COMMISSION | IRENE

Irene. la mujer 2011 mixed media on paper

Private commission

Lately I have opened up to do commissiones on portraits in the Marius sweater. This is Irene. the wife. Which got her name day today in Spain, día de santo! Hurray!

If you are interested in me doing a portrait of you or someone close to you, or someone with value for you, I'd love to. Contact me here: vibekefn@gmail.com

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ANALOG | ALEX AND PAULA

Alex and Paula 2011

camera: Mamiya rb67

This is one of the photographs I contributed with at a group exhibition in the village Alella, outside Barcelona.
My project was about walking around Alella, meeting the people, and portrait the ones that made an impact on me there.

Alex and Paula are the daughters of the amazing vineyard that is placed straight in the heart of Alella. The house, the yards and the long, long driveway up hit me with a stunning nostalgia. The cute girls put their fine dresses on, and I am happy they let me do their portrait. Thank you!

ANALOG | JULIE

Julie  -2011

camera: Mamiya rb67

DEAD BIRDS ARE NOT TO PLAY WITH

This summer I was working in a kindergarden out back in the fields and forests of Norway. It was nice weather, sun shining, and we were lunching out in the shadow. Suddenly I discovered this poor baby sparrow under the chair of the child I was feeding. It was dead. The death cause was most likely the classic one; flying into a shiny, but very hard window. All the children came curious to see the little creature. We talked about death a little bit. They studied it closely. It was interesting to see something that you usually only see glimpses of, now close-up and so quiet. One of the children asked if he could take it home with him. I said no. Then he asked if he could put the bird on the tractor tray he was palying with. I said no; "you see birds are not to play with, even if it is dead. I will take it home later, and bury it so it can sleep in peace." All theese words with some back intentions, the photographer in me sneeked up. Yes I took it home. Yes I buried it. But the real reason to bring it all the way home: to take pictures of it! The cruel photographer exploiting a poor, dead, defenseless, little bird. Unfortunately the film I used got destroyed. Luckily I took a photo with a Mamiya camera I was lucky to borrow. And who was I to say that dead birds are not to play with.

Dead birds are not to play with   -2011

Camera: Mamiya rb67

MOURINHO. el entrenador y los sugus de piña

I have started making more portraits of the Marius series, and I am so exited!
This portrait is made inspirated by this video (content in Spanish).
To be honest the pineapple flavour is a little bit weird yes.