Heiner Biedermann born in 1952 in Germany, from a father who such as him combined medicine/surgery and amateur photography. Heiner inherited a darkroom his father had installed in the basement of their new house in the 1960s. This was the start of Biedermann’s extensive voyage on the photography-trail.

Decades of commuting to diverse hospital jobs in Germany meant darkrooms were built and installed wherever Heiner moved to – in disused bathrooms, cellars rooms or annexes. Medicine also took him many distant places; practising accident surgery in various Third World countries. Or China, to gain a deeper knowledge of Acupuncture.

As a child, Elisabeth was diagnosed with various developmental disorders, including autism. Hearing difficulties affected her speech and made verbal interaction difficult. Communicating through means of drawings and basic text compositions soon became her preferred way of connecting with her environment. She also began taking photographs, apparently purely to satisfy her own curiosity and for her own enjoyment.

As a child, Elisabeth van Vyve was diagnosed with various developmental disorders including autism and hearing difficulties. She has been documenting her environment through the means of disposable cameras over a period of more than 30 years, resulting in an enormous collection of images.