01.10.18 – Book launch 18 October – Fotofestival Schiedam
Previous to start Photo Festival Schiedam we are very happy to invite you to our Book Launch for ‘Objective Netherlands, Changing Landscape 1974-2018′!Launch – 18th Of October 18:30
Opening Festival – 19:45
Location – Sint Jans Kerk/Grote Kerk, Schiedam
Read the press release by Nai010 here
*01.10.2018 – Fotofestival schiedam
I'm really glad to announce that a selection of the Objective Netherlands works will be shown at Fotofestival Schiedam. This years theme of the festival is ‘Re:search‘, a great fit for the project. The works will be shown in the Sint Jans Church (Grote Kerk) from 18-28 October 2018.Click here for more information regarding the location and opening hours.
* 15.08.2018 – Book-announcement publisher Nai010
This fall the book Objectief Nederland. Changing Landscape 1974-2018 will be published with publisher nai010. Both series are bundled and designed by Studio Joost Grootens. The book contains contributions from Reinjan Mulder, Cleo Wächter, Henk Baas (RCE), Merel Bem (de Volkskrant), Peter Delpeut (NRC), Ludo van Halem (Rijksmuseum) and Berno Strootman (Rijksadviseur Fysieke Leefomgeving) and is carried out in a bilingual edition in Dutch and English. I couldn't have wished for a more suitable publisher and list of collaborators! Read about it on their website.
* 15.08.2018 – A quick hello
Since October 2017 I've been enrolled in the MA-program Visual and Media Anthropology at the Freie Universität Berlin. It's a two year long studies, which works with a 'distance-learning' model. Which means I'm still currently based in the Hague, but travel to Berlin twice a year for roughly a month of 'in-house-classes', in between I'm doing classes online, which take up a lot of my time and attention. I'm happy to be in a learning-environment, to broaden my world and to get acquainted with different research-methodologies while discussing the ethics and politics of this crazy world we live in. I'm currently entering my second year and hope to graduate by the end of 2019! (This video was a quick experiment in one of the film-courses.)
* 15.06.2017 – Exhibition and Symposium Landschapstriënnale 2017
Throughout the whole of September the results of Objectief Nederland will be shown at the 'Landschapstriënnale', a festival about the future of the Landscape, held every three years in de Haarlemmermeer. The public opening is Saturday 2 sep from 12:00 - 17:00. (Event)On the 5th of september there will be a symposium regarding the project and the use of photography in the monitoring of Landscapes. Reinjan Mulder, Berno Strootman, Maartje van den Heuvel, Henk Baas, Peter Delpeut and me will talk between 10:00 - 13:00. Entrance is free but you have to register here.
* 16.07.2017 – Publication Landwerk
Journalist Martin Woestenburg followed me and Reinjan around for a day and wrote a piece about Objectief Nederland. It is published in the second issue of 2017 of the agricultural magazine Land Werk.
* 31.06.2017 – Innovatiedag Openbaar Ministerie
I was invited by Jonge Geesten tot talk about my work on the Day of innovation for the public prosecutor office in Arnhem. It was fun to see how my work can inspire and also relate to such a serious institute.
* 28.06.2017 – Publication 'Publiek Gemaakt'
The web-site 'Publiek Gemaakt' writes about topics regarding commissioned art, public space and the artistic process. They published an interview with me about the process of Objectief Nederland. It's written in Dutch by Anne Reenders, you can read it here.
* 01.07.2017 – Podcast interview
This spring I stayed in Copenhagen for a bit. While I was there I was interviewed for a podcast by Norrka Mirella Medina. If you want to hear me talk about my work (in questionable english) you can do so here.
* 13.01.2017 – Start Objectief Nederland 2017
This winter I'm working on a great assignment from Berno Strootman, (Rijksadsadviseur van Fysieke leefomgeving). I'm travelling all over the Netherlands to photograph 52 different places. These were originally chosen and documented by Reinjan Mulder in 1974, his work was exhibited at the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam in 2016. Read about it here. Goal of the project is to discover the changes in the landscape all over the Netherlands. Here we are at a place near Rotterdam, making our first test. To be continued.
