Fetish Photographer Dirk Hooper Featured in Siberia Show

UTRECHT, THE NETHERLANDS, January 4, 2009 – The fifth annual fetish
exhibition Siberia, Full Fetish with a Russian Flavor, will feature work by
United States fantasy and fetish photographer Dirk Hooper. The event will
be held in the Catacombs, Stadhuisburg 3, called the City Hall, on January 17,
2009. Siberia is organized by the Dutch Mistress Brigitte More and Cosmic
Events. It is a real fetish event, with a blend of fetish art, the best Dutch
DJ’s and top fetish celebrities.

“I’ve created my best work to date, specifically for this show,” said
Dirk Hooper, “Over the past couple of months I’ve worked with some of my
favorite past and present Toxic Goddess models to build the ten photo collection
for this exhibition.” Being the only artist from the United States, Hooper
replied, “It’s an honor to be invited to such a great show and represent the
U.S.A. I’m thankful to be able to present my work to viewers from half a
world away.”

Other artists who will show work at Siberia include Dutch fetish
painter Wilhelmusvlug, Holland’s best known artist Henry Schneider, Didi Eggers,
painter Pedro Konijn and sculptor Marco Beekhuizen. Siberia includes a
progressive dance-area, a Siberia-red playroom and a cozy lounge-area. Siberia
is an exclusive high class fetish event with a strict full fetish dress code.
For more information, or to interview Dirk Hooper, please visit
DirkHooper.com.

Dirk Hooper is a world renowned fantasy and fetish photographer, fine
artist, graphic designer and writer whose work has been described as “forbidden
tales to rival the likes of H.P. Lovecraft and the Marquis de Sade.”
Dirk’s publishing credits include such diverse media as comic books, music CDs,
art books and slick fetish magazines. He has also cultivated a reputation
as a fine artist in established venues like the prestigious Fred Jones Jr. Art
Museum and as an underground visionary in galleries like the Electric Chair,
“the Dirty Show” in Detroit, and “Fetish Project” in Brussels, Belgium.
Dirk has work in the permanent collection of the Kinsey Institute based at
Indiana University.