I am a Sailor

Self Portrait   /Kristof Persyn 2009

Looking for Archetypes which mirrors elements of my personality, I have portrayed myself as a sailor.  Back in 2009, being an rootless traveller since very long, the Sailor was an Icon which helped me to understand myself.  This insight brought me to an embarkment.  In Amsterdam -where Sailors meet Sailors- I got a tattoo of an Anchor.  If someone does not find his place, he has to find it within.  The tattoo anchored me in me.  

Anchored

Sailor's Radio

THE END event - Surrealism in Brussels

THE END event   /K.Persyn 2009

Crisis in Belgium!  In a series of photographs projected in a burlesque setting with dancers, musicians, actors and a singer; THE END event portrays a dark image of Belgium's capital Brussels.  The motive starts with the death of the King, symbolising the modern decay of the country's unity.  Infected with fear,  the characters I photographed have to live with the demons they created themselves in a country that falls apart.  

The result shows the sinister quality of Brussels those days, but is a hymn to the city of surrealism where paradox governs well.  

The Performers on stage:

Nele Van Den Broeck

Valdimar Johansson

Krijn Hermans

Kristof Coenen

Angels among me...

When it comes to beauty, I see it within everyone.  But probably in a very particular way.  In collages as above, I show some Archetypical quality of friends around, a reflection of my view on them. (untitled work 2009)

Creating Characters with Aïcha Funk

All Round Talent Aïcha Funk has been my collaborator since long, as dramaturg & model.  In my Egyptian creation Molahazat Ly Leia (Cairo Nightnotes) she was also performing live on stage multilingual lullabies.  Most recently Aïcha created the make-up in my Logo (on top of this blog).  


In 2009 Aïcha Funk stood model for many female characters in my long-term writing-project Mirror Storm, in which I express my ideas about modern identity.

In this portraits we were seeking for different styles of how the Mirror Storm - characters would look.  My camera became a spectrum of all Aïcha Funk's qualities, while she showed me her personal and nostalgic interpretations of the women in my manuscript.   

Mirror in Mirror

Alice

Portrait of Aïcha as her Mother

Madeleine

Mata Hari