Rein Jelle Terpstra investigates the relationships between perception, memory and photography, by making slideshow installations and books. His work is held in various collections, including the collection of the SFMOMA (San Francisco), MoMA Library (New York), EYE Film Museum (Amsterdam), Nederlands Fotomuseum (Rotterdam), and the Getty Research Institute (Los Angeles). In 2017, Terpstra undertook a Smithsonian Artist Research Fellowship in Washington, D.C.
His film Robert F Kennedy Funeral Train – The People’s View was part of Best of Selected Artist Moving Images, EYE Filmmuseum, Amsterdam. His book (same title) was awarded with a Golden medal for The Most Beautiful Book in the World, in 2019.
He teaches fine arts and photography at Hanze University of Applied Science- Minerva Art Academy, Groningen.
www.reinjelleterpstra.nl