Bio
“As a kid, I was a fashion magazine addict, into science fiction and disaster movies, fascinated by imaginary worlds that questioned reality through fiction,” he recalls.
“Career-wise I grew from painting and illustrating, eventually moving towards photography, but to this day I see myself more as a manipulator than a classic photographer,” he explains, building up images in a very controlled manner, almost like a window dresser does.
Working from sketches that map out the desired image before a single shot is taken, he embraces collage, airbrush, illustration, painting, sculpting, and digital enhancement to push images away from straightforward realism toward something slightly otherworldly.
“Though the images may look cold and even distant, I found the most enriching part within the work process to be the aspect of collaborating with other talents in the studio or on location. Whether it was together with a designer, a make-up artist, set painter or pop musician, these immensely creative collaborations meant growth on a personal level as well. And though AI offers speed and other creative challenges, this is something valuable that AI will not be able to offer, making me extra proud of the work done by hand and by means of shared visions.”
The photograph grounds the work; the transformation gives it wings.
