"Her work is about fragility.
About not - belonging.
About nearness and distance.
Composing a song of loneliness."
She has lived and worked in the Netherlands, in Algeria, in the Caribbean, in Chile, in Portugal. Making her way through a biology study with philosophy in Wageningen (the Netherlands),
bronze casting, painting, etching (work in the BKR),
publications of poetry and translations (Hollands Maandblad, uitg. Cadans),
ceramics, photography.
Currently she lives with her family in Italy.
- an honorable mention ArtTension Milan 2010. "project Herenstraat 1"
- an honorable mention in the International Photographic Awards (IPA 2008).
- an honorable mention in the 'premio fotografico Tau Visual 2008' (Italy).
- finalist for the documentary "My Backyard", LPA 2009
- finalist for the contest "Love & Pain & Beauty", LPA october 2009
see
http://www.margrietajeltema.com
and
http://twitter.com/margrij