What you see is what you get, literally.

Instead of using photoshop to manipulate images, I'm manipulating analog.

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fear

(n.) “A feeling of anxiety concerning the outcome of something or the safety of someone.”

I made a transition from being controlled by fear to being fearless. The title of this work is fear and it’s a tribute to what once was my best friend. The emotion of fear is hard-wired into all creatures. We learn to fear fear because we associate such emotions with a dangerous lack of control over the self and world. Fear may be a logical emotion in some cases, but what about when it’s not? How does it affect your daily life? Stifling your fear, to avoid looking weak, may actually be creating more anxiety. You’re allowing that undercurrent of worry to fester for weeks, months or even years.

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MET MODEL

ZONDER MODEL

Credits to Gilian Willemsen for helping me out with the visuals.

And Mart Heuker of Hoek for being my model.

It's finished!

marionette

(n.) “manipulated from above by strings attached to its jointed limbs”

I’m working with media 24/7. It defines the way I see the world. And conditions my behaviour. I’m fascinated with the media, but at the same time I’m scared to death, knowing the things they’re capable of doing. I often approach the media like I approach life. I already believe I’m right, still I’m just looking for confirmation. Although I know modern mass media exist to sway our opinions, influence and control our behavior and destroy our critical thinking skills. I’m researching the way we are subjected to deceptive information which we consciously accept as truth and images or sounds which we subconsciously allow to dictate our perception of ourselves and others.Mass media are the sole influence on our society, every generation included. Whether eighty years old, thirty years old or ten years old, they have culturally conditioned and left the majority of us in a state of hypnosis. 

Do we create the media or are mass media shaping the way we see life?

...humans will not forever be mortal.

'' The hourglass forces us to acknowledge the transient and ever-changing nature of our lives. In addition to time-related themes, the hourglass is synonymous with cycles and balance. ''