For this series, I portrayed various artists who are at the beginning of their artistic careers. The photographs show the artists in their (working) day-to-day life, they give an insight into a professional world that is strongly influenced by clichés, such as that of the (male) artist as a genius or depressive eccentric. Again and again I was confronted with this cliché, but I could not identify with it. While I was photographing the others, I began to write down what I felt, what I thought, and what was happening. Large aluminium plates were used to create text panels that form the core of the work. The photographs provide a frame for the texts. Through the photographs, which show an in-between, and my texts, this work became a very personal exploration of me and my role as a photographer.