Walking around in the New York neighbourhood of Williamsburg, I kept thinking I saw my father going past. Not the way he looks now, but as I know him from old photos. Nothing but young guys with great mops of black curls, moustaches and beards, 1980s-style training tops, tight jeans and often on racing bikes. Guys who looked like their fathers did in the 1980s. In the first instance I saw this as a matter of fashion, the ‘retro’ trend that seems to move in parallel with my generation. When I gave it some more thought, I realised that this everyday phenomenon raises interesting questions about the age we live in. Questions such as: “Why is it that this generation would want to look like its parents?”, “What does that say about our time?”, “What is the relationship between these generations?” and “What has happened in the meantime?”
About Mimicry: Published in 2010 Details: ISBN 9789090254524, Size: 20,5 x 23,5 cm, hardcover, Pages: 48, Design: SYB, Text: Bas Haring
Mimicry was selected 'Best Photobook of the Year 2010' for Photo- Eye Magazine by Martin Parr
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