I take the viewer on a journey away from the mundane reality of everyday life and show the beauty in nature’s stillness. Identity, memories, and place are some of the themes I work with in my projects, while finding inspiration in nature and using it as symbolism. Using the digital approach of photography gives me the freedom to work and to manipulate images.
I am drawn to the power of photography and text as mediums to express ideas and emotions. For me, photography and text work in tandem to create a multi-layered experience for the viewer. Photography allows me to freeze a fleeting moment in time. Text, on the other hand, allows me to add a layer of meaning to that visual experience. For example, with “Daydreams” I use images to take you to a ‘perfect’ place of calmness and I use the text to describe the feeling of departing reality to go into a state of daydreaming. I wrote poems for “Achtergelaten” to indicate the different stages I went through leaving a hard situation while using parts of nature as symbols of my emotions throughout the stages.
By exploring the themes of identity, memory, place and natures symbolism I hope to encourage others to reflect on their own experiences, and to find beauty and meaning in the unexpected.
I am drawn to the power of photography and text as mediums to express ideas and emotions. For me, photography and text work in tandem to create a multi-layered experience for the viewer. Photography allows me to freeze a fleeting moment in time. Text, on the other hand, allows me to add a layer of meaning to that visual experience. For example, with “Daydreams” I use images to take you to a ‘perfect’ place of calmness and I use the text to describe the feeling of departing reality to go into a state of daydreaming. I wrote poems for “Achtergelaten” to indicate the different stages I went through leaving a hard situation while using parts of nature as symbols of my emotions throughout the stages.
By exploring the themes of identity, memory, place and natures symbolism I hope to encourage others to reflect on their own experiences, and to find beauty and meaning in the unexpected.
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CV
Exhibitions
2024 - Reminiscence, Rotterdam Photo, Rotterdam
2022 - Daydreams, Cult Crêche, Rotterdam
2021 - Achtergelaten, Pennings Foundation, Eindhoven
Selected clients
Stories.space / Unveil.art / Leaseplan / Mollie / Bitvavo / Aladdin
Education
2021 - Willem de Kooning Academie, Photography | Rotterdam
2017-2021 Sint Lucas, Photography | Eindhoven
Internships
2021 - Alexander Sporre, Amsterdam
2019 - Dreamer Studio BKK, Thailand
Ⓒ Floor van de Ven 2023