The Best You Can Is Good Enough (Maradona and Father)

Since 2019, Maurice has scanned over 14,000 photographs from all kinds of football magazines, postcards, fanzines, gossip magazines, and other printed materials. Focusing on the pre-smartphone era, the 'Scannedfootballphotos' book series captures a time before the digitalisation of photography and society. Complementary to each other, the ‘Maradona’ and ‘Father’ books engage in a dialogue about the (im)possibility of living a loving life. The obsessive and decadent figure of Maradona, juxtaposed with the warm and caring imagery of the ‘Father’ book, possibly forms a photographic duo that encapsulates the complexity of life itself.