Lens-based artist Machteld Kroon rephotographs outdated, discovered footage of unknown origin. Based mostly in The Netherlands, Kroon’s images explores household life and heritage, mixing documentary and constructed realities. With a background in advantageous artwork, her work delves into the intricate tapestry of id, reminiscence, and ancestry. This specific mission is predicated on a field of slides, thirty years outdated or extra. With no figuring out info or context, Kroon contemplates their which means and origins, whereas actually projecting her personal:
“The unique photographer repeatedly captured the sky, very like a toddler exploring by repetition, an act of pure remark unburdened by which means. Over time, these photographs grew on me. Their consistency grew to become a language, a quiet meditation on trying. Of their persistence, I noticed each a toddler’s surprise and an grownup’s want to carry onto the fleeting. By projecting these slides onto my physique and the snow, I shift their unique intent. The previous meets the current, and the act of rephotographing them transforms their function, infusing them with new which means formed by my presence.”
