Sleeping Beauties

• Photographer
  Cheraine Collette

What medium would the old masters prefer in the present day? I merged an old painting from an old master together with photography and digital editing, and the man sitting in between resembles the old master, contemplating which medium to choose. The old painting was once in possession of the family, years later, I found an old black & white photograph of the painting, assumanly painted by jackob backer, apprentice of Rembrandt, but parts could've been painted by Rembrandt himself. Then the photograph of the painting is coloured by hand and merged with new photographs.

Cheraine’s work has been published by NG China Traveler, twice in 2020, and is featured by FORBES, My Modern Met, National Geographic, The Wallace Collection Museum, and many more. Cheraine's educational background includes a degree in Photographic Design from the University of Applied Photography (Fotovakschool, Netherlands), completed between 2012 and 2015. Her commitment to continuous learning led her to earn certificates in 'Modern and Contemporary Art and Design Specialization' and 'Seeing Through Photographs', and several others from the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA, New York) in 2024.