I have always been interested in my environment, politics, cultures, social issues, etc. and the effects on us as individuals and society. At the same time I love modern architecture and technology. When I started with photography I started out by mainly making abstract architecture photo’s because I had a totally different perspective on architecture then most people do generally. I just love all the structures, symmetry and function of architecture around us. In the years that went by I was able to grow my artistic vision by using influences from cinematography, pictorial photographers and painters and my growing interest to make my craft meaningful and aesthetically “pleasing” at the same time. Using nudity and doing self-portraitures whilst presenting emotions and societal problematics trough photography, making art combing artificial intelligence and photography, generative art that intertwines code and imGages, architecture photography that emphasizes function in relation to its environment and that evokes feeling, etc. Art is what I breath, what I see, understand and my way of expression as well as my way to make an (positive) impact.
The work is part of a larger series that wants the viewer to perceive the struggles, suffering and expressions concealed by men intertwined with the topic if individual-acceptance. Men genuinely speaking suppress their emotions and difficulties, they try to cope with it in solitude and don't speak up about it because of the societal pressure and representation that has been build up around how "real" men should be/are. This body of work is showing the opposite of the stigmatization and instead wants to showcase the genuine 'us' and highlight the mental health issues of men. The series intention goes further then only highlighting, but also wants to connect with the audience on a much deeper level. Nudity and cinematography have been purposely chosen to set the focus on the subject, symbolism and expressions used to display the project's statement and also as a reaction to the controverse of nudity in relation to 'men'.