Martine Stig

I love the realness of the photo's that Martine Stig takes. They're not extraordinary events she photographs, but real life moments and than to capture it in a way she does is very inspiring. To see how something so "normal" can be captured in a way to relive that moment by looking back at them. 


Martine Stig about her work:
The starting point in my work is photography; it's authenticity and voyeurism. Besides using the medium, I research the role it plays in looking at reality.
Referring to cliché's developed by the omnipresence of images, I try to direct the viewer by playing with his 'experience in viewing'. I am interested in the cultural differences involved in looking at an image, depending on context how one image can give reverse messages. But I am also interested in the universal need to take and cherish pictures of loved ones.

Sunday, Boom, 50 cm x 50 cm

Sunday (1997) is a family album of a fictitious childhood. In this series I searched for the unwritten rules for family photography, the cliché images that function as a collective memory. I staged scenes that can be found in every family album. The interchangeable pictures are so recognizable that no one doubts their genuineness.

Leuk voor later, 90 cm x 135 cm Leuk voor later (For future use) (1995) which I made for my final exam. I tried to figure out to what extent does photography contribute to the creation of memories. In this series I focused on the properties of the snapshot. I staged scenes that could be taken from my daily life. By using tricks and aesthetics of the snapshot the images became convincing, as if the action really took place.