#STEFANFORRESIDENT LIVEBLOG
My name is Stefan Gerard. I am a Photography Artist. This liveblog is dedicated to my #stefanforresident campaign 2025. The goal is to become the next Artist in Resident for the Rijksmuseum.
I struggled with internalized shame my whole life. My mission? Unshame the world. Starting with myself. By 2027, I want to reach 1.4 billion people with a message that the healing starts with the willingness to accept our own shadow first.
I want to offer the Rijksmuseum the opportunity to be the launching pad of that message. This page will be updated twice per week to showcase the progression of the campaign.
AS AN ARTIST, I CHOOSE COURAGE. THIS IS MY TESTAMENT.
HOW CAN YOU HELP?
1. Follow
Follow the journey, comment and share on @stefanmgerard or subscribe to my newsletter.
2. Introduce
I am looking to connect with the decision-makers at the Rijksmuseum and Mondriaan Fonds. Do you know any of the following persons personally?
Taco Dibbits, Barbara Tedder, Erik van Ginkel, Roos Ronner, Nick Post and/or Eelco van der Lingen,
You can help me by setting up a short introduction via email or whatsapp. You can contact me here.
3. Donate
If you want to make the world a more corageous place too, you can donate here. Or buy me a coffee.
My gratitude runs deep.
NEWSLETTER
UPDATE #7 / CREATION IS MESSY
My eyes have seen the glory, my ears have heard the call. My lips have tasted victory, a victory for all. My bid for #stefanforresident @rijksmuseum is coming together. I imagine it is like giving birth. You know it’s all there, sometimes all it needs a final push.
UPDATE #6 / WHAT IS LEFT TO CONQUER
'That question lingered in the air, hanging between them like an unresolved chord. How could someone so young articulate something so profound? It sent shivers down my spine and stirred something deep within me.
The boy’s words felt like a challenge, not just to his father. But to the very fabric of the world I live in.'
New Medium Article: What is Left to Conquer? The end of the Monopoly on Wisdom.
UPDATE #5 / HORSEMEN COLLECTION
My name is Stefan M. Gerard. And this is the HORSEMEN Collection. My confrontation with my addictive past.
What will you allow to die today?
UPDATE #4 / LAUNCH STEFANFORRESIDENT.COM
UPDATE #3 / HOOGMOED
'Hoogmoed komt voor de val' we say in Dutch. Pride comes before the fall. The expression marks our culture of the collective fear to stand out.
Yesterday I had a conversation with a dear friend, who happens to be a patron at the Rijksmuseum. We spoke about false modesty vs pride. 'Speaking out your ambition is scary. But sometimes, its the only way forward. It sets something in motion.'
Am I scared? Yes. Am I willing to show the world I want to bleed for my vision? The answer is another resounding 'YES.'
So I updated my bio.
UPDATE #2 / REMBRANDT THE WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER
Rembrandts advice to the future Artist: give them what they want - then overdeliver.
UPDATE #1 / THE ANNOUNCEMENT
Lesson: make it personal. Because public failure is an act of self-love.