“Searching for the Soul of Service Stations” Book Launch & Flash Exhibition 17-19 March 2023
February 18, 2023 2:51 pm
Australia Outback 2003 © Tomek Sikora

Schoorl, North-Holland © Cees Smit
Cees Smit will be present in the gallery Friday March 17th from 3 to 5pm and Sunday March 19th, from 3 to 5pm
For more information about Cees Smit and his works please click here: Cees Smit
About the book “Searching for the Soul of Service Stations”
This book offers a non-exhaustive look at service-stations highlighting their different aspects; past, present and future – do they actually have any future? – through a collection of photos and paintings from our private collection, gathered over the years. A cocktail of nostalgia, history, aesthetics, romanticism, emotion, realism, social aspects and a pinch of humour. A tentative attempt to uncover the soul of the service-station, transforming a rather dull subject into a lively, creative almost sexy one.
The book, with size 23x23cm (9×9 inches), comprises 96 pages and includes works by 40 different artists (mainly photographers but also some painters)
The artists // De kunstenaars
Hedy Bechart (CH), Rob van Betuw (NL), Jeroen Bisscheroux (NL), Jaap Bijsterbosch (NL), Harrie Blommesteijn (NL), Valentin Brindesi (CH), Birgitt Busz (D), Eric Chan (USA), Jessie Chaney (USA), Cheri-Cherin (Congo), Giovanni D’Amore (It), Matt Dunlap (USA), Odile Gesse (France), Leonard Gianadda (CH), Araun Gordijn (NL), Dutch den Hollander (NL), Gert Huyser (NL), Frederique Jaton (CH), Massimo Ruffo Maternus (It), Jacques Meijer (NL), Wanda Michalak (PL), Simon Nicoloso (France), Chris Niedenthal (Poland), Adrienne Norman (NL), Chris Olszewski (Australia), Willem Overtoom (NL), Jorgen Polman (NL), Paul Schäublin (CH), Thomas Schlijper (NL), Tomek Sikora (PL), Cees Smit (NL), Nico van der Stam (NL), Mees van der Starre (NL), Marek Stawski (NL), Douwe K Veenstra (NL), Jaap Vliegenthart (NL), Michiel Voet (NL), Herman Wouters (NL), Krszystof Wojciechowski (PL)
Over het boek “Op zoek naar de ziel van tankstations”
“Searching for the Soul of Service Stations” werpt een veelzijdige blik op tankstations en belicht hun verschillende aspecten; verleden, heden en toekomst – hebben ze eigenlijk wel een toekomst? – door middel van een verzameling foto’s en schilderijen uit onze privécollectie, verzameld door de jaren heen.
Een cocktail van nostalgie, geschiedenis, esthetiek, romantiek, emotie, realisme, sociale aspecten en een snufje humor. Een voorzichtige poging om de ziel van het tankstation bloot te leggen, waarbij een nogal saai thema wordt omgevormd tot een levendig, creatief, bijna sexy onderwerp.
Het boek bestaat uit 96 pagina’s met 70 afbeeldingen van 40 verschillende kunstenaars (vnlk. fotografen maar ook enkele schilders). Het is een tweetalig boek (Engels/Nederlands) van formaat 23×23 cm.

Book Cover
Price: €35
Available for purchase in the gallery and via Lecturis.
Book publisher: Lecturis, Eindhoven Lecturis
With thanks to: Prins Bernhard Cultuur Fonds Noord-Holland
Photos from the opening & book presentation

Happy people, bart Deus, Jessie Chaney & partner, Sebastian Rypson – photo © Paul Schäublin

Araun Gordijn en de “Messerschmitt tweeling” aka “Twee wachtenden voor U” – photo © Pete Purnell
Walter van Teeffelen about Araun Gordijn:

Sebastian Rypson, Publisher Paul van Mameren (Lecturis) and Paul Schäublin photo © Jaap Bijsterbosch

The signing of the book(s) – photo © Pete Purnell

handing over the signed copy – photo © Pete purnell

more signing & dedicating – photo © Pete Purnell

Mr Stijn with his copy of the book, pausing in front of the Jaap Vliegentardt photo “Desparado” featuring Mr Stijn as the “desperado” – photo © Pete Purnell

Paul Schäublin and his photo Moscow 1990 – photo © Guillaume Ehrenfeldt

photographer Herman Wouters – photo © Pete Purnell

Also happy – photo © Pete Purnell

photographer Jessie Chaney (USA. She came all the way to see her own work – photo © Pete Purnell

Two supporters, Jacqueline Gilbert and Patricia Werneck Ribas – photo © Pete Purnell

Two photographers, Guillaume Ehrenfeldt and Dutch den Hollander – photo © Pete Purnell

Photographer Willem Overtoom – photo © Pete Purnell

Painter Cees Smit – photo © Pete Purnell

Paul Schäublin and Wanda Michalak – photo © Jaap Bijsterbosch

Congo 16 November 2023. Cheri-Cherin received his copy of the book – photo © Kristien Geenen

Chris Olszewski Brisbane March 2024
Photos of the flash exhibition not included in the book
Worthy photos we encountered too late and therefore could not be included in the book

Unknown, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 1997

Kasia Fortuna Karato Port, Teshima Island, Japan 2017

Volja Berkelaar, Echt 1980
Tags: Araun Gordijn, Cees Smit, Cheri-Cherin, Chris Olszewski, Dutch den Hollander, Herman Wouters, Jaap Bijsterbosch, Jaap Vliegenhart, Jacques Meijer, Jessie Chaney, Jorgen Polman, Kasia Fortuna, Matt Dunlap, Paul Schäublin, Sebastian Rypson, Simon Nicoloso, Volja