P. Kooiker ǁǁǁ Showground, 2004
PAUL KOOIKER
1964 Rotterdam, lives and works in Amsterdam.
In his work Paul Kooiker explores various aspects of the theme of looking: voyeurism, shame and distance. His work can be seen as a continuation of an old tradition focusing on the relationship between the artist and the model, the observer and the observed. Kooiker’s obsessive collections of images confuse, humiliate and unnerve. They raise questions about a photographer’s reason for looking at things and the motivation behind photographing something. The artist plays a game with the viewer, who is confronted with his or her own gaze. (foam.org)
ǁǁǁ paulkooiker.com
ǁǁǁ vanzoetendaal.nl