The world around us is not a static backdrop; it is a constant, restless flux of light, shadow, and emotion. We often look, but we rarely truly see. My work exists in that gap between looking and seeing - an ongoing exercise in reinterpreting the world through the eye of Reusing Reality.

I don’t aim to simply record what is there; I harvest fragments of the everyday to give them a second life. By filtering out the noise and stripping away the non-essential, I amplify the textures and atmospheres that often go unnoticed. Whether it is the silent, geometric grace of a concrete wall or the raw, distorted energy of a live concert, I use reality as the raw material for a new visual narrative. What was fleeting becomes permanent; what was ordinary is rediscovered as something extraordinary.

For me, this is not a final destination, but a daily discipline. My ‘Day-by-Day’ series serves as a continuous dialogue with my surroundings - a visual diary where I challenge myself to find beauty and friction in the common. These frames are not just photographs; they are recycled fragments of a reality that begins at the intersection of my lens and your imagination.

In the end, nothing is truly invented. Everything is simply waiting to be seen anew.

Jurgen Declerck