EKKO is an alternative pop venue in Utrecht. They are not afraid to do things differently. Met/Zonder Studio translated this into a campaign with synonyms of things you can do there; like shaking, rock&rolling and moonwalking. They have asked me to visualize these drink and dance terms into images which… Read More
These handmade edition prints are made from the leftover prints of my book In Passing. The pictures in the book show how people cope with everyday materials and how they put them to their own use. For these edition prints I used the same approach:… Read More
We’re surrounded by technology. We use vacuum cleaners, we flush the toilet, and drink coffee every day, without realising what brilliant inventions cisterns, coffee machines and vacuum cleaners are. We’ve forgotten how special these every day inventions actually are. Therefore a campaign to discover that again in the same way… Read More
Ordinary is a quarterly fine art photography magazine featuring over 20 artists from around the world who are sent one ordinary object, which comes as an extra, to make it extra-ordinary. I made images for the issues: Cutlery, Sponge, Cotton Bud and Tampon.
My friend babysits a three-year old boy named Sam, and everyday on the way to the park he insists that they stop at this particular construction site where they’ve been tearing down a house and digging out a new foundation. Against all common sense, my friend and the workers actually… Read More
Looking at the work of Annegien van Doorn, it is easy to notice her special way of facing daily life: she is constantly looking for encounters with everyday objects that are undoubtedly present in everyone’s routine, but they are normally just used and forgotten, as almost unnoticeable things. However, through… Read More
The Correspondent is a Dutch journalism platform that focuses on background, analysis, investigative reporting, and the kinds of stories that tend to escape the radar of the mainstream media because they do not conform to what is normally understood to be news. I made photos to illustrate their articles… Read More
The Koning Willem 1 College is much more than just a school. It’s a unique place with its own restaurant, a garage, a hairdresser, a bank, a theatre and a supermarket. It’s a place where 13.000 students learn by practice as soon as they walk through the door. They learn… Read More
Doing nothing? Enjoying being alone with your thoughts? Most people are not at ease doing this, American social psychologists discovered. Research shows that we rather give ourselves an unpleasant electric jolt than being bored. Doing something (even if it is ‘hurting yourself’) is better than doing nothing, is… Read More
