Artist Statement
•The Girl got Balls • is an ongoing portrait project of Ladyboy (transgender men) in Thailand who come from all social classes and ages.

Their bodies tell of their physical and emotional struggle to change, to become what they have always dreamt of: though born as boys, most of them desire to look like glamorous international supermodels or famous movie stars. These portraits try to capture their intense personal struggle in making their transformation. Behind the ladyboys’ dreams are fundamental human issues that touch upon identity, body, beauty, sexuality, race and the longing to be accepted.

Part of the story is currently published in the Art Magazine -European Photography #93 ”Off Limits” – and over the past years the series has been exhibited at several international photo festivals in Europe, America, Asia and Russia, won the New York Photo Awards and taken third prize at the Dutch Award – Zilveren Camera.

 

 

EXHIBITIONS

• 2013 Human Rights Week, Santa Catarina, Brazil / – Ladyboys
• 2013 The Edges of Night: Dawn and Dusk, PhotoPlace Gallery, Middlebury, Vermont, USA / – Cityscapes
• 2013 One World – Kritische Kontraste, Umweltfotofestival Horizonte Zingst, Kunsthallen Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten, Zingst, Germany / – Cityscapes
• 2013 Spurwechsel, 30 Fotografen – BEST OF ZINGST, Volkswagen Automobil Forum Unter den Linden, Berlin, Germany / – Cityscapes
• 2013 Les Boutographies, Le Festival des Photographies, Montpellier, France / – Ladyboys
• 2012 International Photography Festival: Les Rencontres d’Arles, France – Photography Open Salon at the Galerie Huit / – Ladyboys
• 2012 Le Festival Voies Off des Rencontres d’Arles, France / – Ladyboys
• 2011 International Photofestival Noorderlicht, Netherlands / – Cityscapes
• 2011 Photographic Centre Peri, Turku, Finland / – Ladyboys
• 2011 New York Photo Awards 2011, USA / – Ladyboys
• 2011 AAF- Project 2.0, Amsterdam, Netherlands/ – Cityscapes
• 2011 When Night Falls, Meppel, Netherlands/ – Cityscapes
• 2011 International Photo Awards 2011 in Kuala Lumpur, Malasiya / – Ladyboys
• 2011 Let\’s Face It 7, London Photographic Association.Great Britan / – Ladyboys
• 2010 Elders: Idylle en frictie in het landschap – billboardroute, Brabant, Netherlands / – Cityscapes
• 2010 Art Amsterdam – Foam Editions, Amsterdam, Netherlands / – Cityscapes
• 2009 Art Amsterdam – Foam Editions, Amsterdam, Netherlands / – Cityscapes
• 2009 Gallery Flo Peters, Hamburg Germany, Representation / – Cityscapes
• 2008 Hong Kong Visions, Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ, Amsterdam the Netherlands / – Cityscapes
• 2008 Foam Gallery – Amsterdam the Netherlands, Representation permanent display / – Cityscapes

COLLECTIONS

• 2011 Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the Embassy, Washington DC, USA – the Cityscape series
• 2008 Foam Gallery Art Collection, Amsterdam, the Netherlands – the Cityscape series
• 2008 – present, numorious private Art collectors, the Cityscape series
• 2001 Southampton Institute Art Collection, UK – the portrait series – Phenotype

AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS

• 2012 bronze and silver winner at the Loup Awards / – Cityscapes
• 2012 Honorable mention at the International Photography Awards / – Ladyboys
• 2012 9x bronze winner at the EPSON International Pano Awards / – Cityscapes
• 2011 Honorable mention at the International Photography Awards / – Ladyboys
• 2011 ‘Px3 Official Selection’, Prix de la Photographie, Paris, France / – Ladyboys
• 2011 winner of the New York Photo Awards 2011 in the Category – Editorial – Series / – Ladyboys
• 2011 nomination and 3rd place – Dutch Photography Prize – Zilveren Camera / – Ladyboys
• 2011 Finalist at the International Photo Awards 2011 in Kuala Lumpur / – Ladyboys
• 2011 Shortlisted for the Portrait Photography Prize – Let’s Face It 7, the London Photographic Association. / – Ladyboys
• 2010 Honorable mention at the International Photography Awards / – Cityscapes
• 2010 Honorable mention at the International Photography Awards / – Ladyboys

 

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