The Shady Gardens of Bucharest.
Tiny and large parks are everywhere in Bucharest, huge trees align the
streets.
Under the shady branches families gather, children play near
fountains, mothers feed their babies, a grandmother reads a book for
her grandson, a woman sits knitting, an old man sleeps.
Stories about growing up with friends in one of the little parks how their
own children now meet their friends there almost every day.
Especially in summer the parks are an oasis, a family place, a living
breathing shelter.
The harshness of the summer heat and the chaos of the city seem
faraway.
The trees that grow unrestrained give shadow, a sense of freedom and
feeling of belonging.
Margrieta was born under Northern skies, in the Netherlands.
She has lived and worked in the Netherlands, Italy, Algeria,
the Caribbean, Chile, Portugal and Romania.
During her biology studies with a major in philosophy at
Wageningen (the Netherlands), she started with a variety of
studies in bronze casting, painting, etching and ceramics.
Her work embraces poetry, sculpture, but her main creative
outlet is photography since her father showed her how
to print in his self made darkroom in the attic of their house.
She uses analogue cameras (from 35mm to whole plate).
Awards Her work has been awarded and exhibited internationally,
it has been published in magazines (Silvershotz,
B&W Magazine (also some of her albumen prints), Fotonostrum, Dodho,Seities magazine,
the Photoreview).
Her book “The Taste of Tears” received a Gold medal
in the Prix de la Photography (Px3).
Recently she published a part of her book "Mille Gigli"
(a Thousand Lilies) and a part of her book
“Una Terra Sacra" in ”Shots to Tell“ Magazine.
“Una Terra Sacra” won bronze in the Px3 2022
(Paris Photography Awards)
She lives and works in Bolsena (Tuscia), Italy
