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PEOPLE LIKE ME

When: October 11, 2024 — December 13, 2024
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Where: Kunstlinie, Almere
A wide-angle interior view of the 'People Like Me' exhibition gallery at Kunstlinie Almere. The room features dark walls lined with spotlighted black-and-white photographic portraits by Arjan Spannenburg. A gray bench sits in the center of the polished floor, and a television screen on the right wall displays a video.

Here is the English translation of the exhibition text for PEOPLE LIKE ME:

Kunstlinie presents the exhibition PEOPLE LIKE ME, featuring the impressive work of photographer Arjan Spannenburg. This exhibition offers an intimate look at the rainbow community, with a special focus on homosexuality.

PEOPLE LIKE ME is a powerful and personal project that not only celebrates diversity within the LGBTQIA+ community but also invites reflection. The title plays with multiple meanings: it is about "people like me," but also addresses the question of whether people like me. This dual layer encourages visitors to think about identity, acceptance, and connection.

In his portraits, Arjan Spannenburg captures human vulnerability and pride, inviting the audience to reflect on the stories of people who may be different, yet are recognizable in their desires and feelings. PEOPLE LIKE ME brings people closer together and fosters a deeper appreciation for the power of diversity.

Participating Artists

Arjan Spannenburg

Arjan Spannenburg

Featured Artworks

ESTRANGED - YANNICK

ESTRANGED - YANNICK

Exhibition Gallery

A black-and-white view of the entrance to the 'People Like Me' solo exhibition by Arjan Spannenburg at Kunstlinie Almere. The text "PEOPLE LIKE ME" and the artist's name are printed in large black letters on a white wall next to a framed monochrome portrait of a torso. Two informational plaques are mounted on the adjacent wall.
The entrance to Arjan Spannenburg’s solo exhibition, People Like Me, which explored themes of identity, vulnerability, and the search for connection within the LGBTQ+ community.
A large-format black-and-white photograph by Arjan Spannenburg titled 'RESTRAINT' is displayed on a metal frame stand at Kunstlinie Almere. The image, showing two young men being pulled apart by several hands, features a jagged vertical tear through the center that physically separates the figures. Scattered white tape fragments and red-handled scissors lie on the floor beneath the installation.
The front view of the artwork RESTRAINT after it was vandalized by a visitor during the People Like Me exhibition at Kunstlinie Almere. The tear transformed the piece from a symbolic representation of societal pressure into a tangible record of intolerance.
The reverse side of the vandalized 'RESTRAINT' installation, showing two large white panels covered in numerous strips of white tape. A large vertical gap remains between the two panels where the canvas was cut. Information about the interactive element of the piece hangs from a sign to the right, and scissors lie on the floor below.
The back of RESTRAINT served as an interactive participation piece, inviting visitors to add tape in support of LGBTQ+ rights. After the vandalism, the artist invited the public to use this tape to symbolically "heal" the tear.

External References

Museum.nl ↗Omroep Flevoland ↗Stentor ↗
→ View on arjanspannenburg.nl
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