Cor and Chas

Cor and Chas

Portraits of Cor and Chas, made by artist Saskia Janssen in 1997, courtesy Ellen de Bruijne PROJECTS

Portraits of Cor and Chas, made by artist Saskia Janssen in 1997, courtesy Ellen de Bruijne PROJECTS

Cor and Chas

In the spring of 1996,  I organized a series of three photoshoots with two nightclub bouncers, Cor Schermer and Chas Cooman.
They both worked at Amnesia, a club in the basement of the Hotel Royal Kabul in the red-light district of Amsterdam.
The first session took place after closing time in Amnesia, between 7 and 9 a.m., a second session took place in one of the hotel rooms, and the last session in a residential flat in the Bijlmer.
During the photo shoots, Cor and Chas performed a series of spontaneous karate moves and the splits.

 

Portraits of Cor and Chas, made by artist Saskia Janssen in 1997, courtesy Ellen de Bruijne PROJECTS

 

 

Cor and Chas on a Bijlmer roof top, by artist Saskia Janssen, courtesy Ellen de Bruijne PROJECTS

Portraits of Cor and Chas, made by artist Saskia Janssen in 1997, courtesy Ellen de Bruijne PROJECTS

Portraits of Cor and Chas, made by artist Saskia Janssen in 1997, courtesy Ellen de Bruijne PROJECTS

Portraits of Cor and Chas, made by artist Saskia Janssen in 1997, courtesy Ellen de Bruijne PROJECTS