Cap, August

Hendrik Kerstens' *Cap, August* is a striking chromogenic print that reimagines the aesthetic of Dutch Golden Age portraiture through a contemporary lens. The work features his daughter Paula posed against a dark background, wearing an everyday plastic shower cap that deliberately echoes the white linen caps found in the paintings of Vermeer and his contemporaries. Through this playful yet thoughtful juxtaposition of the mundane and the classical, Kerstens explores themes of beauty, femininity, and the timeless nature of portraiture.