It is my pleasure to invite you to the opening of Tino 10 Years, my new exhibition at Studio Woudt in Alkmaar. The exhibition showcases ten years of collaboration with Tinotenda Mushore, my muse and the person who has posed for me more than anyone else.
Friday 30 October 2026, 16:00 to 19:00
Studio Woudt, Hazenkoog 9, Alkmaar
Registration is required and places are limited to 200. Please register here so we know you are coming: studiowoudt.com/events/opening-tino-10-year-show
Everyone who attends the opening will receive a copy of the exhibition catalogue to take home. Tino will be there too.
In September, I wrote the full story of our ten-year collaboration. Below is a shorter version with all the information you need about the exhibition and the evening.
The exhibition
The exhibition brings together fifteen works from 2016 to 2026 in three sizes. It is the first time these images have been shown together. Almost every picture that Tino and I have created together was made in my studio in Alkmaar, so the work returns to where it all began. Fourteen works hang on the walls. Tino Crown, the oldest piece from 2016, is displayed on a stand because it is the work that started it all.
Arranging the pictures in order revealed something I had never planned. The earliest images focus on skin, hair and texture. Then form takes over until the body almost disappears. The most recent piece returns to fabric and gesture, with a body present in the frame. Ten years of photographing the same person has changed my work, and I could only see that once the fifteen pictures were displayed together. This exhibition showcases that transformation.
The catalogue
This catalogue was created especially for this exhibition, and each guest at the opening receives a copy. It has 48 pages, measures 16.5 by 22.5 centimetres, and is a softback printed in an edition of 500.
From Thursday 29 October, the catalogue will also be available to purchase from the 1605 Collective webshop (https://1605collective.com/) for €20. Only 150 copies will be made available online. The rest are reserved for visitors to the exhibition.
Modiste
One piece that I particularly want to show you is Modiste, the newest piece in the exhibition. Tino and I created it in March this year when we collaborated on a shoot for Maison Michel, the Parisian hat maker that has been part of the Chanel group since 1997. It features a wide black straw hat, her profile beneath it and a body wrapped in a dark cone. The title is the French word for a woman who makes hats.
Headwear as sculpture has been part of our work since we made our first crown in 2016. Visiting the workshop of a company that has been making hats since 1936 felt like arriving somewhere.
Meanwhile in Paris
The images from that shoot are on display in Paris right now. Métamorphoses, les chapeaux de Maison Michel at la Galerie du 19M celebrates ninety years of Maison Michel, and my photographs of Tino are part of the exhibition. If you are in Paris before 13 December, it is well worth a visit. Entry is free.
La Galerie du 19M, 2 Place Skanderbeg, 75019 Paris. Until 13 December 2026, open Wednesday to Sunday, 11:00 to 18:30. You can find more information on the le19M website (https://www.le19m.com/en/agenda/metamorphoses-hats-by-maison-michel).
Register for the opening
Friday 30 October 2026, 16:00 to 19:00
Studio Woudt, Hazenkoog 9, Alkmaar
Registration is required. If you would like to attend, please register at studiowoudt.com/events/opening-tino-10-year-show. You are welcome to bring a guest; you can add them when you register.
If you cannot make it on the 30th, the exhibition runs until 31 March 2027 and can also be visited by appointment. Just reply to this email.
I hope to see you there.
More soon.
— Bastiaan