduction Manual, Huizen, Bert Teunissen 2006 *Domestic Landscapes-A Portrait of Europeans at Home, Aperture 2007 *Domestic Landscapes-Ein Porträt von Europäern Daheim, Kerber 2007 *On The Road-A Domestic Landscapes Travelog, Bert Teunissen 2008

External links

Bert Teunissen's web site
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