Books and reading, A day does not go by without reading.
This series of “Women Reading” is not chosen at random but is a combination of reading and photography.
The series was selected, in September 2017 the Salon Foto National by the Netherlands Photobond. The exhibition was in Den Dolder.
It was also exhibited in the libraries of Elst, Nijmegen and Arnhem.
The transformation of a modern young women into the beloved and beautiful Aphrodite.
Aphrodite: The Greek goddess of love, feminine beauty and fertility.
Published in L’oeil de la Photographie
I love silent pictures, portrayed together with Jip
As counterpart to the #MeToo media hype.
(hashtag op social media that went viral at the end of 2017.Whoever used #MeToo were showing that they had been sexually intimidated or assaulted as well)
A land such as the Netherlands has many cultures. You know that we live together with so many but what do we know about these cultures?
How beautiful is it to see someone change when they put on their traditional clothing and change their hair and makeup.
I was enthralled by the gestures, the movements and the stories of Ashna and Merlin.
(Ethnic Hindustani’s)
Everybody has a comforting hand in their life at some time.
Published in L’oeil de la Photographie.
I am enthralled by the vulnerability of man and nature.
In this series I am searching for the connection between them.
This series was selected in September 2019 for the Salon Foto Nationaal by the Nederlandse Fotobond.
The exposition was shown in Amersfoort and Delft.
Different cultures in our society and also in my family. We have a wonderful, multi-cultural family.
Therefore, this series of 6 beautiful young women with the flag of their country of origin.
I could not have taken this series without Confi, Laquisha, Chantal, Usha Valentina and Neila.
But also, not without the help of Stephanie van Naa Duku, Designer, for her help in turning these massive flags into headdresses for my models.
In 1951, circa 12,500 Moluccans were transferred from the former Dutch East Indies to the Netherlands. They were mostly soldiers who had served in the Dutch colonial army (KNIL).
After the transfer of sovereignty and the dissolution of the KNIL, Indonesia, the Netherlands and the Moluccan soldiers could not reach an agreement about where the demobilization should
take place. Ultimately, it was decided to temporarily transfer the Moluccans to the Netherlands. It proved impossible for the most to return.
On March 21, 2021, it will be 70 years ago that the first Moluccans arrived in the Netherlands on the ship “Kota Inten”. After them, 11 more ships would follow.
For me, as the wife of a Moluccan, a reason to photograph a number of 2nd generation Moluccans. The images show them together with memories of family and origins.
