POOLS
For this series, I photographed small ponds in peat and forest areas. These places hold an air of mystery and secrecy. The dark, muddy depths of the water hide the unknown, though the occasional sound of frogs offers a hint of the life beneath the surface.
Two photographs from this series were selected for the exhibition Landschap Leeft at Kasteel Groeneveld, the former country estate for city and countryside under the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality (LNV). The exhibition was based on an essay by Professor Matthijs Schouten, exploring the relationship between humans and nature.
In his essay, Schouten describes four types of landscapes, each reflecting a different human perspective on nature. The wilderness, where nature reigns freely; the Arcadian landscape, shaped by centuries of coexistence; the rational landscape, dominated by human intervention; and the postmodern landscape, detached from its natural origins.
The exhibition featured a film presentation, three curated art sections, an interactive landscape game, and a news wall. Kasteel Groeneveld selected four photographs for one of the curated sections, including two from the series Pools.
Below, you can see a selection from the series.
