Face to Face with Peter-Paul

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On Thursday, June 13, 2024, the “Oog in OOG” exhibition opened at the muZIEum. This exhibition featured photographs of people with eye prostheses. The portraits were taken by Marina Marinkovic, who is not only an ophthalmologist but also a photographer. The OOG in OOG Association published a booklet featuring this series of portraits.

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Listen to Marina's audio clip:

Marina: “I think it’s so inspiring that Peter-Paul wanted to participate in the photo series to serve as a role model for younger people who have a prosthetic eye.”

Peter-Paul:

“When I was thirteen months old, the neighbor told my mother that there was something strange about my eye. My mother said that a female doctor from the eye hospital had given her the news while she was standing in the hallway: I had a tumor in my eye.”

“So I’ve never known anything other than being missing an eye, but I’ve always been ashamed of it. I was afraid that because of it, I wouldn’t be able to find a girlfriend. That’s why I wanted to be part of this series—to show that it’s possible. That you can live a normal life with just one eye. And live a good life.”