Mastering a craft takes time, and life is short.
Over the past twenty years, my work as a cameraman allowed me to meet any person from president to beggar. I was present during events that make up the news when they were still raw and unfiltered, before stereotypes and (mis)interpretations could mangle their contexts. I witnessed the ongoing refugee crisis up close. I have seen earthquakes, warzones as well as multimillion-dollar properties. I have had the chance to show audiences what was happening in different parts of the world and make up my mind about what I had seen first-hand.
Later translated into writing and painting, these experiences form the essence from which I conceive my art. Because the news is unpredictable, having little control over where I will end up makes the process even more interesting and less biased by my (artistic) prejudices.
I, therefore, consider this fieldwork outside the studio indispensable.