harmjan.schuurman

04/02/2026

Chas Gerretsen

Some faces don’t need explanation.
They carry their own history.

I asked him very little.
Silence did most of the work.

The hat, the lines, the gaze —
not performance, but memory.
A life that has witnessed, framed, endured.

In the stillness of the studio,
time became visible.

24/01/2026

What about color…?

Quiet light, fragile forms.
A small still life about balance, imperfection and the beauty of things that don’t last.
Sometimes a flower can say more than a face.

22/01/2026

Silence is not empty.
It is full of tension, of weight, of things almost letting go.
A still life made slowly.
Allowing the flowers to bend, to hesitate, to exist without explanation.

Nothing added.
Nothing forced.
Just attention..

14/01/2026

At the edge of the world.
Where sky, ocean and sand dissolve into silence.
Ninety Mile Beach, Aotearoa – a place that reminds you how small you are, and how free you can feel.

08/01/2026

The world slows down when you stop rushing.
Just water, sky, and the sound of tires on an empty road.

New Zealand through the windshield.
Black and white, because memories don’t need color..

07/01/2026

05/01/2026