While staying in nature in the Netherlands (close to my home), in Switzerland and in the United Kingdom, I saw the confrontation in all kinds of topics and structures. I got inspired by this and therefore I created the series 'Balanced beauty'. The images refer to two opposing principles or forces that permeate all aspects of life. It feels like a representation of cosmic duality, as sharpness in ice splinters confronts soft rounded shapes of snow for example. Life is so full of expression, touch and duality.