Three young men—two princes and a nobleman—and one beautiful, wealthy woman. Who will win her hand? In The Merchant of Venice (1596–1598), Shakespeare has the father of
I love sequences—the repetition, the rhythm. That’s why I’m drawn to conceptual photography and minimal dance. For Mahler, repetition was a mortal sin. He used
München, Haus der Kunst, (2011), Mémé Bartels In the exhibition American Photography at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, there’s a photo of a boy that immediately
Barneville Carteret, France (2020), Mémé Bartels Dear friends, Two years ago, at a photobook fair, a gallery owner walked up to my booth and asked: “Heb
On necessity and the polaroids of Cy Twombly. Dear Friends, At the moment Cy Twombly’s Polaroids touch me deeply. They are images of his studio
Joseph and Anni Albers used the photos of their trips to Mexico as a source of inspiration. Joseph always had a camera with him. His
The work process of Medardo Rosso is a great source of inspiration. After the realization of Ecce Puer (1906), Rosso’s working process underwent a drastic
The white cloth in this painting could have been made by the Passchier Lammertijn (born between (3 February and 22 July 1562).In the sixteenth century,
Moving away from the flat surface in search of tactility, I am following a two-year professional weaving course. Here I cut the blankets loose from
“Le vide est tout-puissant, parce qu’il peut tout contenir.”(The void is omnipotent because it can contain anything.) Everything about Charlotte Perriand (1903-1999) inspires me. Parisienne,