Ans

Ans (2018, The Netherlands)

“Ans” is a portrait of defiance and joy. Instead of smoothing age away, the image celebrates it — jewellery, attitude. The chain suggests captivity, yet her posture reads like performance: she’s not restrained, she’s posing. There’s humour in the gesture and sharpness in the gaze, a life fully lived without apology. With its clean wall and direct light, the portrait strips away sentimentality and replaces it with personality; not ‘elderly’, but sovereign. This is presence, not nostalgia.