Exhibition 'Anders kijken, meer zien | Seeing Differently, Seeing More' in Koppelkerk - art & culture
From December 4, 2026, through January 17, 2027, Ria Groot Zevert will exhibit her nature photographs in the upper hall of the Koppelkerk in Bredevoort. In the exhibition “Seeing Differently, Seeing More,” the photographer takes visitors into a world of stillness, detail, and attention to the everyday.
For Ria Groot Zevert, nature is an inexhaustible source of inspiration. Small details, the play of light, textures, and quiet moments take on new meaning in her photographs. By looking consciously and slowing down, she discovers beauty in everyday scenes that are easily overlooked. Her photography invites the viewer to do the same: to pause for a moment and look anew.
The exhibition consists of intimate landscapes: atmospheric photographic images that focus not on the grand, but rather on the small and often unnoticed. While a photograph may have once begun as a chance moment, the work has evolved into a conscious way of observing and creating—images that tell a story and invite viewers to linger a little longer.
The works are largely inspired by the natural surroundings of the Achterhoek region, where tranquility, open space, and rich diversity converge. Visitors are invited not only to look, but to truly see—and perhaps to slow down a bit themselves.
In addition, she is exhibiting a unique series of paintings titled “Whispers from the Roadside.” In this series, she combines watercolor with real dried roadside flowers to create a tranquil encounter between painting and nature.
The artist
Ria Groot Zevert is a Dutch nature photographer from Groenlo. Photography taught her to remain curious and to find meaning in nature. For her, the process of observing and capturing a moment is just as important as the final image. Atmosphere plays a key role in her photographs. She seeks out compositions where simplicity and emotion converge and in which the viewer can lose themselves. Ria’s accolades include the Fine Art Photo Awards (1st prize in 2023) and she was a finalist at CUPOTY (’26).
