The image displays an informational text panel from a museum or exhibition, set against a plain, light-colored background. The panel describes "Mixedness is My Mythology," the first solo museum exhibition by South African Dutch photographer Farren van Wyk at Fotomuseum Den Haag in The Hague, Netherlands. The text details Van Wyk's exploration of the complex historical and personal relationship between South Africa and the Netherlands, covering themes of migration, ethnicity, colonialism, and apartheid. It explains that Van Wyk, born in 1993, the last year of apartheid, to a South African mother and Dutch father, was classified as 'coloured,' a term with a fraught history. Her family moved to Putten, Netherlands, when she was six. The exhibition features photographs, primarily in black-and-white, focusing on her family—parents and brothers—as both collaborators and subjects. Van Wyk uses her work to deconstruct the imposed 'coloured' identity and visualize her own, creating intimate portraits and staged moments on the family farm in Putten. Through her artistic choices, she questions and redefines what it means to be a 'person of colour,' fostering reflection on representation, visibility, and history, while developing a personal and collective acceptance of mixed identity. A concise "IN BRIEF" section summarizes the exhibition's focus on heritage, complex themes like colonialism and apartheid, and the crafting of positive narratives of mixed heritage. The panel also mentions an accompanying photo book, "Mixedness is my Mythology," published by Fw:Books and Deadbeat Club Press, available in the museum store. A logo for "mondriaan fonds" is visible at the bottom. The overall setting is indoors, typical of a museum gallery, with clear, legible text. in The Hague, Netherlands

Eugene

Jun 4, 2026, 12:55 PM

The Hague, Netherlands

Moment

Stake attention in this memory

Reflective

Introspective

Nostalgic

Empowering

Melancholy

The image displays an informational text panel from a museum or exhibition, set against a plain, light-colored background. The panel describes "Mixedness is My Mythology," the first solo museum exhibition by South African Dutch photographer Farren van Wyk at Fotomuseum Den Haag in The Hague, Netherlands. The text details Van Wyk's exploration of the complex historical and personal relationship between South Africa and the Netherlands, covering themes of migration, ethnicity, colonialism, and apartheid. It explains that Van Wyk, born in 1993, the last year of apartheid, to a South African mother and Dutch father, was classified as 'coloured,' a term with a fraught history. Her family moved to Putten, Netherlands, when she was six. The exhibition features photographs, primarily in black-and-white, focusing on her family—parents and brothers—as both collaborators and subjects. Van Wyk uses her work to deconstruct the imposed 'coloured' identity and visualize her own, creating intimate portraits and staged moments on the family farm in Putten. Through her artistic choices, she questions and redefines what it means to be a 'person of colour,' fostering reflection on representation, visibility, and history, while developing a personal and collective acceptance of mixed identity. A concise "IN BRIEF" section summarizes the exhibition's focus on heritage, complex themes like colonialism and apartheid, and the crafting of positive narratives of mixed heritage. The panel also mentions an accompanying photo book, "Mixedness is my Mythology," published by Fw:Books and Deadbeat Club Press, available in the museum store. A logo for "mondriaan fonds" is visible at the bottom. The overall setting is indoors, typical of a museum gallery, with clear, legible text.

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