After a rainy day in the Hageland, the sun set warm and orange and suddenly shone brightly through the window, while drops like tiny lenses refracted the light.
I stood in my kitchen and watched the mundane turn into
a second into a small spectacle.
Bright white, bright orange and dark brown with the most beautiful transitions, repeated in each perfect drop.
The contrasts, the warm glow, the traces of water on the glass.... Together, they created an image that feels as homely as it is dreamy.
This is one of those moments when the inside and outside
blend together: the rain from outside, the warmth from inside, and in between, the window as a thin skin. For me, this work is about perfect, small forms that you usually just walk past, about how beautiful and perfect something like 'a rainy day' and a dirty window can be.
In an interior, it brings a soft narrative, an intimate atmosphere that lets the light do its work.
It is a reminder of how often beauty presents itself when we stop for a moment and look at what is already
is.
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…