But wout, you’re totally (not) a rock star

In this project, Wout searches for and creates a rock star in and out of himself. He navigates the delicate space between genuine self-reflection and carefully crafted projection, blurring the boundaries between performance and vulnerability. This exploration of an idealized self reveals the fragile line separating reality from illusion, and desire from identity. Rather than simply capturing moments on camera to soften reality, Wout uses imagination and playful honesty as tools to merge the magical with the real, and the desired with the current self. His work questions how much of our identity is constructed through performance and how vulnerability can coexist with the image we project. Ultimately, this project becomes a reflection on the tensions between who we are, who we want to be, and how we choose to show ourselves to the world.

Short video