FALLING MAN
In the book I combine three themes which, to my mind, came together in the early stage of the Corona crisis in 2020: death, sex and religion. Freud tangled together Eros and Thanatos: sex (or: life force) and death. I added a third transcendental dimension: religion. The book received a wonderful 4****STAR review by Arno Haijtema of Dutch national newspaper De Volkskrant and an international prize: The Prix de la Photographie Paris - Art Books - SILVER
"Because I could not stop for Death, He kindly stopped for me. The carriage held but just ourselves and Immortality" - Emily Dickinson
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The handmade leporello gives an impression of my visits to Iraqi Kurdistan in 2017-2018 and my encounters with female Peshmerga fighters. In their hands they carry souvenirs of loved ones. The leporello is fully handmade, handwritten and handprinted in my own dark room. Each copy unique. Not 'just' a book but a true piece of art, containing 30 photographs, in a limited edition of 25. Read the wonderful and insightful review by Sabrina Mandanici of Collector Daily HERE
What does a face tell you? Can you tell if somebody has changed by looking at his expression? I photographed the Marines of the 13th infantry company of the Royal Netherlands Marine Corps, before, during and after their deployment in Uruzgan. Young men, full of excitement and expectations being sent to a warzone. Has the experience changed them? Can we tell by looking?
Regular copies of Here Are The Young Men are sold out. The Special Edition comes with a print on Hahnemuhle Fine Art Paper: 'Marine Wilbert asleep at Cop Tabar', edition 50, only 2 copies left. Price: 195 euros.
Op een nacht gebeurt er iets eigenaardigs in het Rijksmuseum. Het meisje van De Nachtwacht maakt zich los uit de verf en stapt zomaar uit het doek. Ze wil weten wie haar maker was. Wie heeft haar zo mooi geschilderd dat miljoenen mensen uit de hele wereld naar haar komen kijken? Op haar ontdekkingstocht ontmoet ze kunstenaar Jan Wolkers, een grote fan van Rembrandt. Samen praten ze over de schilder die ze zo bewonderen: hoe goed hij naar mensen keek, hoe levensecht hij tekende en schilderde, en hoe bijzonder het meisje zelf is: 'een vlinder tussen de torren".
Kinderboek met foto's. Uitgeverij: Leopold, Amsterdam, 2007. Mede tot stand gekomen dankzij een subsidie van de stichting Nederlands Literair Productie en Vertalingenfonds. Met dank aan Jan Wolkers voor zijn fantastische medewerking en Els Barents, voormalig directeur Huis Marseille, Museum voor Fotografie.
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The book Only The Sky Remains Untouched is the finalization of a photo reportage, in which I portrayed fifteen war veterans in a dilapidated weapons factory at the Hembrug site in Zaandam. The place is a symbol of the suffering of former soldiers with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Price is 30 euros.
A book about the lockdowns containing interviews with various people from 'the field'. Such as Rob Elens; doctor, Isa Kriens; lawyer, Arno Wellens; financial journalist, George van Houts; actor, Sander Compagner; publisher Andere Krant. Text and interviews: Arndt Strodinck, photography: Claire Felicie and a foreword by Sven Hulleman: initiator and publisher.
