A handful of deep red wildflowers catches the last sun against a dark background. The stems draw thin lines in the warm backlight. Each bloom head takes on a shimmering edge as if burning from within.
Such moments often happen at the end of an ordinary day in the Hageland: suddenly the sun shoots through a gap in the clouds for a moment and the field becomes a soft stage.
I then work quickly and intuitively, while experiencing great calm and slowing down inside. With a large opening to turn the background into velvet and set the flowers as protagonists, I crouch among half-wet grass, looking for the most beautiful flowers and strongest compositions.
For me, this image is about lust for life in a small format. Colours that look at you without shouting.
In the home, it provides warmth and energy, ideal for making a reading corner or dining area glow without being crowded.
                                
 
                                Whispering Fields captures the timeless beauty of the Hageland: the golden glow over hills, but also the silent wonder of a flower, a fluff or weed in the sun. Each detail is given a poetic charge and shows the timeless beauty of the everyday, translated into fine.. Read more…
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