Saskia, Andrez
This project brings together two individuals, Andrez and Saskia, who for different reasons have chosen to live as outsiders to modern society.
Since 2009 I have been photographing them and their close surroundings separately in the eastern part of the French Pyrenees, an area
where I've always been drawn back to.
Andrez is a Spanish widower who, after the tragic death of his wife and unborn child, decided to live in solitude high up in the mountains.
Living without electricity and any luxury he takes care of his cows and those of several farmers in the vicinity. After a life of nomadic existence,
Dutch-born Saskia was diagnosed with cancer in 2007. Since then she's been trying to fight her illness in her own way, without any medical
help but by the strenght of her own body and mind. Until the end she didn’t find a place to settle down and kept on moving around from one
place to another searching for some peace of mind. In June 2011 Saskia lost her battle.
Installation at Het Wilde Weten, Rotterdam, 2010
Work in progress, selection of images (18).