Born in 1991 in the Netherlands, Carlijn Jacobs is a photographer and director based in Paris. After studying photography at the Willem de Kooning Academy in Rotterdam, she gained early recognition for her witty critiques of mass culture. She is associated with a new generation of artists who have matured amid easy access to unlimited reservoirs of historical and contemporaneous imagery. Jacobs draws inspiration from Surrealism, Art Deco and Camp, which she employs as a subtle counter to modernism’s conservative definitions of art. 

Jacobs’ first monograph, Mannequins, was published in 2021 by APE (Art Paper Editions). Coinciding with her exhibition Sleeping Beauty at Foam, Amsterdam (October 6, 2023–January 21, 2024), she has released a new eponymous photobook with Note Note Éditions, as well as the publication Eyes.

Her editorial projects have appeared in Vogue, Vogue France, Vogue Italia, Dazed, Pop, d la Repubblica, M le Monde and AnOther Magazine. She has created campaigns and images for Acne Studios, Chanel, Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Versace, Loewe and Mugler, among others. 

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