After “Shelter” and “Ville de Calais,” “Rooted” is the final part of what has unintentionally evolved into a triptych about the lives of refugees.
This work shows the rise and fall of a refugee camp that became known as the Jungle.
By placing the basic need for shelter at the forefront of the migration issue, I hope to make the human dimension tangible.
The debate around our food production is heavily influenced by imagery rooted in nostalgia.
The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam commissioned me to document the impact of the coronavirus crisis in the Netherlands for their history department. Knowing that other media would cover all the major events and highlights, I focused on capturing the stories behind the news.
With the closure of the Hemweg 8 coal plant in Amsterdam, an era came to an end. An era of large steam turbines and plumes of smoke above Amsterdam.
Without phosphate from mines, it would be impossible to feed the world at a reasonable price. To illustrate this connection, I brought images from Dutch highly industrial food production to the landscapes where we are connected: the phosphate mines of the OCP in Morocco.
In January 2025 I will present a new work that I have been working on for the past 2 years. With this work I investigate the gap between agriculture and nature