August 30, 2010
News:
I'm currently spending more time researching new work than producing finished series. That's why I've changed the structure of this site. You will find recent updates on the homepage. These are thoughts, tidbits of new directions, nothing finished. Plans are to update it on a regular basis so there should always be something new to see. Not quite a blog, but like a blog. For archives of news, scroll down. For past projects, see the 'work' part in the menu.
Awarded the 'startstipendium' by The Netherlands Foundation for Visual Arts, Design and Architecture (known in the Netherlands as Fonds BKVB.
Cover and 'signalement' in Kunstbeeld Magazine June Issue.
Looking for living space in Amsterdam.
Take me to the Hilton is going to The New York Photo Festival, The DutchDoc! Space.
Currently participating in a group exhibition at Van Kranendonk Gallery 'Particolare 3' with images from 'Take me to the Hilton' until May 20.
'Take me to the HIlton' is nominated for the long list by the Dutch Doc Award for both 'Best Documentary 2009' and 'Best Innovation 2009'.
Schuberg Philis emailed me a few weeks ago. They use the work of emerging/established photographers for their website. This is the result.
Duo exhibition with Krista van der Niet at Liefhertje en De Grote Witte Reus in The Hague until April 17.
'Take me to the Hilton' is for sale at Schaden Books.
'Now or Never' group exhibition at GEM Museum of Contemporary Art in The Hague until March 8.
Portfolios online at PHOTOQ.
Interview on ILOVETHATPHOTO.
Feb 6: 'Take me to the Hilton' participates in the Wild Book Market Het Wilde Weten in Rotterdam on February 6 and 7.
Archive 2009
Archive 2008
August 30, 2010. Looks like summer is over. Waterland.
August 26, 2010. Today we are driving to Essen, Germany for the project Warten auf den Fluss . Given the current weather conditions I see no reason we will not be seeing a lot of water.
August 23, 2010. This evening I'm flying to Athens. As usual, my stay (as in any location) is super short. I'm flying back tomorrow lunch time. I'll be looking for images for my series about Greek Gods. It's not really about Gods but the phrase comes to mind. It's more about the theater of the Greeks. The natural theater that you find on the streets which makes the Greek a natural actor. The phrase which I found some time ago is in Dutch and definitely loses some of its eloquence in my translation so my apologies : "De grieken spelen met volledige toewijding hun rol in de tragikomedie van het menselijk bestaan. Zij zijn het enige volk van de natuurlijke acteurs." - A den Doolaard. [The Greeks play their part in the tragic-comedy with complete dedication. They are the only nation of natural actors.] He also said that the Greeks hate to be alone.
August 21, 2010.
August 20, 2010. More African compositions. Labadi Beach, Ghana last Sunday.
August 16, 2010. Yesterday afternoon I photographed at Labadi Beach in Accra, Ghana. I will put up new images as I finish scanning. Flying back to Amsterdam last night we saw falling stars from the cockpit window. It was fantastic.
August 13, 2010. Sunday I will spend the day in Accra, Ghana. I'm looking for images for my fashion series.
August 13, 2010. Waterland.
August 6, 2010. I was just in Lagos. We weren't allowed to leave the hotelgrounds for security reasons. So I watched the wind blow.
I went back to the location of one of my favorite images. Weather conditions were different, as was the light. The wall painted and fingerprints wiped out.
Just as I arrived a man walked past the wall with some flowers. He was not allowed to be photographed.
