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investigative art for systemic change






BLACK SNOW

Research 2021-2025
Photography and Film - Harm van de Poel, Curator-  Claire Hoogakker  

In collaboration with Verwey Museum Haarlem
INVESTIGATION  HERE
 
Exhibition



BLACK SNOW



Black snow is a visual investigation into  the complexity of Tata Steel factory in Ijmuiden Netherlands, capturing the daily reality of pollution.

The project highlights the political and corporate pressures to maintain the factory’s operations, despite evidence of its harmful effects on health and the environment.



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PFAS SYSTEMIC FAILURE BY DESIGN

Research 2026-2027

Printmaking installation , Photography , Film  , Cartography,  Spoken poetry
Exhibition  planned 2027



PFAS,

systemic failure by design


PFAS are more than  10.000+ chemicals that don’t break down, they accumulate in humans, animals, environment,  rivers.

This project exposes the systemic failure behind PFAS contamination and how the  "forever chemicals" are leaking into our soils, waters, food chains, and bodies. For decades, producers have been allowed to dump these toxins into rivers and environments with impunity, while the European Union fails to enforce mandatory testing across food, water, and industrial usage, leaving the public in the dark about the true scale of the danger.



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CEMENT 
Belgium 2026
Photography  and Film
In collaboration with European Environmental Bureau




CEMENT



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