MELISSA SCHRIEK
[COMPANION London] [LA COMPANY Paris]THE CITY IS A CHOREOGRAPHY![](https://admin.theagents.club/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Melissa_Schriek_Overview-10.jpg)
Based in Amsterdam and working frequently in Paris and London, Melissa Schriek studied documentary photography at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in The Hague, The Netherlands.
THE SHAPE OF A GROUP![](https://admin.theagents.club/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/tsoag1.jpg)
FRIDAY AFTERNOON
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THE CITY IS A CHOREOGRAPHY![](https://admin.theagents.club/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/tciac_Melissa_Schriek_5.jpg)
THE CITY IS A CHOREOGRAPHY![](https://admin.theagents.club/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Melissa_Schriek_Overview-11.jpg)
AUTUMN LEAVES![](https://admin.theagents.club/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/unknown_267577204_443909483809063_8280362313298503588_n.jpg)
With a background in dance and movement, Melissa explores relationships between individuals and their environments through very choreographic and physical stagings.
GOLDEN GIRLS![](https://admin.theagents.club/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/GOLDEN-GIRLS2.jpg)
HENK![](https://admin.theagents.club/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/henk_74-scaled-1.jpg)
ODE![](https://admin.theagents.club/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Melissa_Schriek_Overview-53.jpg)
THE RENDEZ-VOUS![](https://admin.theagents.club/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Melissa_Schriek_Overview-3.jpg)
LUNGSSU YEN for THOMAS PINK![](https://admin.theagents.club/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Lungssu-Yen-for-Thomas-Pink.jpg)
SELF-PORTRAIT![](https://admin.theagents.club/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Melissa_Schriek_Overview-21.jpg)
Her work is at the border of staged and documentary photography. She perceives the camera as a powerful tool where fact and fiction can work together to explore modern, social issues.
BORED GIRL PROJECT![](https://admin.theagents.club/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Melissa_Schriek_Overview-16.jpg)
STILL LIFE![](https://admin.theagents.club/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/SL1.jpg)
SCHAUSPIEL FRANKFURT![](https://admin.theagents.club/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/1O5A9152-semd-scaled-1.jpg)
MOTUS MORI for THE NEW YORK TIMES![](https://admin.theagents.club/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/NYTIMES.gif)
THE NEW YORK TIMES![](https://admin.theagents.club/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Melissa_Schriek_Overview-69.jpg)
“Ultimately I would like my work to raise questions and about how we relate to one another and our personal environment".
AXELLE![](https://admin.theagents.club/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/BLUE-SKIES.jpg)
THE BROKEN PHONE PROJECT![](https://admin.theagents.club/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/The-Broken-Phone-Project.jpg)
STILL LIFE![](https://admin.theagents.club/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/SL4.jpg)
YOUTH![](https://admin.theagents.club/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/YOUTH1.jpg)
DEANNA![](https://admin.theagents.club/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/unknown_311072700_2392293960926795_3647345775194137907_n-1.jpg)
POLLY & ANNA![](https://admin.theagents.club/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Melissa_Schriek_Overview-75.jpg)
Melissa has worked internationally for a variety of clients including Apple, Airbnb, Balagan Studio, Canon, Design Hotels, Das Magazin, HENK, The New York Times, Thomas Pink, VPRO and Zeit Magazin.
ANNA![](https://admin.theagents.club/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Melissa_Schriek_Overview-66.jpg)
U-DOX![](https://admin.theagents.club/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/U-dox.jpg)
THE COUNTERWEIGHT![](https://admin.theagents.club/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/tsoag5-1.jpg)
PORTRAIT![](https://admin.theagents.club/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Untitled38.jpg)
VPRO![](https://admin.theagents.club/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/VPRO.jpg)
Published in 2020, her award winning publication THE CITY IS A CHOREOGRAPHY explores parallels between dance and daily life on the streets of a city.
THE CITY IS A CHOREOGRAPHY![](https://admin.theagents.club/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Melissa_Schriek_Overview-7.jpg)
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Melissa is currently exploring the dynamics of female friendship and sisterhood in landmark project ODE, casting twenty five pairs of best friends to capture their unique relationships.
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For assignments, please contact:
✉ Companion
[COMPANION London]
✉ La Company
[LA COMPANY Paris]