Singapore International Photography Festival

• Country: The Netherlands
• Title: Grandmother Belle

This series was inspired by a visit to her blind grandmother in South Africa who was 94 at that time. She was accompanied by her father and half-brother. During the visit, Herman attempted to document the emotional connection and tension among the three generations present. Despite being related by blood, there were clear lines of tension. These moments of disconnection intrigued Herman to delve deeper into the inner world of the human psyche by capturing the ‘silent moment’ where people slip into dreamlike states of their inner worlds. In doing so, she attempts to make palpable emotions and behaviours resulting out of dissonance.