Henriette (Jet) Siemons (b.1995)
As a visual storyteller I collect stories based on mysteries, (collective) memories, and ghosts. Growing up in a family deeply rooted in rituals, religion, magic, mysteries, and ghost stories, I was always left wondering if there’s more to life than what we can see. My creative process blends visual, written, and site-specific research to weave a new narrative between myself and the subject.
Driven by a sense of melancholy, I search for the hidden magic in everyday life, creating a scavenger hunt for myself, while exploring the urgency of rediscovering forgotten memories and heritage. The projects come together in a detective-like way—mixing archival research, collecting objects, and manipulating images across different media to challenge our memory. Sharing these stories is an important element in the process, where I create opportunities for the audience to go on the scavenger hunt themselves.
The stories touch on themes like the (super)natural, mysticism, feminism, intangible heritage, family, death, memory, and the past.
email: hmg.siemons@gmail.com
insta: @jetsiemons
CV
(Group) Exhibitions
16/5/2025 - 25/5/2025- Rotterdam Photo. Het Witte Wieven Archief
11/5/2024 - OpenHuis, Nieuwstraat 15K, the Hague. Hannie & Billo-the found photo album project
13/4/2024-25-5-2024 - ‘Building Bridges’ by de Zolder x ANDA x CULT= US. Rotterdam, Nl. The search for the Invisible Women
15/3/2024-13/4/2024 - SPROUTS Young Talent at Arti & Amicitae, Amsterdam. Trail- the found photo album project
18/11/2023-10/12/2023 - Noorderlicht Regenerate, Student Open Call. Groningen, Nl. The search for the Invisible Women
5/10/2023-15/10/2023 - SPROUTS Young Talent by SBK Kunstuitleen galerie, Amsterdam. The Invisible Women
30/6/2023-4/7/2023 - Graduation show Royal Academy of Arts (KABK) 2023, The Hague. The Invisible Women
3/11/2021-7/11/2021 - Coackroach Collective x The Spectrum Space, Schiedam. [krah-krah-krah]
20/1/2021-28/1/2021 - Greyspace In the Middle, The Hague, Cockroach Collective, third year KABK group exhibition. [krah-krah-krah]
24/11/2017 - 14/12-2018 - 5&33 Gallery, Art’Otel Amsterdam.
Funding
2025 - CBK praktijk bijdrage - Het Witte Wieven Archief
2025 - Amarte Fonds- Rotterdam Photo x Amarte: Dutch Talent Project Grant- The Invisible Women
2024 - Stimuleringsfonds , Internationalisering start regeling - ‘Living knowledges of the endangered’ with designer Ritvik Khushu.
Education
2024- Masterclass Ecopsychologie, Rotterdam NL.
2024- Masterclass Bookmaking by Asja Keeman & Monique Baan, NL.
2019-2023 - Royal Academy of Arts The Hague (KABK), BA photography
11/3/2022-13/3/2022 - Masterclass Mario Cresci, Lecce, IT.
31/1/2022- 8/5/2022 - Internship Alessia Rollo, Lecce, IT.
2018-present - Mentee Margaret Lansink
Publication
2024- Fisheye Magazine, FR. Trail the found photo album project’
2023- BK informatie, september. Sprouts Young Talent.
2023- The Invisible Women, photo book. Self-published, edition of 20. Sold out
2023- The search for the Invisible Women, research publication. Self-published, edition of 20. Sold out.
2022 - Discarded magazine, showing project Cerco Maria Giovanna (IT).
