In Save Me From This Cold, Martin and Inge Riebeek show a selection from The Essential based on three themes: the position of women, the desire for love and security, and faith and morality. Serra from Istanbul is worried because women in Turkey are losing their acquired rights. Inesa from Kiev misses her lover who was shot during the war with Russia. In the last series, Josphat from Nairobi tells how he has murdered and tortured, but has been converted: "I spoke with God and he has forgiven me."
“ Breathtaking portraits that examine big questions from the present moment. Each person carries a story. Together, those stories intertwine a long line of questions into a confusing puzzle. Fate is not always fair or kind." (Hanne Hagenaars)
Breathtaking portraits that examine big questions from the present moment. Each person carries a story. Together, those stories intertwine a long line of questions into a confusing puzzle. Fate is not always fair or kind. "
" It is up to art to go beyond decorating our lives, to become bigger than ourselves and to take us to worlds filled with new thoughts and insights. In The Essential, Martin and Inge touch on art's essence, and in doing so many eventually reveal their own is about freedom. Your work is like a broken window in Crystal Palace, letting in necessary oxygen. " (Eelco van der Lingen)
From April 11 to January 3, 2021, several video portraits from The Essential will also feature in the museum's permanent exhibition, entitled The Collection x Martin and Inge Riebeek.
Images: stills from the video portraits of Selasie Djameh (Accra 2018) and Maria Kulikovska (Kiev 2016) from The Essential, Martin en Inge Riebeek.
