Jeroen van de Gruiter, is based in Rotterdam, NL. He has a background in product design and works for a design studio in Amsterdam, NL. Besides working in the field he also teaches at Design Academy Eindhoven where he tutor graduate students.
Almost a year ago he pursued his interest in photography and started a small adventure photographing menswear. There he combines two of my main interests; photography and tailoring. He shoots film as well as digital and try learn s as much as he can combining both processes.
About ‘MSL’ – words by Jeroen van de Gruiter:
“MSL” is a small photo-series highlighting details on the vintage Mercedes ‘super light’ or ‘sport leicht’ series produced by Mercedes-Benz between 1970-1985 roughly. What fascinates me about this series are the subtle colour-ways of the lacquers during that period. The balance between depth of colour combined with the strong lines of the general design and slightly rounded corners where the bend metal parts come together are very beautiful to me. The cars often had quite a rectangular physique looking at them from a distance but closer up they have a lot more going on. The graphic images highlight a few of these moments in detail, focussing both on reflections and transparencies. The “MSL” series is my first ever series on a specific topic. The cars captured in this series where all spotted at a parking lot of a vintage import dealer here in Rotterdam.
