The rural people in Tuscia (Italy), work their land as they always did; they tend the olive trees, they care for their chickens,their sheep and for each other.
All small gestures reflect an ancient culture.
The countryside is full of ancient mysteries. The volcanic lake draws the stars close so everyone can touch them.
Etruscan souls sleep in the vine yards.
Their songs can be heard at night, when the nightingales sing between the cypress trees.
There is a resonance between this and other worlds.
A memory of eternal ideas persists and keeps the land in it’s embrace. It’s kiss a sacred seal.
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
