Abstract landscapes
Photos create worlds of their own, they are frameworks in which forms and objects are ordered, relate to each other, and are placed in a new suggestive connection.

My recent work consists of color images of trees and water. In a strict sense there is no question of 'landscapes' since no total image or overview of an area is displayed.
Because the subject is photographed up close and full screen there is no reference to the surroundings, and the image becomes detached from its original context.

When selecting and photographing a subject I work intuitively. The result is not so much a display of a specific place or topic, but my personal interpretation of it. Although the resulting images show parts from reality, essentially they are abstract. More than a photographic reproduction of reality, the photos are unique and subjective interpretations.

I started these series because of a special art exhibition in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the sail and watersports association 'De Twee Provinciën', located at the borders of 'Het Paterswoldsemeer', a lake near Groningen.

Trees consists of large color images of trees. The photos were taken at several locations in the Netherlands, Germany and France.

When you take a look at these pictures it will strike you that the animals in them are not real, but fake, like toy animals. The fake animals refer to the disappearance of reality, which is caused by the massive pouring out of the image over our society.

A Horse Is A Horse Of Course is a small animal encyclopedia. It contains staged photographs of artificial animals and unexpected quotes from old animal encyclopedia to with them. The result is a play with reality, a different look at the animal kingdom that does not shy away from a bit of humor.