Hendrik Kerstens - Paula

Paula – Silent Conversations brings together photographer Hendrik Kerstens’s love for his daughter and his passion for the Dutch Masters through a series of innovative and intriguing photographs. Casting his daughter, Paula, in a variety of guises popular in the 17th century, Kerstens’s photography is both historical and timeless. Alongside Kerstens’s imagery are essays elucidating his approach by Martin Barnes, Senior Curator of Photographs at the Victoria and Albert Museum, and Deborah Klochko, the Director of the Museum of Photographic Arts in San Diego.