In these images I am looking for a certain tension and a suggestive narrative. It is not just about the object itself but why is it placed there and how. I like to give attention to the everyday and the banal, hidden meanings, mild humour and irony, and reflection upon the medium of Dutch classical still life genre itself. Like a rubber cleaning glove balancing on one finger top. A split second reflective of the possibility of another life. Or a nostalgic looking pudding placed so far on the edge of a cupboard it might fall off. Living on the edge.
Photography and film give me an opportunity to fulfill my curiosity for the mysteries of everyday encounters. I am always interested in people’s vitality and fate, how we shape the world around us. On an emotional and narrative level, I am interested in looking at human bonds and at people’s being, both physical and mental: love relationships, family, friendship, childhood, aging, physical fragility, courage, desire and hope. It’s this universality that creates a bond, touches us as we recognize common existential questions and feelings.
Awards || 2015 Jury Award and Audience Award Best Documentary at Roze Filmdagen for 'Over the Rainbow || 2014 OZU DOC Award for 'Louis van het Reuzenrad' || 2014 Honorable mention MIFA Moscow Foto Awards || Nomination for SO2014 || 2014 second price/ Silver at Prix de la Photographie, Paris. Portraiture. For The ferris Wheel Kids. || 2012 One Minute Film Award, short movie. For Sarina. | 2008 Honorable mention, IPA | 2008 Bronze, Prix de la photography | 2008 P.A.N.L. Silver Award in the category 'Portraits" | 2007 P.A.N.L. Silver Award 'Documentary' | 2007 Honorable mention, Prix de la Photographie | 2003 P.A.N.L. nomination in the category ‘Editorial’ | Project grant plus a Basic stipend from Fonds BKVB, Amsterdam, Netherlands | 2002 P.A.N.L. Silver Award ‘Portrait series’ | 2002 NVJ, Best magazine cover all times for Carp | 1999 Funded Artist in residence program in Japan with photographer Nan Goldin, Atlantic center for the Arts, Florida, USA ||
