Ilse Leenders graduated her studies Photography Design at The Royal Academy of Art (KABK) in The Hague, The Netherlands in 2001.
The spatial perception in my photography characterizes my work. The combination of three elements usually returns in my work: model, costume and surrounding. These elements are strongly connected and intensify each other, as a result of which the spatial feeling is reinforced.
I synthesize these different elements together in a new dimension. The bodily form has been of importance in my photography for a long time. The unnatural forms and excessive expressions are the topic of my photographs. The use of color, shape, patterns and lines occur in all images and support the balance of elements in the images.
After living in Paris for several years Ilse Leenders is now based in Rotterdam.