BredaPhoto puts talent in the spotlight
Young talents present their graduation work at Breda Station
In this unique project space, six recent graduates from various art academies in the Netherlands will have the opportunity to present their work to a wide audience. The first edition of this series in 2026 opens on February 5 with works by Jón Helgi Pálmason and Lindsey Soetodrono. This series is made possible thanks to the municipality of Breda.
Exhibitions in 2026, before and during the festival
The exhibitions by Jón Helgi Pálmason and Lindsey Soetodrono will be on view from 5 February to 10 May 2026. The next period, from 21 May to 20 August, will feature works by Maria Bodrug (Willem de Kooning Academy, Rotterdam) and Lana Mojca (KABK, The Hague). Coinciding with the international BredaPhoto Festival, which will take place from 11 September to 25 October, 2026, Yvele Jessica (Sint Joost, Breda) and Aline Papenheim (KABK, The Hague) will present their work in the display cases.
Lindsey Soetodrono is a multidisciplinary artist who graduated in 2025 from the Film, Photography, and Digital program at Sint Joost in Breda with her ongoing project Putune Jaji: Odjo Lali Aku (translation). In this project, she explores her Javanese-Surinamese family history and the effects of intergenerational trauma. Through her work, Lindsey Soetodrono confronts audiences with the dark history of Javanese-Surinamese contract labor through multidisciplinary installations and performances, aiming to increase visibility and recognition of this history in society.
Jón Helgi Pálmason is an Icelandic photographer living and working in The Hague. In 2025, he earned his Bachelor’s degree in Photography from the Royal Academy of Art (KABK) in The Hague. In Yzta Annesið (The Farthest North), Pálmason explores his personal connection to Melrakkaslétta in northeastern Iceland, a rugged and remote area on the edge of the Arctic Circle. Through a five-year photographic journey, he weaves together local folklore, inherited memories, and direct experiences with the landscape and the community of Raufarhöfn—the village where his mother was born and raised, now threatened by depopulation. The project reflects on heritage, loss, and return, showing how landscape and identity are inextricably linked.
📍 Not familiar with the art display cases yet? They are freely accessible and can be viewed 24/7 on the Belcrum side of Breda Station.
