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Fotoseries of 16, 50 cm x 70 cm , C-Print The Being Selves is a series of portraits that has been made in entire darkness. I took the photo only after several minutes of waiting in entire darkness and silence. Both me and the person that was to be photographed were not aware of the image being taken. The Being Selves have evolved from search after the un-manipulated face, the face behind the face, a state of being apart from being awake or asleep. I tried to go beyond knowledge and thoughts, beyond the ego and the consciousness, to get to a state of pure Being. I was looking for the absence-self, as vague, hazy and unsteady as it is. That’s why these photos have been printed out of focus, the viewer is unable to really see them, they remain absent. The whole process of being together with somebody in entire darkness, in silence and expectation, made meeting another person an intense experience. Wanting to explore this experience further, the photograph as a result became less important. That’s when the Being-Booth was developed. |