29/08/2026
De Ultieme Selfie. Balthasar Prinsen | Bodyscape II
Where body and nature merged within the flat plane in his first series of Bodyscapes, Balthasar Prinsen’s second series explores the encounter between photographic art and raw matter. By combining self-portraits with suspended, sliced olive wood discs from Turkey, he examines the boundaries between nature and his own physical form. Inspired by the philosophy of Ram Dass, he takes the objectification of the physical body a step further. A face inherently carries emotion and invites identification. However, he invites the beholder to look beyond that expression; to experience the face as a landscape of shapes and lines, analogous to the grain and structures found within the wood.
The open, spatial composition of the work—presented symbolizes the spiritual journey and the earthly cycle that we, as human beings, are here to fulfil. The woodwork was created by Anandhu.
