(give) (take), 1997

I consider (give) (take) as a self-portrait. It acts as a metaphor, a philosophy of how I like to be in contact with others. The actor keeps his eye on the camera during the length of the video while he masturbates until climaxing. All we see is his head which implies there is something hidden, that this is not solely about a physical act. We watch someone who takes, who excites himself by the fact that there is a camera and that he is being watched and he takes advantage of this rather aggressively. But at the same time he gives, since his action puts him in a very vulnerable position where he can only show himself in a very raw and if one could say, true sense.