Jan-Willem Ploegers is an artist who studied photography at de Willem de
Kooning academy in Rotterdam. Photography is the base of his work, but he
is always looking for ways to think beyond the photographic traditions of
presenting one's photos.
His personal work deals mainly with the great and wonderful history of the world. By using themes like religion, art history, mythology, esoteric and occult thinking he looks for universal truths and forgotten lessons from the past that we could apply in our present times.
He likes to hide his findings and stories with layers of humour, nudity and seemingly random craziness. This to put the viewer on the wrong track and not give away the whole story. He does this to allow the viewer to start his own search in the wonderful world that is waiting for us out there.
