Noble wrinkles

A hymn to the withering tulip

Inspired by the vanitas still lifes of the Old Masters of the Dutch Golden Age painting, this photo series goes, however, beyond their idea of ephemerality, being intended not to remind of the transience of life, but to draw attention to the noble traits the age brings about.

By observing the tulips while gradually advancing in their ripe days, we managed to capture in thousands of shots that incredible, so often unnoticed, almost magnetic beauty of the withering tulips. That is why this series is by no means to be regarded as a mere documentation of one of the natural phases of the tulip life cycle, but as a glorifying hymn to the tulip’s upright and graceful ageing.

“Everything you didn’t know about the tulip”

Book

Did you know that tulips don’t have petals and can grow from seeds and not only from bulbs? Have you ever heard of the tulip formula, the tulip coin or one single tulip bulb serving as a bride’s dowry? Were you aware that the Peace tulip is actually dedicated to John Lennon and Yoko Ono? All these and many more other curious facts about the tulip will be revealed in all detail in our book.

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Noble wrinkles

Inspired by the vanitas still lifes of the Old Masters of the Dutch Golden Age painting, this photo series goes, however, beyond their idea of ephemerality, being intended not to remind of the transience of life, but to draw attention to the noble traits the age brings about.

Washington

Washington

Angélique

Angélique

Magic Lavender

Magic Lavender

Ollioules

Ollioules

Uncle Tom

Uncle Tom

Marjolein Bastin

Marjolein Bastin

Uncle Tom

Uncle Tom

Belicia

Belicia

Honeymoon

Honeymoon

Rococo double

Rococo double

Virichic

Virichic

Très Chic

Très Chic

Grand Perfection

Grand Perfection

Bastia

Bastia

Antarctica

Antarctica

Leen van der Mark

Leen van der Mark

Judith Leyster

Judith Leyster

Spitzbergen

Spitzbergen

Orange Princess

Orange Princess

Ganders Rhapsody

Ganders Rhapsody

Avant Garde

Avant Garde

Antarctica

Antarctica

Ridgedale

Ridgedale

Abba

Abba

Doll’s minuet

Doll’s minuet

Louvre

Louvre

Jaap Groot

Jaap Groot

Ballerina

Ballerina

Ganders Rhapsody

Ganders Rhapsody

Princess Irene Parrot

Princess Irene Parrot

Dow Jones

Dow Jones

Marianne

Marianne

Bigi Brasa

Bigi Brasa

Mistress

Mistress

Dynasty

Dynasty

Queen of the Night

Queen of the Night

Royal Virgin

Royal Virgin

Strong Love

Strong Love

Ballerina

Ballerina