Who is Yentl / Yntl?
Yentl Bakker (2000) is a multidisciplinary artist and researcher whose practice moves between photography, writing, filmmaking, archival research, and curatorial work. Originally working as a photographer with a specialization in medium-format portraiture and documentary projects, her practice has evolved in many directions— from organizing exhibitions, curating context activities for galleries, writing about art, or working in a residency.
"Multiplicity lies at the heart of my practice, rooted in the idea that creativity cannot be contained within a single form. The red thread through my work is social engagement: For instance, exploring themes of memory, identity, and the ways these transform across generations. Lately, I have become drawn to the archive, both as an object of study and as a living, shifting medium. Just as archives are never static, I want my work to exist in constant conversation with the present."
Selected work: Le Palace
Selected clients: Ruimtetijd, Land Inzicht, Temple of Peace (Dutch Design Week), Frans Hals Museum


Prints for sale
Education
2025 / Resident at Fort Ruimtetijd X AANGAAN / Haarlem
2022 - 2025 / Art, Media and Society / University of Leiden
2024 / Intern 37PK / Haarlem
2017 - 2021 / Bachelor of Arts / Applied Photography & Visual Communication / University of Applied Photography, Amsterdam
2020 - 2021 / Student Intern of Sabine Metz
Awards and Publications
Awards:
2025 / Selected for the Netherlands Film Festival with Le Palace
2022 / Gup New Talent 2022
Publications:
2025 / Article / Strangers in the Archive, Panoramic: The Leiden Art Review, Vol 2, n. 2.
2025 / Booklet / Le Palace
2022 / Book / Gup New Talent 2022 catalogue
2021 / Book / Area 2021 graduation catalogue
Exhibitions
2025 / AANGAAN Edition Five, Fort Ruimtetijd, The Netherlands.
2025 / Kunstlijn Haarlem, Sociëteit Vereeniging Haarlem, Haarlem, The Netherlands.
2025 / LoFi x Le Palace, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
2024 / Shout it Out x Le Palace, Slachthuis, Haarlem, The Netherlands
2023 / Nachtdieren, Fotogalerie de Gang, Haarlem, The Netherlands.
2022 / Haute Photographie X Gup New Talent 2022, group exhibition, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
2021 / Graduation Show Area 2021, group exhibition, Loods 6 Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2017 / ID-Expo, group exhibition, Bijlmer Bajes, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
