Jaasir Linger (b. Zoetermeer, The Netherlands, 1991) is a visual artist with Surinamese roots, based in Rotterdam.
Through a process of personal exploration and an investigative attitude towards his Surinamese roots, the Afro-Surinamese religion Winti and the shared Dutch-Surinamese / Surinamese-Dutch history, he comes up with ideas that he translates into art-installation works.  

During Linger’s time at academy he was selected in 2017 for the ‘Nikon-NOOR Academy’ masterclass week, organized by Nikon Europe and the renowned photo agency NOOR. Later that year he won the ‘Gouden Freelancer Award 2016/2017’, a biennial prize for the best Dutch journalistic production made by freelancers, with the documentary project ‘VPRO – Gliphoeve – Een Vergeten Strijd’.
After Linger graduated at the Fotoacademie Amsterdam (may 2019) with the art-installation  ‘Hier praten we liever niet over!’ (Dutch for: ‘We’d rather not talk about this!’), his works have been showcased in art institutions such as ‘Museum Het Rembrandthuis’, ‘Amsterdam Museum’ and ‘CBK Zuidoost’.
Linger is engaged in ongoing research and  art projects concerning Surinamese cultural heritage, decolonisation and blackness. In addition he does commercial assignments (with clients such as Eneco, Erasmus Medisch Centrum, Benthem Crouwel Architects, FNV) and collaborations with all sorts of creatives.

Feel free to contact me for more information, questions, (commercial) photography and film assignments, projects and job inquiries in the fields of fine art(s), documentary, portraits, reportage {i.e. (corporate) events}, commercial assignments, collaborations etc.

Tel.: +31(0)615429284

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CURRICULUM VITAE

Born June 14th 1991, Zoetermeer, The Netherlands

Education:
2015 – 2019        Fotoacademie Amsterdam (Specialization: ‘Autonomous Practises’, lens-based)
2017                    Nikon-NOOR Academy masterclass week Amsterdam
2009 – 2013        Media & Entertainment Management, Hogeschool INHolland Den-Haag (Specialization: Film-art & Film-history)

Group Exhibitions:
2021 – [Upcoming] – Art Rotterdam x Gallery 3 By You – Het Nieuwe Instituut (Installation: ‘Hier praten we liever niet over”!)  
2021 – [Currently] – Rooted/Uprooted – CBK Zuidoost (Installation: ‘Gi Tori’)
20/21 – [Currently] – Refresh Amsterdam – Amsterdam Museum (Installation: ‘Winti na rutu’)
2020 – ‘This is Artfair 2020 ‘ (selected, but canceled due to the pandemic )
2020 – ‘Hier. Zwart in Rembrandts tijd´ – Museum het Rembrandthuis (Part of the “contemporary artists” of the exhibition)
2019 – Flea Market – Melkweg Expo, Amsterdam – (Installatie: ‘Glenn’ – Yung Nnelg)
2019 – GUP New Photo talent 2020 – Machinegebouw Westergas, Amsterdam
2019 – ‘Expo Core’ – Loods 6 Amsterdam – (Installation: ‘Hier praten we liever niet over’)
2019 – ‘Expo Fos’ – Graduation exhibition Fotoacademie – Loods 6 Amsterdam (Installation: “Hier praten we liever niet over!”)
2018 – ‘Wanderlust’ – ‘Galerie Sehnsucht’, guest curator Eli Dijkers
2018 – ‘Wunderkammer’ – ‘Galerie Sehnsucht’, guest curator Rommert Boonstra
2017 – ‘Dromen aan het IJ’ – ‘Architectuurcentrum Amsterdam’
2016 – ‘Fotogramprijs 2016’
2014 – ‘De Straat op’ – Stadsarchief Amsterdam, during ‘De Nederlandse Fotoweek’
2012 – ‘Analog life’, in collaboration with Lomography  (Senior curator, project manager and part of the group exhibition)

Publications:
2020 – Zwart in Rembrandts tijd (book) – Museum het Rembrandthuis
2020 – Hier. Zwart in Rembrandts tijd (printed zine) – Museum het Rembrandthuis  (photography for the zine) 
2019 – “Adformatie magazine (printed magazine) – ‘Hier praten we liever niet over!”
2017 – VPRO Gids #36 (Printed Magazine) – article: ‘Seks, Drugs en Kaseko’ (a 4 page article about VPRO – Gliphoeve- Een Vergeten Strijd)
2016 – SHUTR.Photo (Printed Magazine) – issue #2 – article: ‘De Nieuwe Garde – Aanstormend Talent’
2015 – Findrangers (zine) – issue #8 ‘Grit and Grain’
2014 – Findrangers (zine) – issue #5 ‘Far From Home’

Awards, Nominations & Mentions:
2017 – Winner ‘Gouden Freelancer Award’ 2016/2017 (VPRO, Gliphoeve – Een Vergeten Strijd)
2016 – Nominee ‘Fotogramprijs  (Time Is Master Of Art)
2015 – “Top rated entries” (mention) – Lensculture Street Photography Awards  (Águas Locais)