The Kunsthal Rotterdam is proud to present the complete photographic study Ou Menya by Belgian photographer Bieke Depoorter. In order to create this series, Depoorter went on three month-long journeys travelling through Russia taking the Trans-Siberian Express along forgotten villages and from living room to living room. Chance meetings determined where she would sleep. Depoorter spent the night with random families that she photographed, mostly in their living rooms. She has recorded the intimacy of these Russian families in an arresting fashion and with a keen eye for atmosphere, conditions and surroundings.
Intimate Mom