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Exhibition of new portraits

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In February and March 2023 I made a series of portraits of neighbours in the area of Schaerbeek around Place Pogge to which I eventually moved in May. The portraits have been hung in the entrance, corridors and staircases of the beautiful, newly renovated municipal swimming pool (Neptunium) on Place Houffalize. The exhibition is free to visit during the pool’s opening hours until 8 October.

New community exhibition space

After Neptunium, the exhibition will move for a further two weeks – from 14 to 28 October – to A tire d’aile, a brand new community exhibition space at Rue Général Eenens 51, on the corner with Rue Metsys. Once again, entry will be free – please check the opening hours.

On Sunday 15 October, from 15.00 to 18.00, I will be there with a pop-up studio to make portrait photos of any visitors who would like that, entirely free. I’d be delighted to see you there!

Introducing a personal project – prints for sale

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Alongside my corporate and private portrait and event work, I am also involved in some exciting personal projects. Since January 2021, I’ve been working with a couple of young performance artists in woodland just outside Brussels to explore and document the space where humans and nature meet, blend and overlap.

Photo exhibition in Loonbeek church

Both the content and the collaborative process itself have been fascinating, and I’ve learned a lot. But we’ve also created some stunning photographs, which we exhibited in the village church of Loonbeek, less than a kilometre from where most of the images were made, in mid-May 2022.

A selection of the project images (including all the ones shown in the exhibition) is now available in a new gallery on this site, and are available to buy as framed or unframed prints. If you’d like one, please get in touch via the Contact page to discuss the size and support you want.

Portrait photography and gender stereotypes

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I’ve just finished shooting a series of portraits designed to challenge assumptions about the gender profiles associated with specific jobs.

Quiz

Because they are continuously reinforced by the reality that they create, such assumptions are self-perpetuating. Women don’t work on building sites because… women don’t work on building sites. Showing a woman who does work on building sites can help to break down these entrenched ideas. Look at the portraits above, and try to guess which of these people a) is a carpenter, b) runs a crèche, c) teaches belly-dancing, d) conducts an orchestra, e) teaches weaving, f) is a sound technician. The answers are below.

It’s been a fascinating project to shoot. I have enormous respect for the subjects, each of whom has had to overcome personal and institutional prejudice in order to pursue their chosen career. They have needed persistence and courage. And their willingness to participate in the project demonstrates their desire to make the path easier for those that follow them.

My clients for the project are the Gemeenschapscentrum Ten Noey in Saint-Josse and Femma Brussels. The photographs will be used in a workshop and shown in an exhibition in Evere as part of the Printemps des Femmes during March 2020.

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