November 19, 2013
What do we see in certain things? One of my favourite objects in my studio is just a piece of crushed wrapping paper. It came to me as the padding around a book sent by mail in a box,… Read more
October 8, 2013
Constructions of the mind Could it be that ‘it’ was in the air? That we walk around with themes that unconsciously develop in our head until they are ‘ripe’ to be triggered? This morning my eye was caught… Read more
July 30, 2013
Building blocks No time to write long blog posts: I am in the process of giving birth to a book! But my eye continues to travel and this is what I have collected rcently. The brick walls of a… Read more
June 26, 2013
On a journey While I’m plunged in the preparations of Living Iron these days, my blog has seemingly come to a standstill so this is more an update for friends who may find me a little unfaithful. When this book project began I… Read more
January 10, 2013
Green, an assignment On my daily walk in a more than familiar park I sometimes give myself a challenge: if I had to make a little book about this walk, what would I bring back? Previously I have gathered… Read more
November 3, 2012
A stroll in the woods After a day of rain, just before dusk is about to set in, the sun reappears. Golden foliage alights in the treetops while the path below my feet is covered in rustling leaves.… Read more
October 26, 2012
Rebar Hidden from view inside a park not too far from my home is a large building site. Contrary to most construction sites around us these days the entrance gate is never closed and, apart from the builders, hardly… Read more
October 8, 2012
Inspiration: the small scale We’re often being taught to expand, to research new things, to think big. But what about remaining true, at least for a while, to the small scale? The painter Giorgio Morandi found repeated inspiration (and fame)… Read more
September 7, 2012
Making something out of nothing This week I was allowed to spend a few hours with my camera in the industrial area of a large harbour. Trucks drive on and off to deliver tons of metal… Read more
August 24, 2012
There are a few books I particularly like on the subject of writing. Ernest Hemingway On Writing is one of them, mainly with excerpts from his letters, and Stephen King On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft. Both books show… Read more