Rob Hornstra
Rob Hornstra doesn't consider himself a photographer, but rather a documentary maker. His main interest has been in documenting the post-soviet countries after the fall of communism. In his work for "101 Billionaires" he tried to disprove the idea that Russia was flourishing and rich since the fall of communism, and showed a stark, honest portrait of the country with his stills and portraits. I was particularly drawn to a quote I read in an interview of his.. he said
"People are reading less newspapers and magazines and, because of that, less articles about difficult or far away subjects. Many people are only watching crap on television, or they read gossip magazines. I believe that if you know more about different people, different regions, different countries, different cultures that your consciousness will be higher and your prejudices towards others will be lower, which will lead to a better world."
He said this after being asked about his documentary work and the risk of sacrificing it's depth; and I agree with him wholeheartedly. He is currently living and working in the Netherlands.
Artist Interview
http://www.jmcolberg.com/weblog/2008/11/a_conversation_with_rob_hornst.html
Artist Website
http://www.borotov.nl/
Artist Gallery
http://www.natmus.is/english
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