I am a Belgian photographer.
My photographic alias is Irving S. T. Garp in reference to John Irving’s novel The World According to Garp.
My photos are recognized by their original and offbeat staging.
My models are anyone and everyone. Photography is a narcissistic art. If the photographer likes to expose himself through his photos, the model likes to be looked at, appreciating how the photographer shows them in their best light. For me this is rarely the case. When I ask my models to say “cheese” it’s a wedge of wormy rotten gorgonzola, so they need to be ready to accept that I’m going destroy a part of their image.
I’m currently working on several series, including: Le Corps décortiqué, a photographic autopsy of the human body; OXO, a portrait series that was selected as a finalist in a contest organized by PHOTO magazine; Portraits cachés, where models appear nude but hide their faces in creative ways; and many others.
Irving S. T. Garp
