“Taragaon Museum & The Saraf Foundation invites you all to the exhibition of photographs from 1978 by Ed Van Der Kooy. He will also be displaying some paintings he has drawn.
He will also be donating his photographs to the Taragaon Museum, after the exhibition.

Artist Statement:
Summer 1978, I was a student at the Royal Academy of Visual Arts in The Hague, Holland. I had heard about Nepal. Without any knowledge I flew to Kathmandu. In Freak street I rented a room in Century Lodge for 10 rupees per day. I stayed in Kathmandu for a month. A small city with a lot of temples,mountains on the horizon and above all friendly people .
A lodge owner in Dulikhel told me it was possible to make a trek from Pokhara to Muktinath. Kathmandu, the Annapurna trek, it was all equally beautiful. To Muktinath around Annapurna it was an incredible experience. I fell in love with this beautiful country. After 1978 I returned every year, made many trips, Lantang, Lo-Monthang, Kangchenjunga, Helambu, Encounters with many different cultures, incredible adventures. I had A few exhibitions at Siddhartha Art Gallery, also made a portrait painting of Late Princess Shruti. And now 40 years later, after my first visit, I am doing an exhibition at the Taragaon Museum Kathmandu. For this exhibition I have painted two large panoramas with the subject of my trek in 1978. A film will be shown that I made in 1978 and pictures from that year will be hung on the walls. You could say the circle is closed.
About the Artist
Ed van der Kooy born on 19th September 1956 at The Hague, Netherlands His fascination with Asia made him choose to paint Eastern models, in their traditional dress, in a larger than life manner. In doing this he spent much time on the expression of the fabric. In the first years that he painted it wasn’t his intention to show the model’s character. It was about the fabric and the clothing that he carefully selected for each painting.

We hope to see you all at 4:30pm on Wednesday, 18th September.
Exhibition is on till 28th,September.

Do follow his Facebook page- Nepal & Ladakh and his YouTube Channel to witness his Nepal Journey.”