My
ideas are jingles in my head, they come to me. To be able to make
a song i have to give stucture to the melodies, like i have to put
the thoughts and idea's into matter to be able to impart the information
and touch someone like it touched me first.
My work is an irregular impulse of experiences and aesthetic enjoyments
stemming from the questions I have and the things that I know. I
am not interested in a particular truth or a common reality, but
I do have to understand and embody my truth, which I find from looking
within. Although these things might be universal, consequently,
questioning myself leads to the act of questioning you. Nothing
should control the spirit.
My method of practice, making photographs, is simply a way of recording
these thoughts. Primary to this visual diary is the notion of breaking
free from everything that holds one down, such as: emotions, patterns,
motions and
expectation.
I attempt to shape awareness by giving expression to the contradictions
of contemporary life -with dignity. Re-contextualising and reframing
the world through my lens, I attempt to leave a feeling of something
beautiful, unexpected, unfamiliar or inexplicable. I create wonder
with vengeance about the true nature of things, from my point of
view. This outcome – art - must hit someone with its mental
and emotional power so you can feel what you see. You can not turn
your head away. I believe our language has to be physical in order
to touch someone. After any word or image which is a collection
of many words hids energy.
Holding your gaze upon my photographs is an invitation to play.
Confrontation can be liberating but it can also be bizarre. Melancholy
and humor are important aspects for me. It might hurt a little,
too. |
