STREET / FORM investigates photography’s relationship with the urban landscape and street culture. The juxtaposition of shape and form, the encounters with the unknown, the intimacy with strangers. 70 photographers from around the world find inspiration in the street. 

Shutter Hub have teamed up with one of the most exciting street art festivals in the world, and have curated an exhibition of photography for POW! WOW! Rotterdam – Europe’s leading street art festival, this Autumn. As part of this world-class festival programme, Shutter Hub are hosting a week long exhibition, taking over an empty property in the Rotterdam-Zuid area and filling it with over 100 large scale newspaper prints. Newspaper is a temporary, democratic material with a low environmental impact compared to other exhibition processes.

Street photography is often under-represented as a form of street art, and we want to change this. Here we have an amazing platform for street art and socially engaged projects, and this opportunity to share work allows us to connect with exciting new audiences and build stronger community connections.

POW! WOW! is the best known street art festival in the world. It started in the outskirts of Hawaii, transforming a grey suburb into a beloved open air gallery. After several successful editions on the island, the festival spread to locations in Los Angeles, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Japan. In 2018, its very first European edition was held to much acclaim, with Rotterdam as its host.

We’re delighted to announce the selected photographers exhibiting in STREET / FORM are:

Kim Aldis, Wendy Aldiss, Harvin Alert, Marina Antoniou, Trevor Attwood, Liz Barker, Rosie Barnes, Kathleen Bishop, Susan Bittker, Elizabeth Brown, Susan Brunialti, Tiina Burton, Giulia Cerocchi, Simona Ciocarlan, Ioana Cobzaru, Danny Cozens, Matthew Dever, Mieke Douglas, Ximena Echague, Juliet Ferguson, Sarah-Jane Field, Alan Gignoux, Alper Goldenberg, Nikki Goldup, Debbie Green, Karen Harvey, Phil Harvey, Pippa Healy, Joachim Hildebrand, Sukhy Hullait, Simon Isaac, Naomi James, Ilona Kamps, Sarah Ketelaars, John Kiely, Kathleen Kirchner, Ray Knox, Oliver Krebs, Parvathi Kumar, Terence Lane, Janet Lees, Jayne Lloyd, Remco Mackenbach, Dayana Sharon Marconi, Frankie Mcallister, Kate McDonald, Sean McDonnell, Kathryn McGeary, Rosita McKenzie, Sue Oakford, Clare Park, Mark Phillips, Alinne Rezende, Joel Baptista Ribeiro Martins, Lola Romance, Filipe Santos, Diana Serban, Gareth Surgey, James Sykes, Gemma Taylor, Edith Templeton, Andrea Torrei, Marianne van Loo, Arjan van Woensel, Dineke Versluis, Louise Ward, Jasmijn Weenink, Saskia Wesseling, Oliver Wright, Edo Zollo.

Our international exhibitors are sending work from Australia, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand, North America, and the UK.

© Frankie Mcallister

© Harvin Alert

STREET / FORM 

Hilledijk 105B
Rotterdam, the Netherlands

09 – 15 SEPTEMBER 2019

Opening times: Mon – Sat, 4-7pm / Sun, 11am – 7pm

Admission is free

Launch Event: 7-10pm, Monday 09 September 2019. RSVP: info@shutterhub.org.uk

Free Photographers Portfolio Reviews: Monday 09 September (booking is essential, please email info@shutterhub.org.uk)

Exhibition Festival Event: 11am-7pm, 15 September 2019

Insta Meet Rotterdam: 15 September 2019. Join Rotterdam Make It Happen for a day of exploring, booking is essential, please email l.bouts@rotterdampartners.nl

Street Photography Competition

For the full festival programme visit powwowrotterdam.nl

STREET / FORM is supported by: POW! WOW! Rotterdam, Rotterdam Partners, Newspaper Club and Dalstons.

STREET / FORM is printed by Newspaper Club. Print your own newspaper with Newspaper Club. With no minimum order and fast worldwide shipping, it’s easy to turn your ideas into a real newspaper. Join the creative community of designers and photographers who use Newspaper Club to share their work and stories. Get started at newspaperclub.com