People nominee

My muse in portraits

"Keep what you do not want to lose" that is the core of this series.
Paul Rooyackers, my friend, is 20 years old. Great chance he'll die sooner than me. In order to keep the memory alive, I now attach him to portraits.

In the series, classic, photographic interpretations alternate with ironically-sought-after views or sometimes with a wink to iconic paintings.
Making these portraits has become my life and will most likely not stop unless Paul really will not be anymore.

Ursula ( 1969) studied Photographic Design at the Photoacademie in Apeldoorn.
A whole career as a photographer passed before she got inspired to work on concepts instead of just making pictures for individuals and business clients.
In the last two years she did realize several series of pictures, one on still lifes with a plastic touch on it, an a series of bodies compared with puddings. One series is stil lto be finished, called the hundred of Rooyackers.

Her work can be described as a unconventional way of looking at people, objects and is a different way of interpreting a philosophy on the world.
All kinds of new works are in progress, er is a lot more to come.
Ursu la Mer is represented by Galerie Annee from Haarlem.

Prices on photography:
Award on Marriage- pictures 2005-2006-2007- 2011
Award portrait PIA ‘d Or 2011

Exhibitions:
Van Abbe museum, group exhibition 2016
Galerie Annee, in stock from 2016

Art Exhibitions/ Fairs
Realism Art Exhibition Amsterdam 2016
For Real Exhibition Amsterdam 2017