Ad Infinitum

This is a selection from more than 1,000 pictures taken of the tiny memorial portraits found on the tombstones in Hong Kong’s cemeteries. The portraits have been isolated from the headstones on purpose. Out of the context of the cemetery and away from the idea of death. The focus lies on the portrait itself, people in their present. Over time the portraits have faded due to exposure to rain, sun, extreme temperatures and humidity. The portraits become abstract. In the end, we are left with the simple abstract beauty of the image as such. The portrait series exposes both the strength of the individual face and the perishable nature of the individual human body. An inherent contradiction of our existence. The clear images make us want to connect, understand, and know the strangers and their stories. The fading images reference mortality of human life, and the limitations of our impact. Subconsciously, our interest in the individual fades as the portraits become less clear. It is quietly replaced by our draw to the beauty of the abstract image. As the faces fade further, anonymity returns and once again we become part of nature... ad infinitum. We will be remembered only by the children of our children.

After 15 years in an industrial environment, photography is what I do now.
I like taking pictures. Specializing in documentary work and in art photography.
Born and raised in Belgium, I travelled the world.
It is Singapore from where I span my activities across all Asia.