Visual communication surrounds us. Images are a huge part of today’s world and have great potential to document the factual or express the imaginary. They can stimulate thought and challenge opinion. In a world where we are becoming increasingly disconnected from each other and ourselves, I strongly believe it is the arts that help us reconnect.
No other language is as powerful, nor can speak to so many different people. For a long time, photography was an unexplored territory for me. I used to wonder what makes some of the photographs I came across so beautiful, communicative and successful.
As a child I held a diary by putting my thoughts, into words, now photography allows me to communicatie this that I would not be able, or willing, to put into words. I feel that my work, either in writing or through photography stems from my curiosity about human nature. I aim to expose people’s real as well as constructed selves, the underlying emotions and basic drives behind their behaviour.
Long term projects Daily Life Venezia (Italy): In 2014, I starten working on Daily Life in Venezia, Italy. After the beginning of the project I visited Venice 3 times, the last visit was in February 2016.
Growing up in rural Netherlands: Started in 2015 I follow the life of the children that grow up in Anderen, Drenthe, a small village with 250 inhabitants in 2016.
Exhibitions:
November-December 2014 : Solo exhibition at De Eclips Assen
May-June 2015 June-August 2015 : Grote Kerk Emmen
September 2015 : Fotofestival Naarden, themed ‘water, water’
April 2016 : Group exhibitionistisch ‘IJsvis en Oostenwind’ at Kunst aan de Vaart Assen
September 2016 : Group exhibition Galerie Paterswolde
Coming up November 2016 groupie exhibition ‘business cards’ at Galerie Paterswolde
