Photography
Grid
Since 2008, I have been systematically photographing the province of Noord-Holland by dividing it into some 2500 quadrants. Each coordinate is visited and documented, creating an accumulating archive of transformation.
This ongoing project surrenders aesthetic choice to geographic method. The grid dictates what I photograph, revealing the overlooked, the ordinary, and the spaces between destinations. Over fifteen years, the archive has captured profound changes: allotment gardens disappearing, infrastructure expanding, coastlines shifting — the seemingly permanent polder in constant mutation.
The (almost) complete archive: noordhollandfoto.nl
Built
An exploration of elements in the landscape, where human constructions create new perspectives on familiar environments.
Engineered
Unseen and underappreciated yet essential structures that combine functionality and strength with an aesthetic of their own.
Scaled
Large format composite images.
Placed
Landscapes where the interplay of interaction and isolation between individuals and their environment creates unexpected meanings in everyday scenes, highlighting the unseen cohesion between people and their surroundings.
Places
Landscape typography, from natural vistas to urban environments, explores the significance of place in space, inviting viewers to consider the meaning of these places.
Polder
Het Land is a series of black-and-white images of the polder landscape in Noord-Holland, captured between 2010 and 2024. The series describes the austere, rural terrain, shaped by the ever-present wind and rain, cold, moist winters, the silent heat that can hit the flat lands in the summers, and the meticulously human maintenance.
The polders present a stern singularity in their vast emptiness, where an ever-present horizon marks both boundary and void.
Singular
Individual pictures.
Other work
Torn zines
Drawing & illustrations
Digital prints