Lisanne Hoogerwerf (b. 1987) lives and works in The Hague, The Netherlands.
In 2011, she graduated from the Fine Art department of the Royal Academy of Art, following a Bachelor’s degree in Film and Literature from the University of Leiden. She began her career by creating art installations that combined various media, such as painting and performance. Alongside this, she worked as a freelance photographer, art critic, and filmmaker. Over time, she developed a stronger interest in photography, integrating her skills as an artist and painter into lens-based practices. Today, she stages her imagination and the world around her by creating small-scale sets.
Hoogerwerf’s artworks depict places that cannot be found in ordinary reality but are crafted from real materials like wood, sand, glue, and painted canvas. Her art visualizes both inner and outer human landscapes. Her studio floor serves as a stage upon which she builds, captures, and deconstructs these landscapes. In her scenes, she often alludes to global developments, such as the pandemic, the climate crisis, and environmental issues. The scenes are notably devoid of everyday life’s hustle and bustle—no traffic or crowded cityscapes are present. Contrasting elements such as utopia/dystopia, playfulness/seriousness, society/nature, and beauty/drabness are integral to her work.