Camera-obscura portrait series
While staying at the artist residency Het Vijfde Seizoen on the premises of psychiatric clinic Altrecht in den Dolder I was granted liberal contact with patients. Inspired by the 19th century psychiatric photography by Dr Diamond (UK) and Dr Charcot (F) I wanted to portray women suffering from schizophrenia, to capture their multiple personalities in a single picture. I used a handmade camera-obscura to photograph my befriended residents. The pinhole technique however proved unsuccessful in working with psychiatric patients. Long exposure times produced extremely blurred images. My subjects were unable to keep still due to their condition and the medication they take. Eventually, the newly formed friendships enabled me to impersonate my subjects, their dressing style, make-up and demeanor. I pose for the pinhole camera as if I was them. This photo-series is the result of a gradual process, of many photographic experiments, and most importantly, of trust and friendship.It was later published as an artist's book.

See the series exhibited at Pictura in Dordrecht (NL).

See also time-slice movies made with 24 camera-obscura's.