I choose models from my direct vicinity to feature in my work. Often it's people I happen to meet by chance that intrique me for different reasons, like the young man of the photo. I was struck by his striking appearance which, in a split of a second, I discovered a Roman man. I asked him to pose for me. Exploring this model with attention to detail Mirjam goes about recapturing the identity of the moment she envisaged at the orginal encounter.