Playa at Stedelijk Museum

'Playa' - a selection of images from Gilleam's ongoing series Currents, shot in his birthplace of Curaçao, goes on show in a new solo exhibition opening at Stedelijk Museum, until 10th November 2024.
The works are accompanied by a custom made soundscape.

In Playa, Gilleam examines the symbolic complexity of Curaçao by photographing local islanders, at rest after a day of work, on a volcanic beach located on the North side of the island. The environment is at odds with the sandy beaches of the tropical tourism brochures. In Gilleam's images, subjects are often photographed from behind, unrecognisable, with the sun at their backs, facing both the sea and the European continent.