September 21 I was, together with writer Christiaan Weijts, the Golden Oldies and dance group ISH, guest at Podium Pitch. And impression of this first edition is now online. You’ll see me at the first five minutes on the video below.
I Fall to Pieces (detail): 77 varieties on Self Portrait #077
Installation view: I Fall to Pieces
A collage from the installation I Fall to Pieces (2015). On show in Ars Aemula Naturea (Leiden) from Januari 3 – 18


In the various parts of the installation I Fall to Pieces Self Portrait # 077 is the starting point. The center piece of the installation is a jigsaw puzzle consisting of 2,000 pieces. Visitors of the exhibition are cordially invited to puzzle, and therefor put the self-portrait piece by piece back together again.

In the background: 77 variants (76 x small and 1 large) of the Self Portrait # 077. Each variant highlights a different fragment of the same personality.


Far left, where the installation begins, FACEREADER statistics: a software program that is used in security business.
Characteristics:
Gender: male
Age: 20-30
Beard: none
Moustache: none
Glasses: no
Facial Expressions: mostly Surprised, less Neutral, Happy and Scared, minimal Sad.
Self Portrait #077 has been analyzed in a total of seven times using several biometric detection programs such as BetaFace, FaceFacePlus, Pretty Scale and a program that makes an emotion profile.

Front page news. In pieces.

Announcement of the installation I Fall to Pieces on show in Ars Aemula Naturea with a photo of Self Portrait #077.
7 facial analysis on Self Portrait #077
These seven programs measure somehow the features of the face of Self Portrait #077 and draw their own conclusions. Quite remarkable conclusions.
1. Using Face Rekognition
Emotion: Surprised. Age: 21.75. Beauty: 63,64.

2. Using Facefaceplus
Most striking conclusion is my age: 20.

3. Using Betaface
Age: 8. Beard: yes.

4. Using Facial Imaging Technology
This Facial Imaging Techology makes an Emotion Profile. On the upper profile the emotions are mostly Neutral, less Surprise, Anger + Fear and minimal Sadness, Hapiness + Disgust. In the one below you see that the percentage Fear goes up.


5. Using Pretty Scale
I mirrored both halves of my face and laid them over each other so that the left side is equal to the right-hand side. A balanced face is found attractive. Self Portrait #077 is 88% pretty.

6. Using FACEREADER
Characteristics
Gender: male (!)
Age: 20-30
Beard: none
Moustache: none
Glasses: no
Facial Expressions: mostly Surprised, less Neutral, Happy + Scared, minimal Sad.

7. Using a biometric detection program
Female this time. But only 46%.

SoundCloud of radio interview at Cultuur071

What: radio interview
Where: Cultuur071
When: Saturday, December 6
What time: 10 – 12 h
Frequency: 93.7 FM and 102.4 kabel
Here’s the SoundCloud. I’m in the first twenty and last ten minutes of the program.
Meelfabriek Leiden: installation with 75 self portraits


Installation with 75 self portraits | Meelfabriek Leiden | September 27 & 28 | Art Route Leiden | 1200 visitors
Article in Leidsch Dagblad about Podium Pitch
Going once, going twice, sold!

Sold during art auction Veiling De Aanschouw last Sunday. This auction is an annual part of the program of art festival De Wereld van het Witte de Withkwartier in Rotterdam. Saturday Night #01 was selected for this auction. On this photo you see the auctioneer holding my work.
Railway Landscapes included in photo book of the Unlimited Grain Gallery


Three of my Railway Landscapes are published in photo book The Book of the Unlimited Grain Gallery after participating a contest.
Article in LOS about Podium Pitch in Leiden

An article in LOS about the first edition of Podium Pitch in Leiden where I’ll be one of the guests. With Self Portrait #054.
September 14: Art Auction @ festival De Wereld van het Witte de Withkwartier | Rotterdam

Sunday September 14, 1530 h: Art Auction of De Aanschouw. The work Satuday Night #01 is selected for the annual Art Auction of art festival De Wereld van het Witte de Withkwartier in Rotterdam.
