Claire Felicie (1966, Breda, the Netherlands) was confronted with her mothers’ death at the age of four. Since then she is fascinated by life changing experiences and its effect on daily existance.
The series “Here are the young men” (The Netherlands – Afghanistan, 2009-2010) show photos of Dutch marines deployed to Afghanistan. These marines are young boys, full of excitement and expectations who are being sent to a war zone. There they are confronted with pain, sadness and death. Will something appear on their faces of these experiences? To find an answer to this question Claire Felicie photographed the marines of the 13th infantry company of the Royal Netherlands Marine Corps, before, during and after their deployment in Uruzgan.
From the series ‘Here are the young men’ below the subseries ‘Marked’ is shown as this week’s submission: black and white triptychs of marines before, during and after their tour of duty to Afghanistan.
All photographs copyright Claire Felicie. copypasteculture.