* 13.10.2016 – Avondgasten, L1
This week I was invited to talk about the Autostop-project on Avondgasten, a talkshow on the regional television-channel for Limburg called L1. It was quite an exciting experience for me to be honest! The interview is in Dutch and can be seen here. (My interview starts at 23:50)
* 08.10.2016 – Launch Autostop
On 7 october 2016 Lisa Laperre and I launched the publication for Autostop in Stroom, the Hague. I gave a short speech, just as Joost Janmaat from stichting Dialoog. The first publication of the book was presented to my main inspiration, my father.I'm very grateful to everyone who attended. The book can now be bought at Stroom (The Hague), Fotodok (Utrecht), or by sending me an e-mail: mail@cleowaechter.com
Price: 25 euro (incl, VAT, excl. Postage costs)
* 23.09.2016 – Publication Vrij Nederland
I'm very proud that Autostop has been published in this weeks issue of Vrij Nederland! Five spreads of pictures can be found in #38 of this magazine. The project is accompanied with a text by journalist Maaike de Hon. The pictures are a selection of the whole project, which will be launched in a book on 7 october. (Read below for more information) 
* 18.9.2016 – Autostop Book launch
I'm currently working with graphic Lisa Laperre on a publication for the Autostop-project. I'm planning on making a small first edition of 120 copies. The book will be 17x23 cm, 84 pages and will have a 40x60cm Poster-appendix.The Book release will take place on 7 October 2016 4PM– 6PM at Stroom, The Hague. You are all invited to join in! This is the Facebook-event.
If you like to stay informed on the book you can either follow the Facebook-event, or send me an e-mail: mail@cleowaechter.com
* 27.8.2016 – OpZicht Stroom
From the 24th of August til the 11th October 2016, an impression of my new work Autostop can be seen at Stroom, The Hague. Open on Monday to Friday from 11 to 17 o'clock.
Hogewal 1-9, The Hague
More info can be found here.
* 26.8.2016 – Blog and instagram-take-over Fotodok
I was invited to write a blog for Fotodok about my experiences on the hitchhiking-project. A new project I've worked on this past summer which was funded by the Dialoog Stipendium I received in spring.The Blog is in Dutch, it can be read here.
Another fun thing! I'm doing an instagram-take-over this week. Check out Fotodok's instagram-account.
* 23.6.2016 – Land/Made exhibition at Jan van Eyck Academie
From 23 June to 1 July some of my pictures from the project In Transit were shown during the Land/Made exhibition at the Jan van Eyck Academie. The show was curated by Barbara Garrie. Website Van Eyck
* 24.6.2016 – 18.7.2016 – Lost and Found Exhibtion
An older series of mine Third tree to the left was selected for an exhibition in Porec, Croatia. Theme for the exhibition is 'lost&found', which suits my work pretty good I believe! 
* 15.4.2016 – Photo symposium Daugavpils
This April I spent a week in Daugavpils, Latvia, at the Mark Rothko Art Center for their first international photo symposium. The goal of the week was to create a new project about the town of Daugavpils. I was happy to be selected among 7 other international photographers. We ended the week with exhibiting our work in the Museum and giving a public presentation about our portfolios. On show from 24.04.2016 – 04.7.2016
* 02.3.2016–Winner Dialogue stipendium
I’m really excited and honored to have won the ‘Dialoog’ Stipendium. Looking forward to turning my proposal into a steady project over the course of the next months.
* 2.2016–Undiscovered-exhibition,
Presentation of my work in the group-exhibition Undiscovered by The Photo Graduates. WTC Art Gallery Rotterdam, 30 January to 21 February.Photo credits: Luc Schol
* 23.11.2015 – Statenlokaal
I'm very excited that my graduation-movie Researching the landscape has been selected to play in Het Statenlokaal of the chamber of parliament. It can be seen there till 8.1.2016. It also got published on their internal news-web-site. Pretty cool.* 01.09.2015 – Unseen Dummy Awards
My graduation project Anthropocene was shortlisted for the 2015 dummy awards! You can have a peek at the book in the vimeo above.