photography by bert theunissen
a beautiful series of photographs of mostly old people portrait in their homes in bulgaria, france, spain, the netherlands and other countries.
most of the people are simple farmer folk in sparse interiors: a plastic tablecloth, buckets, domestic tools, sausages hanging from the ceiling, almost no pictures, electric devises.
apart from a shrinking body these pictures makes getting old something to look forward to rather than to fear.

I could well imagine myself living like that in old age between colours and patterns of my liking

after a 1000 year marriage you coordinate the colours of eachothers outfits without effort

some of these domestic landscapesmay be too dark or sparse (or creepy) but still preferable to the standard pre-fab appartments for the old where they may put you away.

hang all your domestic tools on your wall

a transistor to pick up the waves of the world outside

a simple dress amidst baroque wall-covering

a lovely set of plastic buckets seems the only touch of 20th century in this home
Lof der schaduw
Een groepje kinderen op het stoepje voor de Witte de With.