Through my projects, I aim to portray sensitive topics with honesty and nuance, creating images that are often melancholic and tender, yet warm and intimate. My background in mental health care, where I spent 15 years as a sociotherapist working with veterans, refugees suffering from complex PTSD due to war and violence, and young people facing acute psychiatric challenges, strongly influences my choice of subjects and approach. I frequently blend different visual forms and 'languages' to convey complex stories in a way that is both accessible and empathetic. My work seeks to grasp the extremes of contemporary society by initiating projects that challenge the viewer’s perspectives and provoke reflection on their own (often biased) ideas. I focus on themes that are rarely addressed due to feelings of shame or guilt, aiming to break down taboos and spark meaningful conversations. Above all, I strive for depth, substance, and nuance in my exploration of these difficult subjects.rn





Lebensborn
In 1935 a program was started to provide the Third Reich with the new generation of leaders and SS-officers; Lebensborn (“Source of Life”). SS-officers were encouraged to reproduce as much as possible, including out of wedlock. In several clinics spread over Europe (unmarried) women, if they met the requirements of the Aryan race, could give birth to their children. The architect behind this plan, Heinrich Himmler, aimed to improve the ‘racial quality’ in the new empire to be built on.
ECHO
On the 11th of april 2016, Attawapiskat, a small isolated town in Northern Ontario, Canada, was in the news around the world. On that day 11 people tried to commit suicide. Some of them were only 11 years old. Due to the Residential School System indigenous youth were taken away from their families for 10 months a year. It was a way of assimilating the youth to Western culture and Christian beliefs. Many children in the schools were neglected, harmed and didn’t get proper education.