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Menno Kok, Fine art digital print, signed and numbered, Joe Jackson, Amsterdam,

Menno Kok


Portrait photographer Menno Kok earned his educational stripes at the Pratt Intitute in New York (1996) and at the Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam (1997). Since then he has influenced the editorial front line of Amsterdam and made his mark in New York, Tokyo, Berlin, London and Copenhagen.

Menno’s devotion knows no limits, be it as an art lover, teacher, curator, father, husband or photographer. The latter manifests itself in a behavior that is reminiscent of a mad collector. In a self-therapeutic attempt to conquer his cynicism towards his surroundings, Menno tenderly collects tokens of nostalgia. By exhibiting this evidence that “we were here” he contextualize the popular culture that we have taken for granted and opens our eyes to the mechanics behind it. Be it the wallpaper in an en-route hotel room, abandoned vehicles, or an endless collection of discarded matrasses that catches his eye. By drawing attention to the arbitrary he opens our eyes to the divine. In effect, Menno reveals to us who we are, without necessarily portraying us physically in the image. When portraying people, Menno strives to make an image as opposed to take an image. Paradoxically though, those who have stood before his lens have never before seemed so anonymous, yet omnipresent. So fragile, yet empowered. Then again, as Menno would put it; the camera always, never lies. 

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Menno Kok, Fine art digital print, signed and numbered, Daft Punk, Paris, 2000

DAFT PUNK, PARIS

Fine art digital print, signed and numbered
50 X 80 cm

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DAFT PUNK, PARIS

Fine art digital print, signed and numbered

50 X 80 cm

Menno Kok, Fine art digital print, signed and numbered, Elvis Costello, Amsterdam,

ELVIS COSTELLO, AMSTERDAM

Fine art digital print, signed and numbered
59.4 X 42 cm

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ELVIS COSTELLO, AMSTERDAM

Fine art digital print, signed and numbered

59.4 X 42 cm

Menno Kok, Fine art digital print, signed and numbered, Joe Jackson, Amsterdam,

JOE JACKSON, AMSTERDAM

Fine art digital print, signed and numbered
59.4 X 42 cm

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JOE JACKSON, AMSTERDAM

Fine art digital print, signed and numbered

59.4 X 42 cm


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