Photography, medium format film development & scanning, artist book
My soul, where are you? Do you hear me? I speak, I call you - are you there? I have returned, I am here again. Carl Gustav Jung.
Arcania is a retrospective, poetic reflection of emotions and fears that evokes an unconscious mental state.
My path crosses – again and again – a mysterious green river flowing towards a hidden paradise. How easy it is to admire, touch and feel the water. However, the origin of the river is never reached …
By experimenting with different types of analogue film, with exposure and development processing, I have been trying to achieve particular mood settings in both my black & white and colour images. This slow but much more consolidating form of photography, using a vintage 6×6 roll film camera – was the essential ingredient of my approach; an approach that I consider beautiful, interesting, and a once in a lifetime experience.
This project was shown at several expo's, in different formats of presentation . It included a conceptual artist book.
2017, the first Arcania-suite at Oud Atelier Hendrik Luyten, Brasschaat – ‘Ondanks de Hellende Tuinen’
Artist book, cover and box
Artist book and insert
Creating a genuine 'Arcania Sanctuary' within a church, St Jozef, Antwerp, Belgium
Wall installation at the Antverpia building, Brasschaat
Wall installation In the abandoned Withof Castle, Brasschaat