Peering into dark, empty spaces. Camera pressed up to smeared, steamy glass. Glimpses of shiny Christmas decorations; cleaning products and hand sanitisers; abandoned drinks. Each one unique.
Looking in as an observer, no longer a participant. Imagining the fun and the life and the noise. Struggling businesses forced to close yet again to halt the pandemic, left deserted. Silent. Dark.
Our lives from before, becoming ever more distant. Evocative and otherworldly.Unimaginable. Fading.Grasping at fragments. Photographing to record this collective pause. To try to remember.
Mieke is a Dutch and Canadian Photographic Artist, living in London.
Her work explores themes of intimacy and connection. She is known for her atmospheric lighting and surreal perspectives. Her images are described as moody, almost painterly, with an underlying sense of unease.
Her work has won numerous awards been published widely and is held in private collections and exhibited internationally, including the Royal Academy of Art in London. She has recently had Solo Shows, ‘STILL”, in London and ‘Lost Society | Looking In Through Glass’ at the Head On Photo Festival in Sydney, 2021.
Awards Mieke has recently won several major awards including: Sony World Photography Award Open Category 2023, BBA One Shot Award Top Ten Finalist 2023, Open Image Barcelona, Chromatic, Minimalist, Julia Margaret Cameron, Budapest International and British Photography Awards. Mieke was also Shortlisted for the Alpha Female Award at the Sony World Photography Awards, the Association of Photographers Emerging Talent Awards and the BBA Photography Prize.
