Photobook Dummy - Now I know how to tell you
Design by Dominique de Vries & Giulia Boccarossa
Editing by Dominique de Vries, Tommaso Parrillo (Witty Books) & Giuseppe Oliverio
Text & Photographs by Dominique de Vries
Paper:
Fedrigoni Symbol Tatami 115
Fedrigoni Materica Clay 250
230 x 290 mm / 104 pages
Soft cover, Swiss binding
Printed and binded in 2024 by Robstolk Amsterdam
Dummy edition of 10 copies
Now I know how to tell you - 2020/2024
When I realized that I would soon leave my childhood home to fend for myself, my body filled with dread. I grew up in Hellevoetsluis, son of a Dutch father and a Polish mother. When I was seven, my parents divorced, and I eventually stayed with my mother and younger brother. As the eldest child in a bicultural family, a weight of responsibility fell on me, forcing me to grow up quickly. I watched my childhood fade away as I was pushed into adulthood.
In ‘Now I Know How to Tell You’ I search for this lost period of my youth in the landscape surrounding my childhood hometown. For three years, I wandered through this landscape in an attempt to make sense of what I had missed, what I could still reclaim, and what I had to let go of. The isolated, rural landscapes and the situations I encountered became a reflection of my inner turmoil.
Programs
2023/2024 - PhMuseum Folio
2022/2023 - Fotodok Lighthouse Talent
Exhibitions & Screenings
2025 - Fotofestival Naarden - Naarden Vesting - Now I know how to tell you (exhibition)
2025 - Gallery Ballon Rouge - Group Show ‘And the tides will change‘ - Now I know how to tell you (exhibition)
2024 - Fotofestival Diecixdieci - Fotofabricca Prize - Photobook Dummy - Now I know how to tell you (exhibition & prize shortlist)
2024 - The Royal Photographic Society - The International Photography Exhibition 166 - Now I know how to tell you (exhibition shortlist)
2024 - PhMuseum Days 2024 - Photobook Dummy - Now I know how to tell you (exhibition)
2024 - Limburg Biënnale - Marres, Space voor Contemporary Culture - Now I know how to tell you (exhibition)
2024 - Space Place Gallery - Duo Exhibition “Behind leaving“ - Now I know how to tell you (exhibition)
2023 - Fotodok Lighthouse exhibition x Utrecht Uitfeest - Now I know how to tell you (exhibition)
2023 - PhMuseum Days 2023 - Now I know how to tell you (screening)
2023 - Verzasca Foto Festival - Now I know how to tell you (screening)
2023 - Jakarta International Foto Festival - Now I know how to tell you (screening)
Awards
2023 - PhMuseum Photography Grant Shortlist Finalist & Honerable Mention - Now I know how to tell you