I proudly present the exhibition of my photo project Gender Free Zone during  the two weeks of the Gay Pride Amsterdam 2016 at  Gallery Beeldend Gesproken in De Hallen in Amsterdam

‘The project Gender Free Zone by Petra van Velzen is a research into gender diversity. She is convinced that gender is not binary – man/woman – but a continuum with endless number of variations. The series contains portraits of people with both masculine and feminine characteristics. Gender Free Zone shows the many appearances in the gender spectrum and the beauty of it’

Exhibition Gender Free Zone at Gallery Beeldend Gesproken
Gallery Beeldend Gesproken
Hannie Dankbaarpassage 23, 1053 Amsterdam, Nederland
23 July – 07 August  2016
Opening hours: 10am – 6pm

The exhibition shows the entire photo project Gender Free Zone and includes portraits of drag queens and kings, androgynous people, trans women, trans men, cross dressers, transvestites, female impersonators, gender queers, and all variations under the wide umbrella of gender diversity.

Artist statement Petra van Velzen
“My work focuses on portrait photography. I am fascinated by everyone’s specialness, and I am attracted by the people with a story. With passion for aesthetics I am always searching for the most powerful way to portray a person.”
www.petravanvelzen.com