Closed Buttons

Buttons are made to close things.

But too often, people also close their eyes to the problems of the world. In my photo series Closed Buttons, I used actual buttons to symbolically close the eyes of my subjects, reflecting the way society often looks away from suffering and injustice.

This series is a response to global events. It challenges the viewer to confront what is usually ignored.

Perhaps, by seeing these images, you'll open your eyes.

Closed Buttons – Refugees was a LensCulture Exposure Award Finalist in 2018.

The book Closed Buttons was published in 2019 (sold out)

The closed buttons pictures were shown in;

United Kingdom, London, Somerset House, Photo London 2018.

France, Arles, Voies Off Festival 2018

Lithuania Rokiskis, contemporary art festival STARTAS 2018.

Wallhouse Groningen, part of the Groninger Museum 2019

Stadsmuseum Doetinchem, 75 Year of freedom in art 2021