Present Tense – A Practice in Attention
I began photographing the sky above Rotterdam as a daily practice. There was no specific goal, only the intention to pause, look, and be present.
What started as a simple gesture slowly became a ritual. Each photograph marks a moment in time: a specific day, a certain light, a changing sky. By returning to the same act every day, I began to notice small differences that might otherwise remain unseen.
The photographs are not about the sky itself, but about the act of looking. They are traces of a daily practice of attention, a collection of moments shaped by repetition and time.
During the presentation at Ballon Rouge Gallery, the images come together as a growing collection. Printed, dated, and arranged in chronological order, they form a visual record of this ongoing practice. The act of building the installation becomes part of the work: a slow process of repetition, care, and attention made visible.
Present Tense is not only a collection of images, but a space where the act of looking, making, and returning becomes visible.
