These photographs capture the intersection of myth, faith, and spirituality through of sacred sites across Europe and beyond. Mythic Echoes delves into the nexus of European mystic sites, myths and spirituality through photography. It connects ancient mystic sites with the present-day, exploring mystic faiths and mythology in a visual journey.
This project is both a personal exploration or journey on how photography can be used to create works that translate our experience of faith by visiting the many historic location from mythologies, saga’s and ancient beliefs. ‘It is very intriguing to visualise the sacredness and importance of these holy places and beliefs with my camera, as you can only work with what is there. I travel to these ancient places, after intensive researching them, to find an image that captures the story of these ancient beliefs that have in some ways been adopted by or embedded in customs and current religions, or cultural celebrations full of rituals.
The visual reference I have of these old beliefs lays partly in classical paintings and poems, that for many centuries have fulfilled the translations of the ancient stories and beliefs. I wanted to see if these places are real and why so many people and artists are telling these stories. The images I captured on these historic places all have a strong connection with nature and to the old beliefs through ancient stories. Together they create a personal journey and experience into a world that exists between belief and reality, specially because it is captured in a photograph.’
Exhibitions :
• Noorderlicht Gallery [Romantisch Landschap Groningen Museum]
• Wonderland Kasteeltuin Assemburg
• Museum Nacht Amsterdam NDSM
• Agora Gallery New York
• Sacred Sites at Kunst Aan Zee
• Tiblisi Photofestival, Georgia
• Bucharest Fotofestival, Romania • Bulgaria 2024
Publications : National Geographic magazine NL/BE, LUMIX Stories magazine, FOCUS magazine
Exhibitions, previews and publications
